3: Digging into Yellowdig with Shaunak Roy, Founder & CEO
02/25/21 • 34 min
Episode Overview
In episode 3 of EdUp EdTech, I had the pleasure of speaking with Shaunak Roy, Founder, and CEO of Yellowdig. We had a wonderful conversation about his journey into the ed-tech space and how Yellowdig is changing the way learners from all parts of the globe connect and build lifelong communities. Be sure to check out all the places where you can connect with him and find out more about Yellowdig below.
What is Yellowdig?
Yellowdig is a social learning platform designed for higher education that integrates with any LMS. Many instructors use it instead of LMS discussion forums. The best part is that it’s auto-graded and auto-populates grades to your gradebook in any LMS. Students achieve points through word count and participating with common social media behavior, like “liking” or “loving” a post or posting a comment on another person’s Pin. Yellowdig promotes community engagement through sharing information and teaching others. Studies have shown that that students can retain up to 90% of what they learn by teaching each other, far higher than when students are mainly in a passive learning environment.
- Request a demo of Yellowdig for your organization by going to https://promo.yellowdig.com/yellowdig-demo-request.
- Check out some fabulous case studies by going to https://www.yellowdig.co/case-studies
- A 200-word introduction to Yellowdig
More about Shaunak Roy
In 2014, Yellowdig's CEO and founder, Shaunak Roy, knew he wanted to start a company that mattered. As Facebook and other social media technologies took over the social connectivity scene, he saw an opportunity to leverage this idea of social sharing through technology, but specifically in the area of sharing academic ideas and knowledge. As Shaunak looked back on his own academic days (he went to undergrad at IIT Bombay, and postgrad at MIT), he realized that he learned as much from his peers as he did from his brilliant professors. Some of the bonds he created with his peers lasted well beyond those formative years and morphed into lifelong friendships.
How to Connect
- Connect with Shaunak on LinkedIn & Follow Yellowdig on Social Media LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
- Connect with the host: Holly Owens
- Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! Follow us the EdUp Experience Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
Episode Overview
In episode 3 of EdUp EdTech, I had the pleasure of speaking with Shaunak Roy, Founder, and CEO of Yellowdig. We had a wonderful conversation about his journey into the ed-tech space and how Yellowdig is changing the way learners from all parts of the globe connect and build lifelong communities. Be sure to check out all the places where you can connect with him and find out more about Yellowdig below.
What is Yellowdig?
Yellowdig is a social learning platform designed for higher education that integrates with any LMS. Many instructors use it instead of LMS discussion forums. The best part is that it’s auto-graded and auto-populates grades to your gradebook in any LMS. Students achieve points through word count and participating with common social media behavior, like “liking” or “loving” a post or posting a comment on another person’s Pin. Yellowdig promotes community engagement through sharing information and teaching others. Studies have shown that that students can retain up to 90% of what they learn by teaching each other, far higher than when students are mainly in a passive learning environment.
- Request a demo of Yellowdig for your organization by going to https://promo.yellowdig.com/yellowdig-demo-request.
- Check out some fabulous case studies by going to https://www.yellowdig.co/case-studies
- A 200-word introduction to Yellowdig
More about Shaunak Roy
In 2014, Yellowdig's CEO and founder, Shaunak Roy, knew he wanted to start a company that mattered. As Facebook and other social media technologies took over the social connectivity scene, he saw an opportunity to leverage this idea of social sharing through technology, but specifically in the area of sharing academic ideas and knowledge. As Shaunak looked back on his own academic days (he went to undergrad at IIT Bombay, and postgrad at MIT), he realized that he learned as much from his peers as he did from his brilliant professors. Some of the bonds he created with his peers lasted well beyond those formative years and morphed into lifelong friendships.
How to Connect
- Connect with Shaunak on LinkedIn & Follow Yellowdig on Social Media LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
- Connect with the host: Holly Owens
- Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! Follow us the EdUp Experience Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
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2: The 4 Cs of QuadC with Jeff Giorgi, Head of Higher Education Partnerships
Episode Overview
In episode 2 of EdUp EdTech, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jeff Giorgi from QuadC about his role as the Head of Higher Ed Partnerships. In this episode, Jeff and I dive into the 4 C’s of QuadC: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate, and Consolidate and how their services help institutions streamline student services.
What is Quad C?
TutorOcean's higher ed solution morphed into QuadC after several of their higher ed partnerships grew and evolved with them by adding roles beyond tutors to their platform. They needed a brand name to reflect their capability in helping higher ed schools connect their students with a wide variety of student services and not strictly just tutoring. Hence why QuadC was born -- helping schools: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate, and Consolidate. They help higher ed schools connect their students with their services -- both virtually and Face 2 Face. At the same time, they streamline several internal operations of those services.
More about Jeff
Prior to joining TutorOcean, Jeff was freelancing digital marketing services where he helped small and medium-sized businesses generate sales meetings through LinkedIn. One of his clients was Will Li, CEO & Co-Founder of TutorOcean. After working with Will and his team for some months, their working relationship organically evolved and Jeff decided to join Will and the team full time to help revolutionize the education industry.
Thanks for tuning in!
- Connecting with Jeff Giorgi on LinkedIn
- Follow QuadC on Social Media Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
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- Connect with the host: Holly Owens
- Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience!
- Follow us the EdUp Experience Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
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4: Managing Learning Using Microsoft Education Tools with Chris Bunio, Senior Director of Higher Education at Microsoft
Episode Overview
In episode 4 of EdUp EdTech, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Bunio, Senior Director of Higher Education at Microsoft. We had an amazing conversation about his journey into the ed-tech space and how Microsoft is leading the way in Higher Education when it comes to technology integration and providing extraordinary learning experiences for students.
The Best Microsoft Resources Microsoft Higher Education
- Microsoft Education Transformation Framework for Higher Education
- Microsoft Education Center
- Education Blog
- Training Opportunities
More about Chris Bunio
Chris is an experienced Senior Director with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. He is skilled in Enterprise Software, Enterprise Architecture, Agile Methodologies, Marketing Strategy, and Microsoft Azure. Chris is a strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) focused in Physics from the University of Manitoba.
How to Connect Connect with Chris on LinkedIn & Follow Microsoft on Social Media
LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
Connect with the host: Holly Owens
Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! Follow us the EdUp Experience Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube
We Make Education Your Business!
This episode was sponsored by Element 451, check out their webpage for more information - https://element451.com/edupexperience
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