
Rethinking Education Through a Social Connection Lens with Shaunak Roy
02/03/23 • 43 min
A lack of social connection is hurting many. In this informative chat, MIT graduate and CEO of Yellowdig, Shaunak Roy, discusses the negative impact of a failure to have social connections. He also proposes a potentially scalable solution for increasing social connection across education.
To learn more about Yellowdig, please visit yellowdig.co or request a demo here: https://explore.yellowdig.co/demo.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yellowdig Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: Yellowdig
Some of the studies mentioned in the podcast:
A peer-reviewed study published a yearlong study using Yellowdig data in the Online Learning Journal (Official Journal of the OLC) saying great things about our platform.
Link to Efficacy study with Arizona State University's EdPlus team.
- why? Highlights how the Yellowdig platform positively impacts class grade and completion outcomes, using behavioral and grade data from over 20,000 online students.
Link to Efficacy study in collaboration with Bryan University.
- why? Compares synchronous and asynchronous strategies and overall impact on student engagement, retention, and learning outcomes
A lack of social connection is hurting many. In this informative chat, MIT graduate and CEO of Yellowdig, Shaunak Roy, discusses the negative impact of a failure to have social connections. He also proposes a potentially scalable solution for increasing social connection across education.
To learn more about Yellowdig, please visit yellowdig.co or request a demo here: https://explore.yellowdig.co/demo.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Yellowdig Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: Yellowdig
Some of the studies mentioned in the podcast:
A peer-reviewed study published a yearlong study using Yellowdig data in the Online Learning Journal (Official Journal of the OLC) saying great things about our platform.
Link to Efficacy study with Arizona State University's EdPlus team.
- why? Highlights how the Yellowdig platform positively impacts class grade and completion outcomes, using behavioral and grade data from over 20,000 online students.
Link to Efficacy study in collaboration with Bryan University.
- why? Compares synchronous and asynchronous strategies and overall impact on student engagement, retention, and learning outcomes
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