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Old 09-05-2012, 12:36 AM   #21
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Old 09-05-2012, 12:39 AM   #22
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Yea! And now that I'm retired - there is no test. There is no test.



heh heh heh - learning as a fun thing - just imagine.

Testing...testing...1..2..3...


heeheeheee
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Old 09-05-2012, 01:48 PM   #23
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Yes, it is old news but it is a very interesting enterprise. It started getting some significant funding from the Bill Gates Foundation recently.

Last April I put on a class titled "Synthetic Biology and Social Ethics". The class was designed for the general public. I used a couple of the Kahn Academy lesson videos as supplemental materials for the course.
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I've been watching videos on finance, astronomy, and now going on to health/drugs/Medicare/Medicaid and I'm amazed at the variety of discussions available on Khan Academy.

The only thing I can think of that's equivalent is TED. As much as I like TED... Khan is my new favorite shiny thing.
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Old 09-17-2012, 02:17 PM   #25
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Bill Gates has said good things about Khan. But, in spite of that, I like what he has done. Great for basics and remedial work.
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Old 11-20-2012, 09:36 AM   #26
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DW and I saw Mr. Khan on Tavis Smiley recently. It was a very informative episode - particularly the way Khan described the "Prussian" education model.
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