The Creator
Andrew Sutherland started his career with Quizlet in high school when he created it as a tool to help him study for his French class. After he began to succeed using his creation, he began to share his methods with the rest of his class and, eventually, the rest of the world. Andrew Sutherland is exemplary because of his unique problem-solving skills. Instead of creating physical flashcards, he used his skills in computer programming to develop and system that works best for him and others. Despite being incredibly innovative, he also had the desire to continue to build his invention while attending MIT. Sutherland’s creation now has over 50million users every month and is considered as the go-to studying app. The age of fumbling back and forth with note cards is over.
Quizlet
For years Quizlet has been considered a must for any student looking to ace a quiz. Quizlet has a massive array of information that is available to be studied as anyone is allowed to create their personalized study guide. Any user can create their own study set, folder, or class and browse the database for any specific type of information. The creation process is quite simple, create a new set, and you are on your way to success in whichever class you choose. Once you have created a set, there are a variety of ways that you can study it. For one, there are the essential flashcards that can be organized into sections that make sure you get extra practice on the vocabulary that you do not know. Some additional ways of studying include tests, learning (multiple choice), matching, and writing. No matter which way you learn, there is a method for everyone.
What makes Quizlet so exceptional is the application’s ability to adapt to any area of learning, whether that is science, language, or math; there is always information that needs to be studied. Quizlet has continued to innovate by adding text to speech and interactive vocabulary games that make learning fun. Quizlet has even implemented location-based recommendations to offer study guides for students attending the same school.
My thoughts
What Andrew Sutherland has created is truly inspiring through the way that he used his skills in computer programming to help others learn and retain knowledge better. Sutherland was able to locate a problem with his studies and created an application that is #2 for education on the app store. Quizlet is an app that I personally use daily and would recommend to anyone. The platform has seen great success and looks to have a promising future.
I found this very interesting. As someone from a generation that has benefitted greatly from Quizlet and its capabilities it was cool to read about its origins and see the purpose behind its original creation. It has come a long way since that first French class.
I liked that he solved a problem he had of his own and then once he found success in it was able to show other people and help them succeed as well. His drive to share this tool with other people also did not stop once he found success with it I find it interesting that he continued to work on it while at MIT and he uses the new knowledge he learns to help him improve his idea.