Hi, I'm Nick and I'm embarking on a journey to satisfy all those students who seek a different perspective on what they are studying. As a student myself I have regularly sought to find other students revision notes on a particular topic. I'm interested to see how other students have seen and interpreted what I am learning. Have I missed something?
In short I am creating a website that enables the free sharing of revision notes. This group will form part of my basic research in this area.
So my first question is; how many of you are willing to donate your revision notes and materials to allow students from all over to access and benefit from your knowledge?
I can see why it sounds like a useful idea, but I'd be very hesitant for two reasons.
1) My notes reflect my needs, not everyone else's. For example, I'll have hardly any notes on topics which are the easy ones for me, but these might be the difficult ones for other people. I'd be worried that people would think the topics I'd left out were unimportant as it's not uncommon for people to think that someone else's way must be better than theirs, even when there's absolutely no grounds for such a belief.
2) More importantly, in my opinion actually making the revision notes yourself is when you learn most. Using "ready made" ones would be likely to defeat the object