From the discussion LearnHub on TechCrunch
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:55:15 -0000
John and lechuck,
First great job. just one small comment about a work which is otherwise perfect:
LearnHub feels like a destination website for me, one where you would browse from page to page, read articles, friend people you already know.
So maybe I’m just too “new” here but I haven’t yet felt the need to actually take on a course (“enroll”) and actually learn actively with a tutor, which I guess is the ultimate objective of this web app.
One suggestion maybe is to show cues from students who actually joined a course; maybe they can submit a feedback at the end saying how helpful it was for them (network effect). or maybe they can show “credits” below their profile picture stating they actually know about a particular subject, because they actually followed seriously a course, did the tests etc.
The real-life comparison of this would be like going around an university, from halls to different building, reading boards, meeting students along the way, etc, maybe lurking in what’s up in a room, but never actually feel the need to enroll and get into one.
