Video and the Future of Education
For once, I feel like a bit of a laggard. I’ve only just discovered KhanAcademy.org, thanks to the latest EMRAP:EE podcast… Was I hiding under a rock? (Oh wait, I was, a giant Fellowship Exam-shaped rock…)
Salman Khan has inadvertently turned himself into a master educator of millions, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Higher Authority (aka Bill Gates). But what is it that he’s done that may pave the way for how we educate in the future?
Watch this entertaining and enthralling TEDtalk to find out:
“With so little effort on my own part, I can empower an unlimited amount of people for all time. I can’t imagine a better use of my time.” — Salman Khan
Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at The Alfred ICU, where he is Deputy Director (Education). He is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, the Lead for the Clinician Educator Incubator programme, and a CICM First Part Examiner.
He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. He was one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) has been recognised for his contributions to education with awards from ANZICS, ANZAHPE, and ACEM.
His one great achievement is being the father of three amazing children.
On Bluesky, he is @precordialthump.bsky.social and on the site that Elon has screwed up, he is @precordialthump.
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