# Education

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Are.na helps students and educators share knowledge by helping them make connections together. [Set up a class using our step-by-step guide](https://s3.amazonaws.com/arena-attachments/2626971/31f570550633bbd2c323fa10638098e6.pdf?1535653283).

### Where is Are.na used?

Are.na is used by educators at institutions like Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Brown, RISD, NYU, SAIC, SVA and Parsons / The New School.&#x20;

Are.na can be used for sharing references, readings, assignments, collecting class inspriation, submitting assignments and everything in between.

### Examples

* [Orthographies at MIT](https://www.are.na/lucy-siyao-liu/orthographies) \
  Lucy Siyao Liu asked her architecture and design students to use Are.na to record notes and prototypes as they created automated drawing tools.
* [Princeton VIS 208. "Gifting" Spring 2025](https://www.are.na/princeton-vis-208-gifting-spring-2025)\
  Laurel Schwulst used Are.na for her "Gifting" class at Princeton University.
* [Yale, On Gathering](https://www.are.na/yale-spring-2021-on-gathering)\
  Mindy Seu shares weekly references for her On Gathering class at Yale.

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