Video material and discussion - Khan Academy - Level: B2+ Khan Academy – Education in the future Link to that site: http://www.khanacademy.org/ Link to news story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4dk6woz4Do Vocabulary: To cheer - to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement brainchild - a clever and original idea, plan or invention (feel sth) in your gut - to know something by feeling or intuition To tutor sb - to teach or instruct, often on a one-to-one level To coach - teach or help, often used in sports. Pre med - a common short form for pre-medical studies at university At a (fast/slow) pace - the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes To go viral (video) - when something, often a youtube video, becomes very popular very quickly, not through marketing, but from people telling their friends, who tell their friends To pour in - to come or enter very quickly eg 'business is good. They money is pouring in.' Envious - Jealous. Wishing you had what another person has The cutting edge - very modern and with all the newest features esp. about technology What is said about: 1. Salmon Khan’s education 2. Kids reaction to math in Palo Alto 3. 2004 4. First posting the videos on youtube 5. By Bill Gates 6. Money Discussion questions: 1. Is this a good or better method for lectures than traditional ones? 2. Which levels and subjects would this method be best for? 3. Can you think of any classes you’ve taken or taught where this might be useful? 4. What do you think of online courses? Have you had any experience with them? 5. What other technologies are being, or should be, implemented in the education process?