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Khan Academy Has Inspired Imitations Across Disciplines. MEDKSL is the Latest.

Edsurge

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Salman Khan should feel honored.

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Theories for the digital age: Self regulated learning

Learning with 'e's

Various commentators suggest that as much as seventy percent of learning occurs outside of formal educational settings (Cofer, 2000; Dobbs, 2000; Cross, 2006). It is not difficult to see that such sharing of knowledge can be easily achieved through social media and the use of personal digital technologies. Delfino, M.,

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

But other departments already provide the backbone (internet connectivity, access to hardware, etc) and can afford – even desire – to let Domain projects go on. For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). At this point in the Forum we broke into small group discussions.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

But other departments already provide the backbone (internet connectivity, access to hardware, etc) and can afford – even desire – to let Domain projects go on. For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). At this point in the Forum we broke into small group discussions.

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