Piazza

Piazza is an educational technology platform designed to facilitate interactive learning and collaboration between students, teaching assistants (TAs), and professors. The platform serves as an intuitive Q&A forum where students can pose and answer questions, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Piazza's wiki-style editing feature allows students to collaboratively refine questions and answers, creating a single high-quality resource for each topic. The platform supports various features to enhance the learning experience, including LaTeX editing, code blocking, syntax highlighting, and runnable code snippets. Instructors can endorse student responses, conduct online polls, and access participation statistics to adapt their teaching strategies. Piazza is accessible across devices, with iOS and Android mobile apps available for on-the-go use. The platform prioritizes privacy and data protection, offering options for scheduled post locking and private questioning. To ensure inclusivity, Piazza provides an anonymous posting function and accessibility options for assistive technologies.

Key customers and partnerships

The platform is utilized by various educational institutions, including the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Toronto, which have integrated Piazza into their learning management systems. These institutions have provided guidance to their faculty on implementing Piazza in their courses, highlighting its benefits in reducing administrative workload and encouraging student engagement.