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 [...]
So, I am sure you are probably asking yourself, “why now, why the change now”? Great question. We feel like it was the right time. As I said earlier, we were looking for a URL that is as simple to remember as our site is to use. We also were looking for a name that [...]
TheClassConnection.com is becoming StudyBlue.com!
The Class Connection was founded in 2006 at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the company was the brainchild of a computer science student and a business student who together created a Web site that offered students an easier way to study for exams and prepare for a class. In less than [...]
The Class Connection is GROWING!!!
This has been a crazy semester for the Class Connection staff. We are growing very quickly and have many of you to thank for this extensive growth! While we continue to grow, we look towards you, our users to give us feedback. Many, of the features we have added this [...]
We are happy to announce that we already have 400+ notetakers this semester. That’s right, more than 400 individuals sharing their notes, from more than 1200 individual classes, from colleges across the country. We believe education is sharing. We believe that collaborative learning creates the best environment for college students. So jump on board, share [...]
Welcome Back!
Welcome back, isn’t that what they always say? Another year, another semester, and the same thing as the year before…school. We at the Class Connection wish you the best of school years. We know you are looking for the best education available to you, we also know you are looking for the best grades [...]
Summer is here at theClassConnection but we’re so focussed on building a better site that there’s no time to hit the beach. So we slammed a couple iced teas and we’re back programming new and improved features for the site.
Look for these new tools in the fall:
• Class WIKI
• Flashcard Reminders
• Community Forums