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Re: Show HN: Find a Study Buddy for your MOOC

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Post by johnnyodonnell »

nerdponx wrote: post #27
johnnyodonnell wrote: post #13

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I have not heard of this concept, but I think that's a great model for learning! Our algorithm favors matches for people that are both currently taking a course - so you are correct in that the "Equal" is the most important component that our system tackles. However, it also does suggest matches for people that are in different stages of the course. It might make a suggestion for someone who is taking a course with s…

I almost feel like that's out of scope for your project. The "plus/minus" dynamic plays out organically on places like IRC, Stackoverflow, etc. Whereas finding an equal is somewhat harder.

That might be true. I think it might be bordering out of scope for the "Find Study Buddies" feature, but I've thought about potentially adding a Q&A feature to the site in the future, which might be more in scope with the site in general and also address the "Plus/Minus" component.

Re: Show HN: Find a Study Buddy for your MOOC

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Post by nerdponx »

johnnyodonnell wrote: post #15
_JasonE wrote: post #10

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"Add courses to your profile from our catalog" I'd need to see these before signing up. The picture of the books on the shelf seems to imply you can use MOOCs from popular sites but "our catalog" sounds proprietary.

This is something I can add. Our catalog currently consists of all courses from Coursera, edX, Udacity, Udemy, and The Great Courses! Maybe I should also fix that wording as well.

Our catalog currently consists of all courses from Coursera, edX, Udacity, Udemy, and The Great Courses

Just put that sentence on your site.

It would also be helpful to see "class sizes" for a given course. I don't want to sign up only to find after the fact that nobody is taking the same course as me.

Re: Show HN: Find a Study Buddy for your MOOC

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Post by _JasonE »

johnnyodonnell wrote: post #15
_JasonE wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Add courses to your profile from our catalog" I'd need to see these before signing up. The picture of the books on the shelf seems to imply you can use MOOCs from popular sites but "our catalog" sounds proprietary.

This is something I can add. Our catalog currently consists of all courses from Coursera, edX, Udacity, Udemy, and The Great Courses! Maybe I should also fix that wording as well.

Ahh I see. Then I would use something closer to what you just wrote there:

Works with Coursera, EdX, Udacity, The Great Courses, and Udemy courses.

I'd actually recommend changing the tagline on the site, as well, to be more clear: "Find the perfect study buddy for all your Coursera, EdX, and Udacity courses."

Re: Show HN: Find a Study Buddy for your MOOC

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Post by johnnyodonnell »

_JasonE wrote: post #37
johnnyodonnell wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is something I can add. Our catalog currently consists of all courses from Coursera, edX, Udacity, Udemy, and The Great Courses! Maybe I should also fix that wording as well.

Ahh I see. Then I would use something closer to what you just wrote there: Works with Coursera, EdX, Udacity, The Great Courses, and Udemy courses. I'd actually recommend changing the tagline on the site, as well, to be more clear: "Find the perfect study buddy for all your Coursera, EdX, and Udacity courses."

I like that. I think I may have to use that.

Re: Show HN: Find a Study Buddy for your MOOC

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Post by johnnyodonnell »

nerdponx wrote: post #36
johnnyodonnell wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is something I can add. Our catalog currently consists of all courses from Coursera, edX, Udacity, Udemy, and The Great Courses! Maybe I should also fix that wording as well.

Our catalog currently consists of all courses from Coursera, edX, Udacity, Udemy, and The Great Courses Just put that sentence on your site. It would also be helpful to see "class sizes" for a given course. I don't want to sign up only to find after the fact that nobody is taking the same course as me.

I like that copy as well.

Having class sizes is a great idea. I'll have to look into adding that.

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