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Washburn University

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StudyMate Class

StudyMate Class improves student knowledge of core concepts and terms through web-based learning activities. The activities such as flash cards and crosswords use glossary terms and facts entered by the students or instructor. Students then practice with the activities that appeal to them, and can even add new terms or sample questions that are also available to classmates. StudyMate Class integrates seamlessly with Blackboard courses for easy instructor facilitation and grading.

Why It's Used

Students get more actively engaged with the course material (no more blind memorization)

Students can practice the same terms or concepts many times and in fresh ways, or even choose activities based on their personal learning style

Peer review of materials makes the course more interactive and social

Instructors can easily create exercises, give feedback and grade student participation

Student-created questions can be copied directly to a Blackboard assessment, resulting in new questions each term

How it Works
Students learn at each step of the process: creating, editing and reviewing items. Scroll through the series of screenshots below to see how StudyMate Class works.

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Sample Activities
The activities in StudyMate Class are interactive and highly engaging. Click here to view some sample activities.

Features List
View the feature list for StudyMate Class.

Quick Start Guide
The 3-page Quick Start Guide for StudyMate Class is all most instructors need to get up-and-running. The appendix section includes several "Teaching Scenarios" with specific suggestions on how to integrate it into courses.

Pricing
StudyMate Class is currently available as a free 3-month pilot license. Then, institutions have the choice of purchasing a Campus-wide license for StudyMate Class (see price list), or continuing with a free "Lite" version of the software.

StudyMate Author Included
Institutions that purchase a license for StudyMate Class will also receive a campus-wide license for StudyMate Author. StudyMate Author is a client-based version of StudyMate that lets instructors work offline. It's easy to import questions and glossaries from MS Word or publisher test banks with StudyMate Author, and then publish the Flash activities directly to an online course. Items from StudyMate Author can also be exported in a format that is usable with StudyMate Class or iPods. Two powerful tools, all for the price of one.

Installation and Licensing
A free 3-month pilot license for StudyMate Class is available to institutions running the Blackboard Learning System (Enterprise 6.3+, Vista 4.0+, CE 6.0+). The service is hosted on a Respondus server, but requires that a Blackboard Building Block or PowerLink be installed to the institution's Blackboard server. To participate in a pilot program, the license administrator of your institution's Blackboard Learning System should fill out and return the StudyMate Class License Agreement.

More Information:
Watch a brief demonstration movie
Request a webinar
Feature List
Sample activities available to students
License Agreement
Instructor "Quick Start" Guides and Documentation

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