CircleIn for Professors

What's unique about CircleIn?

Developed through a grant through the National Science Foundation, CircleIn was built on the science of peer-led learning. CircleIn is a mobile app that’s available 24/7, providing a place for students to study together online at any time of day or night. CircleIn fosters an interactive community where students can actively support each other's learning and development, creating a strong sense of belonging in various course formats, whether in-person, hybrid, or fully online.

CircleIn provides one place for students to chat, create and share flashcards, post class notes, ask questions, share videos, DM each other, create quizzes, study using an AI Tutor, all in a mobile app. Students can also provide weekly feedback on what they’ve learned or may not understand. This feedback goes directly to their instructors as part of their instructional strategy.  

CircleIn also incentivizes engagement through a point system that rewards students for sharing knowledge, tackling challenging problems, and collaborating with classmates, thereby providing both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for them to contribute to each other’s unique learning journeys. Students can then convert these points into gift cards. For faculty, the platform delivers valuable insights into student study behaviors without adding to their workload, enabling them to identify and address learning gaps effectively. 

Outcomes

The data shows that students who use CircleIn perform better in their academic courses in comparison to students who never use CircleIn.