In my last post, I mentioned how learning oftentimes takes place outside of a physical classroom due to online classes and our new generation of "Google learners." Thinking on this, I remembered a site I visited last semester by recommendation, and I felt that it would be a great help to anyone looking to learn new things, or even just to brush- up on old ones.
Khan Academy is basically an online classroom with over 2,800 videos on various subjects (the tagline is "learn almost anything for free") "from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history". And the site provides practice questions to help you determine whether or not you understand the concept well- enough to move on to a new topic.
This is a video by Sal Khan, the site's founder, featuring Bill Gates:
And if you're not completely sold, here is an example video, entitled "Understanding Square Roots": http://www.khanacademy.org/video/understanding-square-roots?topic=core-algebra.
To me, it's self- guided learning at it's best! Please, please, please visit http://www.khanacademy.org/ for more information and to get a first- hand look at the lessons!
As always, Love, Peace, and Teach.
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