In the article, “Note-sharing Web site hopes to expand to IU”, The Indiana Daily Student reviews GradeGuru and how it’s being perceived by students and academics at Indiana University. The article also features interviews with two GradeGuru student ambassadors from Indiana University, GradeGuru’s founder and Robert Arnove, the chancellor’s professor emeritus in the School of Education. Below are some quotes from the interviews:

“It’s not so much a substitute for going to class, as there is not really any substitute,” junior Erica DeVasier said. “It’s more of a way to share the notes you took from discussion if you were not clear on the material.”

“Part of the value of education comes from social interactions on campus with professors and students,” Robert Arnove, the chancellor’s professor emeritus in the School of Education, said. Although Arnove has been a retired professor for seven years, he said he understands that online note-sharing cannot substitute for the classroom experience.

Sophomore Travis Vaughn, also a GradeGuru brand manager, brings his job into the classroom by working on co-op marketing techniques with professors. “Some (professors) see it as a collaborative learning opportunity, and some see it as a substitute for class,” Vaughn said. “But a lot are opening up to it.”

“Education is my passion,” Sawtell said. “I am one of those people who believe education is ‘the answer’ – mostly just for creating sustainable economic growth, but the answer to how to build a more just society, a more socially mobile and cohesive society.”

LINK: http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=66590&comview=1