What Your Notes Say About You: Unlocking Learning Analytics

Over the past few days, I’ve been brainstorming features that combine curiosity with thoughtful questions about how we learn and grow. These questions sparked some innovative ideas for Unisala, my note-taking platform:

1. Is my typing speed improving?
2. Especially since I’ve been taking so many notes lately.What have i covered so far given , my learn rate is consistent.
3. What have I covered so far?
4. Assuming my learning pace has been consistent.
5. What have I learned recently?
6. How do the past few weeks compare to the past few months?
7. How much am I actually learning?
8. What’s my learning rate, and is it growing?
9. Am I focusing more on software development or data science?
10. Where is my attention shifting?
11. What's my learning rate?
12. Am i focusing more on software development side or data science side?
13. How are my published articles performing?
14. What do the analytics say about their reach and impact?

These questions inspired the following potential features:

1. Typing Speed Tracker:

1. As a user, I want to track my typing speed while creating notes so that I can monitor and improve my efficiency over time.
2. As a user, I want to see my typing speed progress over weeks and months in a visual chart so that I can understand how much I've improved.

2. Concept Mastery Timeline

1. As a user, I want to see the most frequent concepts in my notes so that I can identify which topics I’ve focused on the most.

3. Weekly/Monthly Insights

1. As a user, I want to receive a weekly summary of my note-taking activity so that I can understand my productivity and learning habits.
2. As a user, I want insights into the number of notes I’ve created, time spent, and topics covered so that I can measure my overall progress.
3. Identify areas of focus (e.g., software development vs. data science) and suggest related topics to explore.

4. Knowledge Growth Visualisation

1. As a user, I want to see a timeline of my learning milestones so that I can track my progress and feel accomplished.
2. As a user, I want to visualize connections between topics I’ve covered so that I can understand how they relate and build a stronger knowledge base.

5. Engagement Leaderboard

1. As a user, I want to see how my note-taking activity compares with other users so that I feel motivated to stay active.
2. As a user, I want to earn badges for reaching productivity milestones so that I feel rewarded for my efforts.

6. Learning Habits Insights

1. As a user, I want to analyze my study patterns (e.g., mornings vs. evenings) so that I can find the best time to be productive.
2. As a user, I want reminders to study during my most productive hours so that I can make the most of my time.

May be a concept of achievement badges would be cool to!

Let me know if you'd like to see anything in particular.