How This Works

The Learning Xchange is a free way to help you find someone to learn with. There is no easy path to learning difficult things, but having someone to learn with can help you stay motivated, remain on track, and see things from another's perspective.

Our process of searching for a learning partner has 2 related parts:

Viewing Existing Posts

Step 1:
Who in general do you want to learn with? Choose the kind(s) of learning partner(s) you are looking for by selecting Peer-to-peer Learning, Skills Learning, or Teachers from the Main Search box. [Please see "When do I use Peers, Skills, Teachers Pages?" for more.]

Step 2:
What do you want to learn about? Specify what you want to learn by giving (for example) the exact title, author, isbn#, or other keywords related to what you are looking for.

Step 3:
Together with Step 2, you may wish to browse categories using "Browse Peers" (for Peer-to-Peer Learning), "Browse Skills" (for Skills Learning), and "Browse Teachers" (for learning with Teachers).

Step 4:
Search Results will display:

  • A list of possible matches, along with.
  • A profile & cover letter description for each, and.
  • A link enabling you to reply to potential matches.
If you find someone you want to contact, reply to them to see if you both want to take things further.

Step 5:
If you do not yet find any potential matches, please consider:

  • adding your own post
  • following the suggestions on the "Search Results" page.

Making New Posts

Step 1:
Decide what you want to learn.

Step 2:
Who in general are you looking to learn with? Choose the kind(s) of learning partner(s) you are looking for by selecting "Peers" (for Peer-to-Peer Learning), "Skills" (for Skills Learning), or "Teachers" (for learning from teachers) from the "New Post" page. New Posts are made by clicking on: "My Account >> New Post". [Please see "When do I use Peers, Skills, Teachers Pages?" for more.]

Step 3:
Write your "Profile & Cover Letter", to tell others a little about who you are and what you are looking for. [click here to learn more, and see some examples] Place it in the "Profile & Cover Letter" box located in: My Account >> Profile & Cover Letter.

Step 4:
Make a "New Post" by clicking on My Account >> New Post. As with Step 3, please use care when filling out your New Post.

Step 5:
If you do not yet find any potential matches, please consider:

  • Adding your own post, and.
  • following the suggestions on the "Search Results" page.