The Student Dashboard: A Supporting Independent Learning Tool to Address the Information Overload Problem

The Student Dashboard is a web-based platform designed to reduce information overload in higher education. Students are increasingly required to work with large volumes of heterogeneous resources (e.g., lecture recordings, slides, and documents), often resulting in inefficiencies and difficulties in identifying essential content. The application processes these resources, transcribing videos and extracting text from documents, to identify fundamental concepts, establish relationships between topics, and link them back to the original sources. The outputs include concise summaries and interactive concept maps, giving students both structured overviews and visual pathways through their study material. By integrating multiple formats into a single interface, the Student Dashboard minimizes the need to switch between tools, reduces distraction, and saves valuable time that would otherwise be spent organizing content. Ultimately, it supports more focused, efficient, and independent learning.