Sal Khan is the actualization of my vision for online education. He is on a mission to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. He is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, which offers free video tutorials for millions of students around the globe in 36 different languages. They are currently launching Khanmigo, an AI tutor for learners -slash- AI assistant for teachers. But what about the human interaction element of education? Well, during Covid he helps develop the Schoolhouse platform, which offers free real-time video tutoring with vetted volunteers from all around the world. And it is all nonprofit.
Ironically, I chose him for this project haphazardly. I didn’t know anything other than Khan Academy helps math students, and when my peers were bemoaning the lack of diversity in EdTech, I thought maybe whoever founded it was middle eastern (turns out he’s born and educated in the USA). And he’s not marginalized either, he is arguably one of, if not the most, successful people in EdTech. His Youtube channel has over 8M subscribers, he’s got donations from influential people like Elon Musk and has recently appeared as a guest on Bill Gates’ podcast.
Great post Matt and excellent work on theoretical frameworks. As you consider which one to use as the TF keep…