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Jeff Wendt from Today’s Campus recently sat down with our founder Emily Sawtell to discuss the motives behind GradeGuru and what changes she foresees in the future for the educational technology landscape.

Check out some of the Q&A from the segment:

How might GradeGuru benefit a college?

It provides a ready ability to build community and camaraderie among classmates.  Commuter schools, community colleges and online schools benefit greatly when they provide such.  Also, any college or university can use GradeGuru to help students improve their study habits, and thus improve student performance without taxing faculty.

Do you see a killer app on the horizon?

Many of the magic apps of the future will be driven by two success factors.  Do they serve students well?  Do the apps themselves inter-operate well?

To learn more see the entire segment here: Today’s Campus Q&A with Jeff Wendt

Our founder Emily Sawtell, recently contributed to Dan Northern’s CollegeThrive.com where she shared her insight on how students can leverage the internet to boost their grades and ensure academic success.

Want to learn what resources are available to help you achieve high grades? Check out the full post here: http://collegethrive.com/use-the-web-to-boost-your-gpa

GradeGuru founder Emily Sawtell was recently featured on Tech Talk with Craig Peterson on Boston radio where she discussed the GradeGuru concept and the original research that went into GradeGuru to help students. Emily also discussed the new functions that are currently being integrated into the site to increase site collaboration and real time sharing.

Check out Emily’s segment on Tech Talk: GradeGuru on Tech Talk with Craig Peterson

About Tech Talk’s Craig Peterson: Craig Peterson, host of Tech Talk, is among the top 200 Computer and Internet Consultants in the United States with over 30 years of marketing, design, implementation and security experience. His radio show takes place every Saturday from Noon to 3pm in Boston.

We’d like to thank Caroline Tseng for participating in the interview. Caroline is an NYU Senior, GradeGuru user and author of the fashion blog street-spotted.com. We’ve also like to thank Fox 5 Tech Guru Brett Larson for his great reporting!

LINK: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/education

During an interview about GradeGuru, Dr. Keith Hampson, founder of the Higher Education Management group, asked Emily Sawtell the following questions:

1. As I suggested in a previous post, your business model requires that much of the curriculum being taught at universities be common. Otherwise, the number of other students that can use the uploaded notes is highly limited. Is this an accurate assumption?
2. In a recent news story, an academic suggested that note-sharing is ethically questionable. Another wondered if it violated intellectual property standards. How does GradeGuru address these potential problems?
3. Trust is a major factor when deciding to share notes. When I borrowed notes in college (often), I didn’t ask ‘just anyone”: I selected someone I knew to be a good student (invariably a women). How can GradeGuru facilitate trust amongst its users?
4. What led you to this current role with GradeGuru?

To read the responses to the interview questions, click the link below…

LINK: Higher Education Management Blog – Interview responses

John Fahy, marketing professor and acclaimed author, interviews Emily Sawtell, GradeGuru founder, about the inspiration and research behind the site.