Education start-up PenPal Schools offers courses that combine technology with a human element by pairing students with pen pals from a pool of over one participating countries around the world. “Through correspondence that revolves around a guided curriculum, learners can exchange ideas and perspectives around certain topics and content,” says a report on Gigaom.com. Courses through PenPal Schools provide students with weekly assignments, videos, and prompts that are meant to kick-start conversation with their respective pen pals, who are communicated with over a “chat-like interface.” Furthermore, the courses are free. While the company will most likely offer a premium, paid version in the near future, "all of PenPal Schools’ original courses will remain on offer for free,” the article said.
Education start-up PenPal Schools offers courses that combine technology with a human element by pairing students with pen pals from a pool of over 90 participating countries around the world. “Through correspondence that revolves around a guided curriculum, learners can exchange ideas and perspectives around certain topics and content,” says a report on Gigaom.com. Courses through PenPal Schools provide students with weekly assignments, videos, and prompts that are meant to kick-start conversation with their respective pen pals, who are communicated with over a “chat-like interface.” Furthermore, the courses are free. While the company will most likely offer a premium, paid version in the near future, "all of PenPal Schools’ original courses will remain on offer for free,” the article said.