Evaluation of Kroupys.com by UvA students

In the period from February 10 till March 25 2013 master students at the University of Amsterdam followed the master course “Web 2.0: The Participating Audience”, which is part of the Master Communication Science.
During this course students used an online knowledge platform called “Kroupys.com” to share knowledge related to the subject of the master course. By participating on the platform, master students could earn real participation points which counted for their end grades.

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How do students evaluate Kroupys.com? (Results from a case study)

Kroupys is a social knowledge platform for higher education, which is launched in July 2012. The platform uses social media and gamification techniques to stimulate educational knowledge sharing. The founders of the platform asked permission from the teacher of the Master course to test the group-function of the platform, which can be used by students to share course-related knowledge in an online environment. After the course the students were asked to fill in a survey regarding the use of the platform during the course. The results of the survey are presented in this document (download PDF) and can inform other teachers and decision makers at universities about the use of Kroupys. 

New cool features on Kroupys.com!

In this blogpost I would like to give you a quick update on some new features we have been working on lately at Kroupys.com. We believe online knowledge sharing is the future of higher education, but we also believe that knowledge sharing needs to be fun and social. That’s why we built some cool new features to enhance your knowledge sharing experiences.

Badges

On Kroupys you earn points by sharing knowledge, especially when you share answers that other members find useful. Right now you can also earn badges for several activities on the platform! Will you become “The Expert”, “The Specialist in Progress”, a “Genius” or even a “Total Boss”? Click ‘points’ on your profile and take a look at all the badges you can win! 

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Groups
With the new group-feature you can invite people to share knowledge in your own group. Just click “Create new group” and invite other students and teachers by filling in their email addresses. Earn group-points by sharing knowledge and become the group-leader! Why not use this feature to spice up your university colleges and gain additional participation points?

Comments
We introduced a new comment feature, which means that you can comment on all activity updates and notifications on Kroupys and share this with your friends on Facebook and Twitter!

Learning materials
Do you have learning materials like summaries of books and articles, practice exams, video’s of colleges, papers, etc? Share it on Kroupys and get feedback from students and teachers all over the world. Earn extra points and badges and educate yourself and others!

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Your experiences?
We are really excited to see how you will use all the new features, so please share your experiences with us so we can learn from that. If you have any questions or suggestions, let us know by sending a message on Kroupys, write on our Facebook-wall or send a tweet to @kroupys.