Archive for May, 2009
Happy Birthday eduFire! Take a Class on Us
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Koichi.
Wow. We’re one year old (as in, one year since we came out of beta). Do any of you remember our first baby steps? Well, now it’s time to learn how to run.
We’ve come a really long way in the last year. We added group classes of up to 100 people, introduced the idea board, given you the ability to upload docs / write articles, and so much more. When you look back on it this way, it’s amazing how much has changed!
Take a Class, Get a Class for Free!
To celebrate, we want to give you the opportunity over the next few days to take a group class, then get another one (at equal or lesser value) free. All you have to do is take a class before June 1st (hurry!), send your invoice to koichi@edufire.com, and you’ll get a coupon code to take another class in return!
Thank you all for a wonderful year! We look forward to many more!
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Upload Documents to Increase your Teaching Credibility
Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Koichi.
Last week, we gave you the ability to write articles, and share your knowledge with the rest of the world. We’ve already seen five articles surpass 1000 views, and two get over 10,000!
In addition to writing your own articles, now you have the ability to upload documents. PDFs, PowerPoints, docs, you name it. And, just like articles, if you have a class scheduled, you can associate it with that class, so all your documents are stored in one place making it easy for the students to access them.
Here are some benefits to uploading your documents.
- Ability to associate a document with a class, so your students can read up and prepare for your classes.
- Google Search traffic. This means people will find your documents via Google, thus finding you as well.
- Builds Credibility: A teacher with good content coming from their account means they’re a good teacher as well. Just one more thing teachers can use to stand out from the crowd.
If you’ve taught any classes in the past, and have a PowerPoint / PDF / anything you want to upload, here’s the link. First document to hit 1,000 views gets an eduFire T-shirt! :)
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We need an intern (or two… or three)
Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Koichi.
eduFire is looking to get some summer interns. Interns will get everyone coffee, do push ups, and… wait, not quite. Here’s really why you should be an intern here:
#1 – Work alongside some sharp people and learn a *ton*. Trust me on this one, you’ll probably receive an MBA’s worth of education in a single summer (and this is coming from someone who received an MBA from a Top 10 school).
#2 – A great name on your resume. We’re funded by a Sand Hill Road VC so you’ll have a good name to add to your resume. Can’t hurt in this economy!
#3 – Super convenient! We’re located in SOMA in SF, incredibly close to Cal-Train and a # of bus lines and walking distance from BART. A great commute for anyone in the Bay Area.
#4 – Free eduFire classes, tutoring sessions, etc. If you’re looking to learn a language, prep for an exam, etc. we’ll hook you up with vouchers to take free classes and tutoring sessions on our site. Not a bad perk!!
#5 – Meaningful work. If you’ve read our blog you know that we’re about trying to change education for the better. What could be a better use of your time between school years than trying to make the education system itself a little bit (or a lot!) better?
We’re mostly looking for people who are local (San Francisco) although we might hire an exceptional candidate who is remote. We’re looking for all sorts of backgrounds but the ideal for us would be people with experience in marketing (especially social media) and customer experience (especially usability). If you feel you might fit the bill shoot an email and a resume to koichi@edufire.com and title it “eduFire Summer Internship”.
