Reddit in the classroom.

What is University of Reddit's mission?

University of Reddit aims to become a community for anyone looking to teach or learn. We strive to provide an environment in which students need not pay tuition or dispense personal information.

Most of you have probably heard of reddit.com/, the self proclaimed "front page of the internet". But what you might not know is that a faction of this internet giant is using their open source platform to offer a free education forum. University of Reddit (or "uReddit") focuses on bringing opportunities to learn from the members of the community who are fit to teach. The reddit community is already well known for being a dynamic group of progressive/dedicated/complex thinkers: science enthusiasts, philosophers, mathematicians, musicians, writers, artists, PhD holders, and societal outcasts are all encouraged to contribute their thoughts. Nothing is excluded from discussion or debate by reddit's 8 million active users. Ureddit seems to be the next natural step for the community.


While browsing reddit, I have come across suggestions of creating a "subreddit" for a classroom. Many of the courses I have taken in college have used blogging services such as
Wordpress (and sure enough - this very blog!) to organize and distribute information and discussions. Why not use the versatility of a subreddit? Using reddit for its powerful networking capabilities is something we should all keep in mind while the classroom continues to utilize more and more technology. And we can certainly encourage students to participate in a ureddit course. Here is a course I found teaching Fine Art Theory!