I've head a similar idea, except not in context of a group project but of a wiki. So there's a wider audience for any particular topic and more people to create and improve the exercises: cards, cloze deletion tests, etc.

I think it's important that exercises are tightly linked to the source material, like to a specific paragraph of an article, etc. So these materials should probably be added to the system as well. * With the same starting point it should be easier to have a proper discussion. * A new person can read the source and understand cards more easily with context. * Later if they've forgotten the topic completely they can reread it and hopefully remember faster.

I also had some ideas about being able to discuss and alter every paragraph in the source. Allow it to evolve to be more clear as people come and discuss confusing points.

Memories are very personal; something that works for you won't work for your friend, even if you're learning the same thing in a class.

The actual act of creating the cards is also useful to the learning process. Even if you are copying someone else's cards, copying them by hand will lead to better retention than having a computer import them.

I used to think that. Now I’m not so sure.

not crazy, i think

but my cards are hard to read by other parties, when I optimize for my own learning

Agreed. I guess what I'm suggesting is a socialization of the act of card creation & curation so the group creates/uses them.