

Here is a link to a fantastic article that breaks down why this pyramid is bull$#!%. This is a boil on the back of L&D and it needs to be lanced. This time it is being falsely attributed to Glasser and represented in the form of a carousel. I've noticed that the learning pyramid is rearing its ugly head again on LinkedIn. Prepare for 🤯! Hats off to the Khan Academy team for their leadership in using technology to improve education. If you haven't watched Sal Khan's demo video ( ), I highly recommend it. It's also an incredible resource for those learning outside the context of a traditional school environment (fun fact: I've used both Khan Academy and generative-ai models to review math concepts I'm rusty on, and I'm excited to be able to use both in one place!). Having AI available to help students get past obstacles when they are doing homework will make classroom time with their teachers that much more impactful.

Teachers cannot be available to students 24/7, and in many parts of the world, there aren't enough teachers to go around. Some people are worried that the availability of online tutoring might replace the critical social interaction students need to have with teachers, but I see it as complementary to classroom instruction. With their focus on making learning accessible to any student anywhere, they are in such a great position to maximize the impact of generative-ai models for education. I've been excited about the prospect of # ai-enabled tutoring since I read Neal Stephenson's book The Diamond Age over 20 years ago, and I'm not at all surprised to see Khan Academy taking the lead on this.
