What learning methodologies should an Edtech capture?

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Different students have different learning methods.1. The textbook or PDF is passive and student has to read. You can go back and forth, bookmark etc.2. Khan academy is more videos and students listen. Tests are through quiz.3. The new attempt is to make the students "do". Does it make sense to take the textbook content and make it interactive. This is especially true in the age of AI when we can create interactive snippets like @random_walker has done(https://x.com/random_walker/status/1848388462782673340)Comparison where we map the textbook content to an interactive page(https://youtu.be/O39pIEHWOiY?si=0SbNVi7Vwlv4lme9)What are some other learning methods which should be captured by future edtech startups? AR/VR?Example for learning Trigonometry in 3 approaches:1. Textbook Method PDF: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/jemh108.pdf2. Khan Academy Link: https://khanacademy.org/math/ncert-class-10/xd6a17b08edbd2443:introduction-to-trigonometry-ncert-new3. Innings2 Link: https://books.innings2.com/course/trigonometry/trigonometry_intro (sorry, signup required)

solardev · Accepted Answer

I think essentially you've described the methodology behind sites like https://brilliant.org/
IMHO: Sometimes I find that style of teaching really annoying, like when I'm trying to understand a topic at a high level before diving into some particular aspect of it. It is really hard to "drill down" with a lesson structured like that, where the curriculum assumes everyone is starting from the same place and wants to progress through the same materials at the same pace (it's too linear).
I would much prefer a reference-style document, like Wikipedia, but with interactive examples in specific paragraphs/sections.

Glitch-Anomaly · Answer

You just need to break it down into theoretical and application. They need both. You need to allow the passive consumption of the material in variety. That way one can watch the video, another might read the passage, and some might do both. Then there needs to be an open-ended opportunity to apply their theoretical understanding with enough creative leeway to attach it something meaningful to their personal experience. Otherwise, it doesn't matter if its AI, another kid, online answers, or even just rote memorization. You won't be "teaching" them anything other how to be a subservient lower class feed bag for the upper middle to high class capitalists. You also have to give more than two shits about students than you do concerning monetizing and selling edu tech software.