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This is by no means isolated to engineering or mathematics either. Nearly all students, especially in higher education, will have gaps in their understanding of

This is by no means isolated to engineering or mathematics either. Nearly all students, especially in higher education, will have gaps in their understanding of topics they are expected to just know. The classroom simply isn't able to personalise learning to each student in the way that's needed. The only thing that really can help here the is clever application of technology. This is part of the problem that I'm working to solve with my startup Ellumia. Some others are making great strides in areas like language learning, but there's still lots to be tackled. We're building a mobile platform that blends bite-sized content with a highly personalised, social experience – something that would be immensely helpful to the students mentioned in this post. If you're interested in innovative learning methods, please check us out: http://www.ellumia.com http://www.ellumia.com

stdbrouw 13y ago
Um, what you're doing might be super-duper valuable, but "bite-sized personalized social innovative learning", frankly, sounds more like a game of buzzword bingo than like a product description.
- obeattie 13y ago
  That's a valid criticism. Specifically, we offer courses that are far shorter and more targeted than a "traditional" offering (or one that you'd find on a MOOC). Content is broken down to the concept level, and available in multiple presentations. This facilitates delivering content that is most suited to a learner's personal style, as well as spaced repetition whereby a student exposed to the same information multiple times over a period of time, in an altered format or context. As I mentioned, this is on mobile, a space that's largely ignored aside from educational games in higher learning. I hope that is a little less buzzword-heavy, though I suspect it may still not be as BS-free as it could be. Learning what messages work best for different audiences is all part of the fun with a startup…

stdbrouw 13y ago

Um, what you're doing might be super-duper valuable, but "bite-sized personalized social innovative learning", frankly, sounds more like a game of buzzword bingo than like a product description.

obeattie 13y ago
That's a valid criticism. Specifically, we offer courses that are far shorter and more targeted than a "traditional" offering (or one that you'd find on a MOOC). Content is broken down to the concept level, and available in multiple presentations. This facilitates delivering content that is most suited to a learner's personal style, as well as spaced repetition whereby a student exposed to the same information multiple times over a period of time, in an altered format or context. As I mentioned, this is on mobile, a space that's largely ignored aside from educational games in higher learning. I hope that is a little less buzzword-heavy, though I suspect it may still not be as BS-free as it could be. Learning what messages work best for different audiences is all part of the fun with a startup…