Reinventing Education with Khan Academy and AI Class

eyunu Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - super Like!

lbjvg Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - I am doing the AI, ML and DB classes. What is amazing to me is that a textbook is not necessary because the lectures are so good.

TownerWalcott84 Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - Ivan Illich's vision finally getting realized! Hats off to everyone for the initiative.

NGYT40 Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - Khan Academy and AI-class are the best paradigm of open and distance learning.

garethkucinkas Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - Thanks, The course,AI, has been great and I hope to use Khan academy to make math teaching much more effective in my school.

TehAegis Says:

Dec 11, 2011 - That's exactly how I feel. In fact, I'm using a lot of what I learned in the AI and ML classes to complete my final year project. What's surprising is the first time I came across any of the terms/concepts was during the video lectures, and already I feel confident enough to apply them in real-world situations.Thanks go out to everyone who made the online classes possible.

RobertMaximVerdes Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - "I met my wife on campus, and that was worth at least 40k dollars" - I lol'd hard!

AliyaMussina Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - Yes, Sal, teach Bangla please!

BALAMURALI65 Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - Thanks to Sal Khan and Stanford professors Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun who made the online classes possible.

dlbattle100 Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - I would say that people are more likely to watch a video lecture than to do homework, because it's easier.

Benholio27 Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - Has anyone made a transcript of this talk available, by chance?

PeruMule Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - Sebastian talking about teachers being able to just construct courses on line, but how does that teacher get paid, if not by an institution.

aachkar Says:

Dec 12, 2011 - Thanks a lot Sebastian and Peter! The AI class was an amazing experience!

MrDanielTynan Says:

Dec 13, 2011 - We really don't need these colleges we can't afford. The ease of getting loans and credit just makes the tuition rates go higher and higher. . The online learning programs should be better recognized and should have the authority to give exams based on their material so ordinary people can self-study and get legitimate degrees online for a fraction of the cost of a big name mortar and brick college.

orsenthil Says:

Dec 15, 2011 - Very insightful and friendly chat on vision of future. All these guys are amazing and it feels so good to be part of this.

rodgjohn Says:

Dec 16, 2011 - Learning in a social context and self paced learning are a contradiction in terms.Its true, the concept of merit badges and other socially facilitated feedback are grossly underestimated, particularly for boys

kuashio Says:

Dec 23, 2011 - 45:10 lol

return2Quran Says:

Jan 3, 2012 - Through research funds. Research is already a big source of funding for graduate students. A part of research fund can be dedicated to teaching staff.

sathasiva1885 Says:

Feb 6, 2012 - Stop using bunch,bunch,bunch forr everything under the sun.Bunch of flowers yes but not bunch of books or bunch of guys...

sathasiva1885 Says:

Feb 6, 2012 - I think he was out of jobs so started giving maths tution and thats the kahan academy?

Aiorral9 Says:

Feb 9, 2012 - You don't have to feel depressed. I think it's pretty amazing! (btw i know this post is 2 months old) Imagine the implications...it implies that a GREAT percentage of those that have an Internet connection are probably capable of learning and that they want to do so as well! We can gain new insight on what the problems might be and we can gain and give new hope to other people.That is f'n fantastic! These are things that are fun,interesting and important things to discuss.

frozenstrawbs Says:

Feb 10, 2012 - sal is a damn genius

mistax2k Says:

Feb 24, 2012 - so are Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun

violaclown Says:

Apr 2, 2012 - At several places in the discussion there is mention of the fact that people want a credential of some sort or their learning. In fact we already do it. Advanced Placement is an obvious example. So is the G.E.D. It should be fairly easy to add AP exam offerings. For instance we could have AP Exam Number Theory or AP Differential Equations. We could also use technology to make AP exams more available with respect to both time and place. None of this is hard.