u/Noobella01

I’m working on a learning prototype and wanted honest opinions from people who self-study.

The idea is that instead of only getting a text answer or watching a normal video, a tutor explains out loud while drawing on a live canvas step by step.

The examples here are about cell division and surface tension, but I’m more interested in the general learning style than these specific topics.

It is not meant to be a polished animation or a pre-made diagram. The point is that the drawing happens while the explanation is happening, so the learner can follow the idea as it builds.

I’m trying to figure out a few things:

Would this actually help you understand concepts better than normal text or video?

What subjects would this be useful for? Math, biology, physics, chemistry, coding, philosophy, history, or something else?

What would make it genuinely helpful instead of just visually interesting?

What would annoy you about this kind of learning tool?

When you are confused, would you want it to redraw things differently, ask you questions, slow down, or give another example?

I’m asking because I don’t want to build based only on my own assumptions. Brutally honest feedback would help a lot.

I’m working on a learning prototype and wanted honest opinions from people who self-study.

The idea is that instead of only getting a text answer or watching a normal video, a tutor explains out loud while drawing on a live canvas step by step.

The examples here are about cell division and surface tension, but I’m more interested in the general learning style than these specific topics.

It is not meant to be a polished animation or a pre-made diagram. The point is that the drawing happens while the explanation is happening, so the learner can follow the idea as it builds.

I’m trying to figure out a few things:

Would this actually help you understand concepts better than normal text or video?

What subjects would this be useful for? Math, biology, physics, chemistry, coding, philosophy, history, or something else?

What would make it genuinely helpful instead of just visually interesting?

What would annoy you about this kind of learning tool?

When you are confused, would you want it to redraw things differently, ask you questions, slow down, or give another example?

I’m asking because I don’t want to build based only on my own assumptions. Brutally honest feedback would help a lot.

I’m working on a learning prototype and wanted honest opinions from people who self-study.

The idea is that instead of only getting a text answer or watching a normal video, a tutor explains out loud while drawing on a live canvas step by step.

The examples here are about cell division and surface tension, but I’m more interested in the general learning style than these specific topics.

It is not meant to be a polished animation or a pre-made diagram. The point is that the drawing happens while the explanation is happening, so the learner can follow the idea as it builds.

I’m trying to figure out a few things:

Would this actually help you understand concepts better than normal text or video?

What subjects would this be useful for? Math, biology, physics, chemistry, coding, philosophy, history, or something else?

What would make it genuinely helpful instead of just visually interesting?

What would annoy you about this kind of learning tool?

When you are confused, would you want it to redraw things differently, ask you questions, slow down, or give another example?

I’m asking because I don’t want to build based only on my own assumptions. Brutally honest feedback would help a lot.

I study in +2, and we had a lab yesterday.

The teacher spent most of the time saying things like, "Do it yourself," "Don't use that," "Don't do this," and "Don't touch that." I get that some rules are there for safety. Nobody wants the lab to burn down.

But at one point, I just picked up a funnel and got told not to. It made me wonder, what's the whole point of a lab if we're barely allowed to explore?

What frustrates me more is how school treats exams like they're the ultimate goal. Why is doing everything alone considered the "right" way to learn? Humans evolved by cooperating, sharing knowledge, and solving problems together. That's how we got this far.

I don't hate the teacher. I think they're shaped by the system and by the circumstances they're placed in, molded by the pressures and expectations around them. It's not really their fault. No one here deserves to be hated.

I feel like understanding why people act the way they do is how systems eventually change.

Has anyone else had a similar experience? What's your opinion on schools focusing so much on individual performance instead of collaboration and curiosity?

What if there was a way to learn that combined YouTube-style lessons (whiteboard explanations, animations, visual teaching, etc.) with AI?

The idea is that you still get the visual learning experience from videos, but it's personalized. You could pause anytime, ask any question about what's being taught, and get an explanation right then instead of searching through comments or watching another video.

How much would you actually use something like this? Why or why not?

I'd personally use it because AI chatbots can explain things well, but visual learning is still limited. Image generation is slow and isn't the kind of interactive learning I'm looking for. On the other hand, YouTube is great for visuals but can't adapt to my questions or learning pace.

If I built an app that combined both, would you be interested in trying it out and giving me honest feedback?

1. How do you actually study? What's your process from start to finish?

2. Do you use AI (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) as part of your learning? If yes, how?

3. If you do use it, what's actually good about it and what's missing?

I'm building a learning platform and I've realized I keep building based on my own assumptions instead of asking real people. So I'm asking. The whole point is to move away from rote memorization toward actual understanding, and I can't do that without knowing what people actually need.

If any of this resonates, your feedback would genuinely shape what this becomes.