Online Learning Update

May 30, 2012

Grockit Wants to Build a Pinterest for Learning

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

by Sarah Kessler, Mashable

Search engines may make it easy to find information, but they don’t necessarily do the same for learning it. That’s why the founders of social test prep startup Grockit want to re-configure online content such as YouTube videos, Wikipedia entries and ebooks into ordered lesson plans. Their new product, Learnist, works a bit like a Pinterest for learning. Soon anyone (the capability is still invite-only at launch) will be able to compile content pieces onto a board or “learning.” A nifty bookmarklet makes it easy to collect content from other sites. Unlike Pinterest, however, creators suggest a path in which to consume each content component. Users can check off each component as they go or “re-add” it to one of their own learnings.

http://mashable.com/2012/05/23/learnist/

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