Salman Khan is the founder and sole faculty member of the Khan Academy, a non-profit organization with the mission of improving education by providing a free world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Khan Academy now consists of self-paced software, and with over 1 million unique students per month, it is the most-used educational video repository on the Internet. Since Khan first began posting math tutorials in 2004, Khan Academy has delivered over 45 million lessons, covering everything from basic addition to advanced calculus, physics, chemistry, and biology.
Bill Gates had this to say about Khan Academy. “I think you just got a glimpse of the future of education.” If this is true, it has major implications not only for education, but for Children's Ministry as well.
Here is a video where Salman talks about the Khan Academy and then below are my thoughts on the implications for Children's Ministry.
Implications for Children's Ministry:
What are your thoughts about this educational shift?
What implications do you see coming for Children's Ministry?
What the positives and negatives of this new model?
What do you think Children's Ministry environments will look like a few years from now?
Posted by Dale Hudson
Bill Gates had this to say about Khan Academy. “I think you just got a glimpse of the future of education.” If this is true, it has major implications not only for education, but for Children's Ministry as well.
Here is a video where Salman talks about the Khan Academy and then below are my thoughts on the implications for Children's Ministry.
Implications for Children's Ministry:
- Content should be presented through a variety of avenues - auditory, visual, and interactive. Are we still stuck in a lecture driven model?
- Technology has opened the door for online training for volunteers. Are we using it?
- Through technology, we can help disciple kids and parents around the world without finances being the biggest hold up. Who will lead the way?
- Parental influence is a top factor in a child's spiritual formation. What online tools should we be putting into parent's hands?
- It seems the church normally lags behind when it comes to change. Do you think Children's Ministries will be willing to make adjustments for this new paradigm?
What are your thoughts about this educational shift?
What implications do you see coming for Children's Ministry?
What the positives and negatives of this new model?
What do you think Children's Ministry environments will look like a few years from now?
Posted by Dale Hudson
