BrainBytes
The AI-powered study tool for the era of short-form content
PI HACKS
EDUCATION
TAKE A BYTE
Studies by researchers at the University of California, Irvine found that students’ attention spans have decreased by 66% – from over two minutes to 47 seconds – in the last 20 years (Oaten).
This lack of attention ability contrasts directly with the style of studying that is taught and available to students.
What already exists?
Nibble - a microlearning tool used for improving general knowledge
Cannot be used for specific class-tailored material
NoteGPT, Scholarcy, and other AI summary/flashcard tools - create digestible study tools and summaries by uploading course material
Do not allow for collaboration, can be boring and non-thorough
What are we?
BrainBytes transforms class studying with bite-sized learning that boosts engagement, enhances personalized learning, and optimizes time.
Empower students to seek interactive, collaborative, specific class-aligned content in minutes and spark immediate gamified interest.
Features
Satisfactory progression and gamification - users earn experience points from completing Bytes and quizzes, as well as trying out different difficulty ranks
Collaborative class environment - students can like and comment on the same Bytes. Goal is so that interactions are shared
Personalized student experience - students can combine multiple classes into Byte feed, interact with important Bytes to return to, and generate as much practice as they need
Workflow
Displays 10 “Bytes” from DB
Displays more “Bytes”
Questions are pulled from database (SQLite)
User scrolled to 1 before the last “Byte”?
Are there more questions in the DB for the intended course?
New “Byte” generated by OpenRouter’s NVIDIA AI
Yes
No
“Byte” is added to DB for others’ use
Beyond
Future Goals:
Demo
References
Oaten, J. (2024, April 26). Combating the attention span crisis in our students. Santa Maria College. https://santamaria.wa.edu.au/decreasing-attention-spans-jennifer-oaten/