EdSyl | Team #18

Draft a syllabus in minutes with the power of AI - save time and nerves on your lesson planning!

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Inspiration

Six months ago, we started working on EdSyl with a simple goal: to make course planning easier for teachers. We saw that teachers were stressed and spending too much time planning their courses, so we decided to help by creating a system that could quickly generate course outlines with the support of AI.

How we built it

To bring EdSyl to life, we combined the .NET for its core functionality with the innovative brainpower of Azure AI for intelligent suggestions. Our breakthrough came when we figured out how to neatly pull out and organize structured content from these AI suggestions. This allowed us to allow teachers to easily break down their course planning into smaller, manageable steps, focus on specific parts of their plans one at a time, and interact with various sections of their plans independently.

Challenges we ran into

We faced a reality check when we looked at our user stats. This was a clear sign we needed to understand our users better. Feedback started coming in, but it pointed to some gaps in our system. Users could create course outlines in just two minutes, which was great, but then they were left wondering, "What’s next?" Questions like “Where can I add my content?” and “What can I do next with my course outline?” showed us that while users could start their course plans easily, they weren’t sure how to proceed. Additionally, some users faced strict regulations that prevented them from using the course structures we generated.

How did we use time at Hack4.ai

We talked directly with teachers at the event, something we hadn’t done enough of before. From these talks, we learned a big lesson: the most challenging part for teachers isn’t just making a plan for the whole course but planning each lesson - deciding what to teach and how to teach it. This was a lightbulb moment for us, showing us where we really needed to focus our efforts with EdSyl to make teachers' lives easier.

Breakthrough at Hack4.ai

During the Hack4.ai hackathon, we quickly pivoted our approach based on the insights we had gained. Recognizing the need for deeper lesson planning support, we rolled up our sleeves and created an additional module for EdSyl. This new feature focuses on helping teachers dive into the specifics of any topic by assisting in the drafting of detailed lesson plans.

Going Beyond: EdSyl is Your Teaching Knowledge Vault

Imagine having a vault where all your teaching insights and lesson plans are not just stored but ready to be shared with the world. We're looking to evolve EdSyl into more than a planning tool; we want it to be the cornerstone of your teaching legacy, a place where your knowledge accumulates over time.

What's the Kahoot is going on?

Meet Kahoot, a powerhouse in the educational world embraced by 10 million teachers every month for creating engaging and interactive learning experiences. Now, imagine if you could transform your lesson plans into dynamic Kahoot quizzes and activities with just a few clicks in EdSyl. If we capture just 5% of Kahoot's audience, that's a staggering 500K teachers that might put lesson plans to life through interactive quizzes and activities directly from EdSyl.

Expanding EdSyl Horizons

While the integration with Kahoot opens up exciting possibilities, we see it as just the beginning. Why stop there? EdSyl's potential to integrate with other platforms is vast. Imagine also linking up with Mentimeter, allowing teachers to create real-time, interactive polls and feedback sessions. Or consider the seamless connection with Google Classroom, where lesson plans developed in EdSyl could directly populate course materials and assignments.

Check our Hacking Progress!

Visit our EdSyl app to see what we achieved at Hack4.ai in just 48 hours. Take a look and share your feedback!

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