January 2023
Beginner to intermediate
270 pages
6h 1m
English
Content preview from Doing Digital
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As you’ve probably seen by now, almost any industry can be digitally optimized. Here are a couple of examples.
Salman Khan of the Khan academy wants to do optimize education. He wants children to learn on a digital platform in their own time and at their own speed. In his inverted view of education, the classroom is where children come to review, discuss, and get special attention from teachers on areas where they need help. Because the teacher can see on the platform what the student did and what they struggled with. The students’ performance on the platform is already quantified.
Pathadisha (which means directions for travel) is a very interesting startup I met, which connects all modes of public transport in Kolkata, ...