In more “techie” related news, the StudyBlue Developers have been invited to attend and demo at the Google I/O Conference in San Francisco this May. For those of you not familiar with Google I/O, “Google I/O is a developer gathering focused on pushing the boundaries of web applications using Google and open web technologies.” [...]
This past week I was at a conference in Las Vegas called E-Learn 2008. The main objective of the conference was to get a group of E-Learning educators, professionals and philosophers together and discuss the future of open education. For those of you that are not familiar with the idea of open education or open [...]
The Academic Network that Stands Alone
I am pleased and excited to announce the launch of StudyBlue.com today. I believe that you will find the new look and feel refreshing and professional. Furthermore, some of the additions mentioned in the below posts (i.e. flashcard keyboard controls, bookmarks across university’s and hotlinks in the search) should certainly [...]
From Hieroglyphics to the Academic Network—StudyBlue.com is Redefining how Students Study.
Education is the act of relaying knowledge. Being able to write down ideas, be it on a clay scribe, spiral notebook, or Macbook Pro has allowed students the ability to save, remember, and share information. Let’s take a look back at how it all [...]
As a Biomedical Engineer at the University of Wisconsin, the most challenging part of the curriculum was my senior design project. My team had the task of creating a “computer controlled multi-fluid IV delivery system.” Believe me; it was much more difficult than it sounds. The four of us had a mere 3 [...]