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Inspiration

As students ourselves, we know not only how important education, but how much of it is also a privilege to many. While millions of people have easy access to schools and proper education, there are a million others who do not. We ourselves go through challenges in the system depending on many aspects of our life such as our socioeconomic status, location, age, race, gender, etc. These challenges may present themselves as lack of infrastructures, lack qualified teachers, or economic barriers. We wanted to create a place where the world can come together on one platform and easily access global content made for the purpose of learning. Inspired by platforms such as YouTube, Khan Academy, Chegg, and ChatGPT, our intent was to build a program that:

Is free and globally accessible
Utilizes AI to personalize learning
Includes real teachers and community, and most importantly
Empowers students everywhere

What it does

Axle, short for Accessible Learning, is a free, global, 24/7 learning platform that works for anyone, anywhere. Similar to platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, Axle allows credited educators from around the world to host live group classes, and includes a library of recorded lessons for on-demand learning. Inspired by many homework-help applications and AI systems, we have integrated AI technology into our website; the AI chatbot tutor helps students 24/7 with quick questions they need answered or concepts they need to understand.

How we built it

To create the Axle prototype, we used VS Code, Python, localhost, and streamlit, all together to form an interactive website where one can access live session, recordings, and an AI Chatbot.

Defined the problems such as inequality in access to education.
We brainstormed possible solution to overcome those problems
We also did pros and cons with each feature in our idea.
We learned about the software tools through the workshops happened yesterday and external research Such as: Local host, Vs code, Python, streamlit

Challenges we ran into

Coding the website itself was a big challenge especially because of how globally interconnected it should become. There are many features of the platform that needs a lot more time to create, such as live sessions and recordings where there needs to be qualified instructors willing to hop on. Technical problems:

Downloading Git for Macbook (We had to go through Hebrew.
Brainstorming website format
Inconsistency with research due to global differentiation

Apart from the technical aspects of creating the project, we ran into many challenges when forming theoretical ideas of the platform based on biased assumptions:

People all around the don't always have access to internet, electronics, and other forms of technology
There's a chance that students who can already afford proper education and have the means to safely and easily access it, will skip their classes and utilize the website to learn, leading to emptier classrooms

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Creating a platform that’s usable, scalable, and accessible for real learners
Building an AI assistant that actually interacts with students and helps them understand various concepts

AI Use:

Used AI to family ourselves with streamlit features such as streamlit.chat_message
Used AI for Downloading git.
Further and additional research regarding the topic

What we learned

Along with leaning about the many biases and systemic challenges in education, we learned how to integrate AI into our website and create a platform where the student can easily interact with the global community, increasing diversity through technological advancements.

What's next for Axle?

Improving AI performance through data analysis and pattern recognition of the qualified instructors, and integrating video lessons into its technology
To theoretically solve the issues mentioned above, gaining traction, enlarging its platform and database and working with larger software and business companies to increase revenue and aid more people by removing any obstacles from easily accessed education

For more information, check out our Presentation