Most learning experiences today still depend on passive content delivery: lectures recorded once and uploaded, slide decks distributed as PDFs, or endless documents learners are expected to read on their own.
The problem? Learners sit back, consume information, and zone out. There’s almost no feedback, little practice, and rare opportunities for reflection. Research in cognitive science is clear: passive consumption is one of the least effective ways to retain knowledge. Learners forget most of what they hear within days, sometimes hours.
For universities, this means disengaged students. For corporate training teams, it means wasted budget and low ROI.
So the question becomes: How do you add interactivity without rewriting everything from scratch?
Why Rebuilding Isn’t the Answer
In theory, the solution is to redesign courses using instructional design principles: breaking content into chunks, embedding practice, giving feedback, prompting reflection, and guiding learners along structured paths.
But that’s expensive. It takes time faculty don’t have, and resources L&D leaders rarely get. Few organizations can afford to re-engineer all their courses to match best practices.
That’s why most learning leaders settle for the status quo even if they know it’s not working.
The Transformative "Shortcut": SceneSnap
Instead of rebuilding, what if you could transform what you already have?
That’s the idea behind SceneSnap, and at the heart of it is our multi-agent system called the Repeater.
The Repeater: Instructional Design at Scale
The Repeater takes any material—whether it’s a lecture recording, a compliance PDF, or a set of slides—and instantly layers interactivity on top. It doesn’t replace the course, it activates it.
Here’s how the Repeater works:
Path Agent: creates personalized learning flows, so learners progress step by step instead of being overwhelmed by a wall of content.
Explainer Agent: detects difficult concepts and re-explains them with interactive elements that ensure understanding.
Feedback Agent: asks questions, provides responses, and reinforces knowledge so it sticks.
Metacognitive Agent: prompts learners to reflect, self-assess, and understand how they learn best.
Together, these agents replicate what expert instructional designers do but at scale, automatically.
Why This Matters
For universities, it means professors don’t need to reinvent their syllabi or record new videos. Their existing materials become engaging, feedback-rich, and adaptive without additional workload.
For corporate training teams, it means compliance manuals, safety protocols, or onboarding documents become active learning paths that drive true understanding, not just box-ticking.
The result:
Higher learner engagement → less zoning out, more interaction.
Better retention → learners remember more, apply more.
Proven ROI → the same materials suddenly deliver far more value.
From Passive to Active Without Starting Over
We often think innovation requires reinvention. But in learning, the fastest way forward is often to work with what you already have.
SceneSnap makes it possible to turn passive content into active, personalized, adaptive learning without redoing your course.
Ready to see how your own materials come alive? Try the Repeater on a sample module or book a short walkthrough with our team.