As a 5th year med student, I watched resources die
I saw teachers pour hours into guides students just skim or ignore, because the format missed how we actually study.
As a 5th year med student, I watched resources die.
I sat through lecture after lecture where the presenter clearly knew their stuff. They made detailed slides and careful study guides. Most of us opened them once, skimmed, and closed them.
Professors spend hours building quizzes and notes, then watch engagement metrics flatline. From where I sat, it was rarely about laziness. It was about timing, format, and clarity. We are swamped with content, so we pick the shortest path to a passing grade.
The best lecturers still handed out documents that read like textbooks. Dense paragraphs, long bullets, and no clear signal about what is high yield. I found myself extracting tiny facts and ignoring the rest. That is not the teacher's fault. It is how our brains manage overload.
Study guides often assume one study style fits all. Some of us learn by testing. Some by drawing diagrams. Most guides were one long narrative with no bite sized checkpoints. We guessed answers on quizzes if they felt unpredictable. Guessing is fast. Deep learning is slow.
Feedback loops are weak. Teachers release a resource, then hear crickets. They do not see which pages students read, which questions tripped us up, or where the common mistakes are. Without that, it is impossible to refine materials in a meaningful way.
I realized the problem was not effort, it was fit. The format did not fit how students actually learn and manage time. I wanted resources that are short, testable, and adaptable. That inspired me to build Neobloc, a way to package small, focused learning blocks that students actually use and teachers can iterate on.
Curious how other educators handle this. DM me or drop a comment.