I think it's interesting that everything seems to be introductory level[1]. I wonder if over time higher level material would be added.
[1]: Don't get me wrong, it's still useful and imo, great.
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#12That's by far the most ambitious Reddit project I've seen. Moderation would have to be quite a bit aggressive, yet hopefully sensible, but I can see this as a genuine alternative the stack* forums (which I feel are a bit stuffy and too "closed as not constructive").
There have been things like this for a fairly long while on Reddit. Mostly, they have been along the lines of organizing a study group version of self-study following, doing something like a course on OCW.
They predated Coursera, and the first three pre-Coursera/Udacity courses for ML, DB, AI got a lot of buzz in that community.
However, in general, the problem has had less to do with the need to moderate, and more with the slow decline in enthusiasm when there is insufficient follow through.
Perhaps one of the ones that has been the most successful, "carlhprogramming", benefited because it wasn't only lead by someone who wanted to learn along with the rest of the class, but filled the role of instructor. If so, that might not auger well for groups of peers learning together.
However, I haven't checked any of these out recently, and I could be completely off base about how ambitious this is and how likely it is to really help a lot of people learn new things.
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#13I think it's interesting that everything seems to be introductory level[1]. I wonder if over time higher level material would be added. [1]: Don't get me wrong, it's still useful and imo, great.
Not in the math section. Intro to Representation Theory and Intro to Category theory seem like grad level classes.
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#14For anyone confused by the lack of context, it basically seems to be an aggregation of any post in /r/UniversityofReddit/ that starts with "[Class]".
(There are actual legal guidelines for using the word "University" in some states and countries; I wonder if the name will last.)
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#15What does this have to do with Reddit?
Yeah I can't figure this out.
It's historical. It was started by reddit user http://reddit.com/u/eawesome3
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/c0vx3/dear_reddit...
http://www.reddit.com/r/UniversityofReddit/comments/c0wil/we...
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#16What does this have to do with Reddit?
Nothing directly,
Bottom of page: University of Reddit is not in any way affiliated with Reddit or Conde Nast.
FAQ: Are you affiliated with reddit? The short answer is "not yet". However, we are working on it.
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#17Seems like reddit has some thoughts how to handle huge pile of information which is 'out there'. As ardent reddit lurker this was most needed feature of reddit.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
StackExchange sites are meant to be for questions and answers, they aren't comparable.
Humans aren't APIs. If observing Stack and a whole heap of other sites (even apps and gadgets) have ever taught me anything, it's that your creation is what your users take it to be. Not what you originally intended. I mean sure, the "nudge" method works by locking, deleting even outright banning, but in the end, people will do what comes naturally. It's like trying to make water flow upwards on a waterfall. The natu…
> I mean sure, the "nudge" method works by locking, deleting even outright banning, but in the end, people will do what comes naturally.
Alternatively, you can just give people a place to do what comes naturally, so that it doesn't clutter their "productive effort." Talk pages on wikis, for example.
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#19For anyone confused by the lack of context, it basically seems to be an aggregation of any post in /r/UniversityofReddit/ that starts with "[Class]". (There are actual legal guidelines for using the word "University" in some states and countries; I wonder if the name will last.)
They are actually kickstarting a platform, OpenCompass that much more closely resembles Coursera/Udacity. Perhaps a minor reason for that was to help get away from the word University as they grow. Possibly Reddit too, their default homepage isn't exactly gleaning with intelligence most of the time.
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#20For anyone confused by the lack of context, it basically seems to be an aggregation of any post in /r/UniversityofReddit/ that starts with "[Class]". (There are actual legal guidelines for using the word "University" in some states and countries; I wonder if the name will last.)
They are actually kickstarting a platform, OpenCompass that much more closely resembles Coursera/Udacity. Perhaps a minor reason for that was to help get away from the word University as they grow. Possibly Reddit too, their default homepage isn't exactly gleaning with intelligence most of the time.
Sadly, the Kickstarter seems to have ended unsuccessfully?