Everyone knows that's what grad students are for... But in all seriousness, this seems like a neat idea with a lot of potential (both for overburdened professor

Everyone knows that's what grad students are for... But in all seriousness, this seems like a neat idea with a lot of potential (both for overburdened professors and under-motivated students) that could have an impact on the current state of our education systems. It may not be a new idea, but it's application to higher education is interesting, to say the least.