Khan Academy에 대한 히스토리와 특징 소개

1. Khan Academy
Open Collaborative Learning Case Study
KAIST 소프트웨어 대학원
김평화 20113833
2012-03-08
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2. Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org/)
• Overview
– 누구나 가르침과 배움을 무료로 할 수 있는 협업적 교육 사이트이자 비영리 교육 단체
– 웹사이트에서는 YouTube에 저장된 3,000개가 넘는 동영상 강의가 제공되고, 글을 쓰는
현재 127,887,985번째 레슨이 전달됨
⇒ mathematics, history, healthcare and medicine, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, economics,
cosmology, organic chemistry, American civics, art history, microeconomics and computer science
– 장기적인 계획 : "The world's first free, world-class virtual school where anyone can
learn anything.“
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3. Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org/)
• History
– 2004 Salman Khan은 MBA과정 중 원거리로 조카의 과외를 시작
⇒ Yahoo’s Doodle Notepad & YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/khanacademy)
– 2006 Khan Academy 설립하여 자비로 운영
– 2009 다니던 금융 회사를 그만두고, 기부를 받으며 프로젝트 진행
⇒ Bill&Melinda Gates 재단과 Google이 최대 후원자가 됨
– 2010 Google(project 10100)의 $2 Million을 후원
⇒ 같은 해 광고 없는 사이트로 탈바꿈
– 2012.2 Google의 첫 근무자이자 13년간 Google 검색 엔진 및 다양한 서버 테크놀로지 프로젝트를 수
행하던 Craig Silverstein가 Khan Academy로 이직
⇒ "I think the time has come where technology can make a difference in the education sphere, and Khan is at the
front edge of that," he said.
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4. Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org/)
• Characteristics Summary
– Low-technology Start-up
⇒ Doodle Notepad, SmoothDraw3, Camtasia Studio
– Undecorated Lecture Video
⇒ Doodles, Diagrams, and a Voice
– Web-based exercise system
⇒ Math & Knowledge map, Open Source SW
– Self-motivated Learning Management System
⇒ Accomplishment, Statistics, and Current learning state
– Social Networking Friendly
⇒ Facebook or Google, Network effect
– Collaborative Learning (For Free)
⇒ Students, Coaches, Translators, Donators, (and Contents Creators?)
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5. Characteristics of Khan Academy
• Low-technology Start-up
– Yahoo’s Doodle Notepad
⇒ Remotely interaction
– SmoothDraw 3
⇒ Free natural drawing application
– Camtasia Studio
⇒ Screen recording software
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6. Characteristics of Khan Academy
• Undecorated Lecture Video
– Khan's face never appears
– Just step-by-step doodles & diagrams
– With a voice out of nowhere
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7. Characteristics of Khan Academy
• Web-based exercise system
– Practice math and knowledge map show your challenges
– Generate problems for students
⇒ For traditional classroom
– Open source SW (New BSD license)
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8. Characteristics of Khan Academy
• Self-motivated Learning Management System
– Summarize current learning state
– Well-organized accomplishment and statistics
– Various achievement with point and badge
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9. Characteristics of Khan Academy
• Social Networking Friendly
– Logging through Facebook or Google account
– Post your activity and achievement
– Network Effect
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10. Characteristics of Khan Academy
• Collaborative Learning (For Free)
– Students
– Coaches
– Translators
Donators Translators
– Donators
– (Contents Creators?)
Content Creators?
Coaches Students
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