The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host Dr. Salman Khan as the latest speaker in its Distinguished Lecturer series. The event is open to UW-Platteville students, faculty and staff, and will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 14, from 10-11 a.m.
Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a free online learning platform meant to provide anyone with an internet connection the resources for a meaningful education. Inspired by his time tutoring his cousin over the internet, Khan began producing the nonprofit’s video tutorials and posting them online. As these gained a large amount of traction, he shifted to doing this full time, eventually releasing 6,500 video tutorials on diverse topics across the spectrum of STEM and beyond.
Kahn’s speech will be focused on revolutionizing the way students learn. He will speak for 20 minutes, be interviewed for 20 minutes and then do an audience question-and-answer session for 20 minutes. During this time, all normally scheduled classes and activities, on all three campuses, will be cancelled, to allow anyone who would like to attend to do so.
Every year, UW-Platteville selects one distinguished lecturer to present. Some of the past lecturers include autism activist Temple Grandin (2018), former Pioneer national championship basketball coach Bo Ryan (2016), Titanic discoverer Robert Ballard (2012) and White House reporter Helen Thomas (2006).
For more information and to attend the event, visit https://go.uwplatt.edu/distinguished-lecturer.