Case studies

Organise a digital drop-in system for your teaching assistants and be there when students need it. With snapmentor you can easily setup office hours to let students know when they can expect quick help. But as students study in many different ways, we have talked with lots of students telling us that it’s great to be able to submit a question during home work, rather than having to note it down and bring it to a scheduled call a day or two later.

Why

We are combining research with lots of user interviews. The platform facilitates question-asking by reducing the social cost of asking for help from someone. Research highlights that removing the need of selecting who, and reducing cost of disclosing personal information are key contributors for reducing social cost of asking for help.

Practical tips

Appoint a coordinator to easily organise the group of teaching assistants. Convert discussions into articles to let students get inspired by other students’ questions.

What do you need to do

• Setup office hours, we recommend aiming for simplicity and repetetiveness
• Recruit a team of teaching assistants (We are happy to help you out with this)
• Spread the word about the service (or simply link from your LMS)

The benefits of this approach

• Reach the unmotivated students by reducing social cost
• Increase engagement outside of lectures. Be there when the student is in deep focus
• Create a safe social environment