Feynman Academy

Creating virtual environment where students can learn more efficiently, put their skills to the test and affirm them using the latest technologies and researches in the cognitive field.

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Prologue

Throughout the history every crisis has brought big innovations to the world. A crisis usually works as a catalyst to bring small companies and ideas to the big stage. It is the time when bold ideas are needed so we can deal with the crisis and change the way we live. The current pandemic presents us with an opportunity to review all these ideas and put them to the test.

Inspiration

When I was in university studying economics I enrolled into a small programming class and I noticed that I am better at learning how to code than studying about economics. That led me to doing research about the topic and I came with a lot of both, small and big features for an online based learning system that can improve drastically the way we receive information and make it more efficient increasing the long term retention.

How I built it

I looked at the problems students have while studying in universities and started creating solutions for them. After presenting the solutions to university professors they approved my methodology. I put all the solutions into a software called Feynman Academy and combined them in a way where they work seamlessly together.

Challenges I ran into

When pitching the feynman academy software I am going into a lot of details about all the small features that work together so people can understand the benefits it brings to them and sometimes it's overwhelming. People have called me 2 hours after the meeting to tell me that they finally grasped the magnitude of the project which is a good sign for the innovative part, but bad sign for the presentation.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

During late 2018 I got a scholarship from Bulgarian Entrepreneurship Center for a Stanford Design thinking course. After presenting my idea to them I got invited to their campus for intensive course.

During 2019 I used the business plan of Feynman Academy for my final thesis at my university and got the highest grade of my class.

What I learned

I learned a lot about cognitive science while working on this project because I reached a conclusion that if we want to create a better environment for studying a simple e-learning platform won't make much of a difference. There are a lot of impressive studies in the cognitive science field that can actually teach us how to learn more effectively and increase our retention of the knowledge.

What's next for Feynman Academy

I personally believe that Feynman Academy has the potential of being a revolutionary tool for both students and teachers that can transform the way we learn and grow our knowledge.

The features listed bellow are going to be added in that order:

I. Public features that will be added in the next 2 days.

  1. Minimalistic UI for teachers including

-creating classes

-uploading textbooks and lectures

-creating assignments

-creating exams

-helping tools (demo) for creating all of the above

-panel for monitoring students progress

  1. Minimalistic UI for students including

-current assignments

-current program for the day (using successive relearning and dynamic content)

-daily activities (assignments, exams)

-progress (Knowledge Tree)

II. Future features that will be added in the next 3 to 9 months. Information about these features will be provided during the presentation and Q&A

  1. Peer to Peer learning
  2. Flow Algorithm
  3. Curriculum Taxonomy
  4. Dynamic daily studying plan
  5. Knowledge Depth Index

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