Khan Academy
Salman Khan speaks of how he uses youtube videos to teach his cousins (and others now).
Education is accessible for anyone who has access to a computer. Khan mentioned that teachers are able to use his lecture videos at home for homework, then doing the actual homework in class. This he brings up as a way to humanize the classroom. This would only work of course if the students are invested in their own education, for parents to be invested, and if they have access to a computer for these lectures. In a way, it might be beneficial so that teachers would not spend as much time lecturing, but at the same time, teachers are not only lecturing in the class. Students may not learn through the video at all and the pace of the classroom would be different as it takes their commitment. I'm a bit skeptical about this experience but think it has potential to be helpful. Why not build centers so that underprivileged children can access these lectures?
Khan goes deeper to show the data that is gathered from the student. It allows teacher to see when a student has paused a video, how long they spent on a concept, etc. It seems that either way, it produces more for teachers to evaluate so that they can better plan the classroom activities. This will also bring up the amount of time teachers have to interact with children in the day.
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