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Stuart McCroden

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Ryan Hoover
Haha, unusual word choice, for sure. This has existed in other forms for years -- fraternities and sororities often have archives of past tests and study material. The anonymous Q&A portion is particularly interesting, giving people an opportunity to ask "stupid questions," although some people might troll their classmates. :)
Joe Dallago
Maker
@rrhoover Yeah it has definitely been around for years, we like to say that we're a fraternity/sorority for everyone. The anonymous Q&A accounts for about a third of all posts/comments, so it's really cool to see people who would normally not ask questions in large lecture hall settings get the opportunity to ask.
Aj Nelson
Maker
Does anyone want a user/pass so you can get passed the .edu barrier? @McCroden @rrhoover @FelixReznik? I can dm you one on twitter or something.
Felix Reznik
Great idea. Not sure if using the word flunk, creates a positive image for a student :)
Stuart McCroden
Hunter
@FelixReznik I definitely think there are multiple ways to interpret it. I thought of it as: the current process is a clusterf***. I have definitely remembered the name, even though I have no use for it.
Joe Dallago
Maker
@McCroden we did a poll early on and it was obvious it was a name students could have fun with and stand behind. So we really liked the uniting qualities of the name.
Aj Nelson
Maker
@McCroden, we simply let the students choose the name: https://www.facebook.com/cluster...
Aj Nelson
Maker
Giving students a way to meet the students in their classes is an awesome thing. You guys wouldn't believe what comes out of it. People talk about parties, sell textbooks, sell couches, and do about anything on our university wall.
Aj Nelson
Maker
To an extent. But at our beta school (university of iowa), after 2/3 of the undergrads use cf at Iowa, they didn't really have an option. They use the product for a number of different things; posting exam curves, office hours, a lot of them spend time on it before an exam. The catch - no one knows they're a prof/teacher. We don't give them any special privileges. If they want to become a power user and get a crown, they have to do it like everyone else.
Kyle S
I've just been an a huge fan and supporter of Clusterflunks since they debuted at my conference glad to see you guys doing big things. We may be able to go a little more in depth on a review with a user/pass.
Stuart McCroden
Hunter
I wish I had this when I was in college. And, not gonna lie, I like the name.
Aj Nelson
Maker
@McCroden thank you!
Aj Nelson
Maker
What else do you guys want to know?
Stuart McCroden
Hunter
@adam_jon_nelson Have teachers tried to "forbid" students to use CF?
Aj Nelson
Maker
@McCroden To an extent. But at our beta school (university of iowa), after 2/3 of the undergrads use cf at Iowa, they didn't really have an option. They use the product for a number of different things; posting exam curves, office hours, a lot of them spend time on it before an exam. The catch - no one knows they're a prof/teacher. We don't give them any special privileges. If they want to become a power user and get a crown, they have to do it like everyone else.