Studyhall Explained

Studyhall
Foundation:	US
Location Country:	US
Industry:	Peer learning

Studyhall was an online education^[1] startup based in Washington, DC, United States, and founded by Cornell and Washington University School of Law graduate Ross Blankenship in 2012.^{[2] [3]} The company launched as a peer-to-peer learning platform^[4] whose claimed goal was to change higher education^[5] by providing a virtual space in which students could collaborate.^{[6] [7]} Studyhall was active^[8] at Arizona State University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California – Berkeley, University of California – Davis, University of California – Los Angeles, and Washington University in St. Louis.

Features

Students could create Studyhall.com accounts by providing the platform with their .edu email addresses. Studyhall members would add their classes to their profile each semester, and were connected to other students in the same courses.^[9] Other student groups were also able to communicate with Studyhall.com’s group forum pages. Students were notified of other members’ activity on the website through updates on their account homepage.^{[10] [11]}

Studyhall.com accounts had a word processing feature for members to record, share, and organize class notes. Each account had video-chat capability for interactive study sessions, in which notes could be shared between two members on a collaborative “whiteboard.”^[12]

History

Studyhall.com officially launched in September 2012 at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, where the company was a Startup Battlefield Finalist.^{[13] [14]}

The company soon transitioned to a more classic offer of private tutoring. ^[15] The original website ceased operations in 2020. A company named StudyHall by the same founder still exists, but is now specialized in helping companies hire young graduates.^[16]

External links

• (now defunct)

Notes and References

1. Barnes, Kristen (2012-10-18). "New website creates online study forum." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
2. News: Studyhall Launches A Peer-To-Peer Learning & Collaboration Network For Students. Empson. Rip. TechCrunch. 2017-10-06 . en.
3. Li . Victor . Jain . Naveen . ‘08 alum brings virtual Study Hall to campus . 21 July 2023 . . 134 . 9 . Oct 11, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171006212104/http://www.studlife.com/media/pdf/2012-2013/12-10-11.pdf . Oct 6, 2017 . 12 . en.
4. C, Radford (2012-09-13). "StudyHall Let’s You Collab With Study Buddies In Real-Time." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
5. Landry, Lauren (2012-08-02)."StudyHall Launches To Take the Conversations Students Have After Class & Bring Them Online." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
6. Web site: Goode. Lauren. StudyHall Offers New Site for Collaborative Course Work (And Books!).
7. EdTech Times Staff (2012-09-12). "Studyhall launches P2P learning network for students." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
8. Cummings, Corey (2012-10-15). "StudyHall Connects Students Outside The Classroom and Across The Globe." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
9. Web site: Empson. Rip. Studyhall Launches A Peer-To-Peer Learning & Collaboration Network For Students.
10. Mirzakarimova, Gulnara (2012-08-06). "Social Meets Academics at Student-Only StudyHall." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
11. Goode, Lauren (2012-08-01). "StudyHall Offers New Site for Collaborative Course Work (And Books!)." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
12. Web site: Landry. Lauren. StudyHall Launches To Take the Conversations Students Have After Class & Bring Them Online. Bostinno.com. 28 November 2012.
13. Web site: Empson. Rip. Studyhall Launches A Peer-To-Peer Learning & Collaboration Network For Students. 2 November 2012.
14. Loeb, Ben (2012-08-09). "StudyHall.com Launch Interview with Co-Founder and CMO Ben Winter." Retrieved 2012-11-02.
15. Web site: archived version of the official website. https://web.archive.org/web/20190113031214/https://studyhall.com/ . 2019-01-13 . dead.
16. Web site: Website of new StudyHall venture.