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Welcome to the Course Hero Blog!
Here you'll find our musings on the state of higher ed, where technology fits in and how we're hoping to change the future of education. We'll also post site updates, study tips and tricks and, well, things we just find interesting and want to share. This is our blog, and we hope you enjoy it!-
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Category Archives: Collaborative Learning
Keep the learning system sustainable. Create a knowledge marketplace.
This post originally appeared on EdTech Digest The increasing number of massive open online courses (MOOCs) in the education space proves that there is, no doubt, a wealth of great content and knowledge online today. At the same time, we’re … Continue reading
Course Hero: Expanding the Reach of Great Educators to Avid Learners Around the World
So I got back from an inspiring trip to Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week where Course Hero advisor and rock star, David Marglin, and I met with some amazing professors. We had just launched the beta version of our educator platform on … Continue reading
Online Apps Enhance Learning
You’re sitting on the train aimlessly staring out of a window on your morning commute. Utterly bored and unproductive. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to communicate with your fellow classmates online about subject matter and assignments? With a … Continue reading
A ‘Bridge’ Beyond Boca
The New York Times reports that Bridge is expanding beyond the confines of our grandparents’ gated communities in Boca Raton as elementary schools have been teaching it in efforts to encourage socialization and deeper concentration. For a generation of students raised … Continue reading
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What a 21st Century Library Looks Like
As more students flock to the internet for education and research, the good old fashioned library finds itself in need of a makeover. Research conducted at Grand Valley State University, which set up cameras in the library for several weeks … Continue reading
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Improving Education Via Technology
Cisco announced the results of its International Education Survey on March 9, 2011. There were several interesting findings that struck a chord with me personally and align closely with what we are doing at Course Hero. Technology’s role in education … Continue reading
Teaching via Drupal
On January 25th we launched our most recent website, coursehero.org. If you haven’t already, go check it out! When I started at Course Hero, coursehero.org was only an idea in our heads, we had to start the project from scratch. … Continue reading
New York Times: Web Site for Teenagers With Literary Leanings
When Jacob Lewis helped create the beta version of the Web site Figment with Dana Goodyear, a staff writer at The New Yorker, Mr. Lewis envisioned it as a sort of literary Facebook for the teenage set. Jacob Lewis, one … Continue reading
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California Embraces Open Source Digital Textbooks
Very Cool: California Embraces Open Source Digital Textbooks “California schools have cracked the spine on open source, free digital textbooks in an attempt to save money and to make educational resources easier to access and update. The cash-strapped state launched … Continue reading
Making life more like Facebook…
We look to our online communities for…well…everything, it seems. Is this a good place to get my hair cut? I’ll check out what my friends say on Yelp! Is this a fun bar? How many of my friends have checked … Continue reading