When we have to do large-scale mass public education, teachers know that their 30 students have 30 different needs, 30 different learning gaps, 30 different rates at which they're ready to learn, and 30 different things going on at home. He outlines three areas where he sees technology’s potential for good in the education space: Identify your pedagogical goals, then based on those seek the resources at your disposal to reach those goals. With education, and all businesses ventures, he says you’ve got to focus on the problem first. “And then I try to find a problem for the solution that I have.” But that approach is backwards. “I've fallen into that trap where I've made something cool, and I'm like, this has got to be a solution to someone's problem,” Sal admits. At Khan Academy and IDEO U, technology is a pathway to enabling human connection.
He hopes we find a blend of in-person and virtual learning that draws out the best of both worlds. Using technology for technology’s sake loses sight of the real needs of the people you’re designing for. While Sal clearly believes in the value of remote learning, having seen firsthand how Khan Academy classes have changed the lives of thousands of kids, he says he’d choose an in-person learning experience any day of the week if forced to pick between that and the fanciest remote learning technology on the planet. Technology has undoubtedly advanced innovation in education-it creates access for folks around the globe who wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn in person, whether that’s because of their location or lack of financial resources. What do you see as the role of technology in the future of education? Listen to the podcast episode for the full conversation. If you hope to have greater impact in the world or you’re working up the courage to take a chance on a business idea, look to Sal’s journey for inspiration.
He joined us on the Creative Confidence Podcast to reflect on the past, present, and future of Khan Academy and share his vision for the evolution of education. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought Sal’s work setting full circle, back to the closet where it all began. Khan Academy was officially founded in 2009 and has since grown to reach 120 million learners in 190 countries in 50 languages. It’s the same closet where he filmed the first Khan Academy videos back in 2005 and posted them to YouTube.
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