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Studiosity is an academic writing feedback and peer mentoring service, that is offered on demand, by a third-party service provider.[1]
Founder and management
[edit]New York born Jack Goodman founded Studiosity in 2002 [2] and began working with public libraries with a company named YouTutor. This writing support and tutoring service was expanded to university students in 2014.[2]
Criticism
[edit]Education and its curriculum have been disaggregated into component parts,[3] a process known as unbundling. However, it is likely that those who have "academic capital" will benefit the most from academic support services.[4] This outsourcing also prevents academics from closing the feedback loop[5] and being able to assist students understanding.[6] Studiosity is another example of edtech "assetisation", where value is extracted by limiting access to key services.[7]
Pragmaticism
[edit]Studiosity's business model is to widen participation and their formative feedback has raised student's confidence [8]. While the feedback is often removed from the students contexts [9], and this will provoke resistance to private providers. A pragmatic partnership could turn this relationship for mutual advantage.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Gail; McAuley, Andrew; Ashton-Hay, Sally; Eyk, Tina Van (2020-10-26). "Just when I needed you most: Establishing on-demand learning support in a regional university". Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 36 (5): 46–57. doi:10.14742/ajet.6117. ISSN 1449-5554.
- ^ a b "How this company grew from school tutoring to help 70 unis worldwide". Australian Financial Review. June 12, 2023.
- ^ Swinnerton, B., M. Ivancheva, T. Coop, C. Perrotta, N. P. Morris, R. Swartz, L. Czerniewicz, A. Cliff, and S. Walji. 2018. “The Unbundled University: Researching Emerging Models in an Unequal Landscape. Preliminary Findings from Fieldwork in South Africa.” In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Networked Learning 2018, edited by M. Bajić, N. B. Dohn, M. de Laat, P. Jandrić, and T. Ryberg, 218–226. Zagreb, Croatia: Networked Learning.
- ^ Delaney, Lorraine; Brown, Mark; Costello, Eamon (2023-11-16). "Between the Lines: An Exploration of Online Academic Help-Seeking and Outsourced Support in Higher Education: Who Seeks Help and Why?". Education Sciences. 13 (11): 1147. doi:10.3390/educsci13111147. ISSN 2227-7102.
- ^ Watson, Sarah (January 2003). "Closing the feedback loop: Ensuring effective action from student feedback". Tertiary Education and Management. 9 (2): 145–157. doi:10.1080/13583883.2003.9967099. ISSN 1358-3883.
- ^ Hotson, ~ Brian (2022-09-01). "Friends don't let friends Studiosity (without reading the fine print)". cwcaaccr.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Edtech in Higher Education: Empirical Findings from the Project 'Universities and Unicorns: Building Digital Assets in the Higher Education Industry'" (PDF). www.researchcghe.org.
- ^ Pike, David (2024-05-21). "Students' perspectives of a study support (Studiosity) service at a University". Research in Learning Technology. 32. doi:10.25304/rlt.v32.3015. ISSN 2156-7077.
- ^ Stevenson, Ana; and Baker, Sally (2024). "What do we know about YouTube content about academic writing? A multimodal analysis". Learning, Media and Technology. 0: 1–17. doi:10.1080/17439884.2024.2358245. ISSN 1743-9884.
- ^ Wilson, Gail; McAuley, Andrew; Ashton-Hay, Sally; Eyk, Tina Van (2020-10-26). "Just when I needed you most: Establishing on-demand learning support in a regional university". Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 36 (5): 46–57. doi:10.14742/ajet.6117. ISSN 1449-5554.