In the early days of online education, most learning platforms were designed to be closed and self-contained environments. But by following a “we have what we have” philosophy, they were often little more than repositories for lesson plans and learning content. They were like a school band that only had cymbals, cellos and a single violin, and therefore failed to strum rich chords.

All over the world, pedagogues rejected this – wanting more interactivity and flexibility in their lessons. Slowly but surely, they built their own learning environments, usually by cobbling together various tools from various sources. This resulted in platforms that were incredibly fragmented, but open and “free” to the public. But they had a similar problem as before: although all the instruments were available, they were never in the same room at the same time, and could therefore not play together.

We did it differently. We focused on creating functional tools built on pedagogical principles, and made sure they were able to play with each other, in the same room. In this way, Pedit lessons can be built using the right tools for the right tasks, be it multiple choice questions, video clips, audio responses, workshop rooms or activities. Additionally, the instructor, tutor or teacher has all the necessary tools at their fingertips, and can easily give feedback, answer questions or see when something doesn’t work as intended.

Only when the instruments are made available to the players and are in the same room can a harmonious chord be strummed.