This is great, but it could be so much more. For example, you could split the project in 2 (or perhaps simply clone it) with the other half working on the K-12 market.
You see, this would be the ideal learning tool for a teacher-student tutoring situation: by looking for the precise point where a student becomes stuck, it is then possible to see what skill-set or knowledge area needs more work and practice, and then adjust the lesson plan accordingly.
Metacademy is of course the natural place for such a "market" in education products to form.
Re:Metacademy
by agentultra on Monday April 21, 2014 @10:26AM
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Great work! I've been contemplating a service much like this for months. A site that lets you start with a subject or concept and generates a precise list of reading material and subject matter to bring you up to speed. It is essentially answering the question, "What should I read next?"
I look forward to seeing how far this database extends!
Was it the two of you who added all the content? Did you do it all manually? How long did it take?
Submitter here, thanks for creating metacademy. it's helped me a lot in school.
Re:Metacademy
by rogergrosse on Sunday April 20, 2014 @03:10PM
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Glad to hear that! We'd love to get your feedback -- you can contact us at [email protected].
Re:Metacademy
by darrellsilver on Sunday April 20, 2014 @11:43PM
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Awesome site, and want to support any way we can. Great context around content sources both free and paid are really promising.
Let me know if we can be at all of help: darrell [at] thinkful.com
Sorry if you can't reach the site. We’re both doing this as volunteers, and I guess we weren’t prepared for the level of traffic we’re getting. In the meantime, you can find more details about our high-level goals here: http://hunch.net/?p=2714
If you don’t have a particular goal in mind and just want a general overview, check out the roadmaps, e.g. http://www.metacademy.org/roadmaps/rgrosse/bayesian_machine_...