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Khan has also been interviewed by journalist [[Charlie Rose]], and news anchor [[Tom Brokaw]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIHBa54ce0&feature=youtube_gdata</ref>
Khan has also been interviewed by journalist [[Charlie Rose]], and news anchor [[Tom Brokaw]].<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIHBa54ce0&feature=youtube_gdata</ref>


Khan is scheduled to be the commencement speaker for Rice University's commencement exercises on May 12, 2012 as well as MIT's commencement on June 8, 2012. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricethresher.org/commencement-speaker-chosen-1.2659020#.Tt5JQFax2uI |title=Commencement Speaker Chosen|publisher=Rice University|work=The Rice Thresher |date=2011-10-20 |accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N57/khan.html |title=Salman Khan Commencement Speaker|publisher=MIT |work=The Tech |date=2011-12-06 |accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref>
Khan is scheduled to be the commencement speaker for Rice University's commencement exercises on May 12, 2012 as well as MIT's commencement on June 8, 2012. Khan spoke at Monta Vista High School about the importance of education and the founding of Khan Acadmey <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricethresher.org/commencement-speaker-chosen-1.2659020#.Tt5JQFax2uI |title=Commencement Speaker Chosen|publisher=Rice University|work=The Rice Thresher |date=2011-10-20 |accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N57/khan.html |title=Salman Khan Commencement Speaker|publisher=MIT |work=The Tech |date=2011-12-06 |accessdate=2011-12-06}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Salman Khan
সলমান খ়ান
Khan speaking at the TED conference in 2011
Born
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
NationalityAmerican
Bengali
Other namesSal
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS)
Harvard University (MBA)
Occupation(s)Educator
CEO

Salman Amin 'Sal' Khan (Template:Lang-bn)[1] is an American educator and the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and nonprofit organization. From a small office in his home, Khan has produced 2872 videos elucidating a wide spectrum of academic subjects, mainly focusing on mathematics and the sciences. As of the 8th of January 2012, "Khan Academy" had attracted more than 252,111 subscribers.[2]

Early life and Education

Salman Khan is a Bangladeshi-American. His father is from Barisal, Bangladesh.[3] Salman Khan holds three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: a BS in mathematics, a BS in electrical engineering and computer science, and an MS in electrical engineering and computer science. He also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.[4][5]

Career

Salman Khan worked as a Hedge fund analyst before quitting in late 2009.[6]

Khan Academy

Main article: Khan Academy

In late 2004, Khan began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!'s Doodle notepad.[7] When other relatives and friends sought his tutoring, he decided it would be more practical and beneficial to distribute the tutorials on YouTube where he created an account on 16 November 2006.[8] Their popularity on the video sharing website and the testimonials of appreciative students prompted Khan to quit his job as a hedge fund analyst in late 2009 to focus on developing his YouTube channel, 'Khan Academy', full-time.[9]

His videos attracted on average more than 20,000 hits each. Students from around the world have been attracted to Khan's concise, practical, and relaxed teaching method.[8]

Khan outlined his mission as to "accelerate learning for students of all ages. With this in mind, we want to share our content with whoever may find it useful." Khan also plans to extend his "free school" to cover topics such as English and history. Programs are being undertaken to use Khan's videos to teach those in isolated areas of Africa and Asia. He delineated his motives:

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.[10]

Recognition

Salman Khan has been featured on the The Colbert Report,[6] PBS NewsHour,[11][12][13] CNN,[14] and National Public Radio.[15] In 2009, the Khan Academy received the Microsoft Tech Award for education.[16] In 2010, Google provided $2 million to support the creation of more courses and to enable the Khan Academy to translate its core library into the world’s most widely spoken languages.[17][18] In October 2010, Khan was tied for #34 in Fortune's annual "40 under 40", a list recognizing business's hottest rising stars.[19] In March 2011, Salman Khan was invited to speak at TED by Bill Gates who claims to use the Khan Academy Exercise Software to teach his own children. In May 2011, Salman Khan appeared on The Colbert Report to talk in an interview about his teachings. He told the audience how he planned to use his software to revolutionize the field of education. Included in his interview was a montage of notable teaching moments from Khan's YouTube channel.

Khan has also been interviewed by journalist Charlie Rose, and news anchor Tom Brokaw.[20]

Khan is scheduled to be the commencement speaker for Rice University's commencement exercises on May 12, 2012 as well as MIT's commencement on June 8, 2012. Khan spoke at Monta Vista High School about the importance of education and the founding of Khan Acadmey [21][22]

References

  1. ^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zf_PFN-kbg&feature=youtube_gdata
  2. ^ "khanacademy's Channel".
  3. ^ http://www.khanacademy.org/about/faq#where-from Khan Academy. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  4. ^ Kaplan, David A. (Aug. 24, 2010). "Sal Khan: Bill Gates' favorite teacher". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Posted (2010-06-28). "How Khan Academy Is Changing Education With Videos Made In A Closet – with Salman Khan". Mixergy.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  6. ^ a b www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/388279/june-02-2011/salman-khan.
  7. ^ "Khan Academy". Khan Academy. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  8. ^ a b "Kanaal van khanacademy". YouTube. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  9. ^ Kowarski, Ilana (2010-06-06). "College 2.0: A Self-Appointed Teacher Runs a One-Man 'Academy' on YouTube - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education". Chronicle.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  10. ^ Temple, James (2009-12-14). "Salman Khan, math master of the Internet - SFGate". Articles.sfgate.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  11. ^ Wingate (2010-02-23). "Good People Award: SALMAN KHAN Education revolutionary". Wingate-goodpeopleaward.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  12. ^ Spencer Michels (2010-02-22). "Khan Academy: How to Calculate the Unemployment Rate | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour". PBS. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  13. ^ "Online Education Entrepreneur: Salman Khan » Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship". Ethicsandentrepreneurship.org. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  14. ^ “”. "CNN: Understanding the Crisis". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ All Things Considered (2009-12-28). "Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Finds Calling On YouTube". NPR. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  16. ^ "The Tech Museum Awards - Technology Benefiting Humanity | Tech Award Laureates | Laureate Stories". Techawards.org. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  17. ^ "Project 10100 Winners". Project 10100. Google. 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  18. ^ khan a great inspirational educator who won google project 100 first prize winner with $2 million cash prize for developing khan academy.
  19. ^ "40 Under 40". Fortune. CNN. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  20. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtIHBa54ce0&feature=youtube_gdata
  21. ^ "Commencement Speaker Chosen". The Rice Thresher. Rice University. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  22. ^ "Salman Khan Commencement Speaker". The Tech. MIT. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-06.

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