Lately, many people around the globe are upskilling themselves by learning about technology. However, only a select few have identified how to utilize technology to enhance the learning experience. At Studyum Labs, we are fully aware of the possibilities that technology brings to make students’ lives easier. With a special focus on emerging technologies – the ones currently in the lower phases of Gartner’s hype cycle – we have devised the Studyum ecosystem to be flexible and innovative, all for the sake of making learning engaging, efficient, and effective like never before.
One of the core ideas behind Studyum is the financial incentivization of learning on top of other kinds of incentivization. Learning energy is transformed into monetary energy. This is possible with cryptocurrencies – the most astonishing revelation in monetary systems since the advent of digital currency. Through a sophisticated implementation of DeFi within the Studyum ecosystem, we have created STUD tokens whose main use case is the incentivizing of students and teachers on our platform. And with NFT-based 3D photo-holographic collectibles, the motivation levels of students can go even further.
Studyum is using blockchain to enhance student motivation, thus creating a concept called Decentralized Learning. Our multi-chain token solution simplifies value transfers from/to our platform. Students can earn STUD tokens in line with their performance – by joining the interactive lessons, completing set tasks, and passing tests. The tokens are then used to fully unlock other functionalities of the platform – to access new lessons and courses, personalize user avatars, and get limited edition NFT collectibles. Much like the play-and-earn concept of blockchain-based games, Studyum has forged a learn-and-earn framework for its learners, making learning worthwhile in more ways than one.
Applying multimedia technology in teaching has been one of the key factors in improving learning productivity ever since the introduction of radio in the 1920s and, with it, alternative mediums for delivering information. Today, students can attend classes online or watch perfectly crafted videos, enjoying the experience they are having. As a civilization, we are at the cutting edge of going even further. Now, we can talk about alternative mediums for exchanging information in education. Utilizing novel multimedia technologies, such as volumetric videos and holograms, we can keep the students captivated and attentive, thus, increasing the capacities of their cognitive abilities. In addition, since sports are the first use case of Studyum, enabling students to use holograms to master the motions from any angle is the next step. That drives the seamless integration of 3D volumetric technologies.
When we add to the equation Studyum’s AI-powered customization of the syllabus and learning experience, we see that humanity is on the brink of transforming the way we learn forever.
Every human being is different and everybody has their own style of learning. By methodically applying AI/ML technology, Studyum is successfully personalizing and customizing a student’s learning process. There are 3 levels at which these technologies adapt to the learning style of the student. Firstly, student preferences determine the classification of various suitable learning styles. Effectively, students navigate their learning paths through their actions. The biggest issue here is the ability to extract preferences from actions. One of the applied solutions for preference extraction is the smart-chat functionality through the implementation of Natural Linguistic Processing (NLP). Lastly, preferences can be extracted by identifying a student’s emotions via the facial recognition system. In addition, this system also serves to measure attention and comprehension levels, modifying the learning experience to achieve higher student engagement. When the optimal learning style variation is defined, smart content adjustments are performed to precisely fit the student’s needs.
To create an edtech solution that is both scalable and engaging, Studyum’s UX/UI design needed to be both bold and highly intuitive. To fully accomplish this, apart from building internal competencies, we have onboarded world-class partners from this field, Fantasy Interactive. With their assistance, Studyum’s appeal will be cross-generational, maximizing the functionality and comprehension of usage.
Studyum aims to be a fully individual approach to learning for everyone, implementing the principle of universal diversity. This means that the learning experience changes not only depending on the person, but also with the person. Most courses nowadays have rigidly fixed syllabuses that do nothing to reflect the ever-changing outside world. Studyum’s novel approach is to define different paths in the syllabus to adapt to a student depending on their interests and preferences. This can be achieved by switching the structure of the so-called information architecture from linear to hierarchical. Instead of building information architecture to be consecutively dependent, we have decided to arrange it in smaller clusters, mirroring what progress actually looks like. As such, lessons within the Studyum ecosystem are shorter and more impactful, organized into micro-lessons. In that way, the issue of shorter attention spans spurred by the abundance of information around us has been resolved.
From AI, Blockchain, 3D, UX/UI, all the way to the precisely crafted syllabuses, Studyum aims to alleviate most of the issues that arose due to a marginal implementation of technology into the learning process. By treating flexible, innovative solutions as integral parts of the system, education can quickly become globally accessible and produce marvelous reskilling and upskilling outcomes. All of the efforts combined in this area are definitely going to lead us to a more knowledgeable future.
