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Open Study Hub

A three-tool stack turns every class session into a transcript, a podcast, a quiz, and flashcards, then gives the whole class the same access to all of it.

43

courses organized

528

class sessions transcribed

90

professors trained on the system

Access Before Advantage

The graduate program grades on a curve, which rewards keeping good notes private. The hub takes the opposite position: every student receives the same transcripts, the same audio, and the same practice questions, because access to the information matters more than a small edge over a classmate.

The same materials level the field for students with disabilities or accommodations. A recorded, transcribed, and summarized session lets every student spend class time learning instead of transcribing.

The Stack

Three layers, each doing one job, with the steps to rebuild it

Layer 1: Capture

Otter

Otter records each class session and produces a full transcript, so attention in the room goes to the discussion instead of to note-taking.

  1. 1Start one recording per session and name it with the course and session number.
  2. 2Export the transcript as a PDF when the session ends.
  3. 3Keep the professor's slides for the same session next to it.

Layer 2: Organize

Notion

Notion holds the hub. One database lists every course, and each course page holds a second database with one row per session.

  1. 1Create a Course Resources database with one page per course and the instructor's name.
  2. 2Inside each course, add a Resources database with four columns: session number, NotebookLM link, podcast audio file, and slides.
  3. 3Share the workspace with the whole class by link, with view access for everyone.
Notion database listing every course in the master's program (opens in a new tab)
The Course Resources database lists every course in the program, one page each.
A Notion course page open beside the course list, with one row per session (opens in a new tab)
Opening a course shows its sessions: a row for each, with the NotebookLM link, the podcast audio file, and the slides.

Layer 3: Generate

NotebookLM

NotebookLM reads only the two sources it receives for a session, the transcript and the slides, and builds study materials grounded in what the professor said.

  1. 1Create one notebook per session and add the transcript PDF and the slide PDF as its sources.
  2. 2Generate an Audio Overview, a quiz, and a set of flashcards from those sources.
  3. 3Download the audio, attach it to the session's row in Notion, and paste the notebook link beside it.
A NotebookLM notebook for one class session with two sources and generated study materials (opens in a new tab)
One session's notebook: the slides and transcript as its two sources at left, and the audio overview, quiz, flashcards, and briefing document generated from them at right.

From One Student to the Faculty

The hub started as one student's study method and spread through the cohort by link. The Academic Director then asked for training on it for 30 professors, and the Vice Dean leading AI implementation invited two further sessions for 60 more.

Nothing in the stack requires code. Any class, in any subject, can rebuild it in an afternoon with the steps above.