SC 01The Problem PDC Dev Studio · Higher Education · Video Animatic
SC 01 · 0:00 – 0:22 · The Problem
Lecture slide
AI chat
The compound interest formula is A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt), where P is the principal…
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For decades, learning meant content delivery.

The lecture. The textbook. Now the chat window.

A student reads the explanation. Watches the demonstration. Then the test arrives — and they have never actually done it.

SC 02 · 0:22 – 1:05 · Ask. Build. Run.
Ask . Build . Run .
compound_interest.py
Python · WebAssembly
Runs in your browser · No install required · $0 at any class size

PDC Dev Studio is the AI workspace that actually teaches.

A student types what they want to build. Code appears. Python runs in the browser — no installation, no server, no compute bill.

The answer isn't delivered. It's built.

SC 03 · 1:05 – 1:42 · Multimodal
Screen share · Camera · Voice
All in one tab. No switching required.

When a student gets stuck, they don't need another paragraph.

One click shares the screen. The voiced tutor sees the display, hears the question, and responds out loud — in context, in real time.

Students drop in files: images, audio, video, PDFs. The studio understands all of them.

SC 04 · 1:42 – 2:02 · The Comparison
Other tools explain.
PDC Dev Studio builds.
Generic AI Chat PDF / Textbook PDC Dev StudioEvery feature. One tab.
Explains concepts
Runs code live in browser
Python — $0 at any class size
Voiced tutor~
Sees the student's screen
Image · audio · video · PDF in chat~
Exports as portfolio piece

Other tools explain. PDC Dev Studio builds alongside the student.

Live code. A voiced tutor. Screen sharing. File context — all in one tab.

SC 05 · 2:02 – 2:25 · The Evidence
+0.47 SD
Exam performance — active vs. lecture learning, averaged across STEM disciplines
Freeman et al., 2014 · PNAS
34% → 22%
Course failure rate — active-learning classrooms vs. traditional lecture
Freeman et al., 2014 · PNAS
Gaps narrow.
33% exam gap reduction · 45% pass-rate improvement for underrepresented students
Theobald et al., 2020 · PNAS · Haak 2011
"All learners benefit from interactive experiences — and the students furthest behind benefit most."

This is not a bet on a new learning theory.

The research on active learning has been settled for a decade. Students in active classrooms outperform lecture cohorts by nearly half a standard deviation. Course failure rates drop by a third.

And the students furthest behind benefit most.

SC 06 · 2:25 – 3:00 · The Pitch
Faculty pilots
One course.
One champion.
This semester.
$0 Python execution
Runs in the browser via WebAssembly. No compute bill at any class size.
📚
Per-course pricing
Priced like course materials. Fits inclusive-access billing rails.
🎓
Faculty accounts start free
3,000 credits / month. No credit card. Build and share before the semester starts.
Get started today
dev.primarydesignco.com/edu
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One course. One faculty champion. This semester.

No IT procurement. No contract. Python runs in the browser — no compute bill at any class size. Priced like course materials — per student, per course.

Faculty accounts start free. Start at dev dot primarydesignco dot com slash edu.

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