SEND-Designed GenAI for E-Ink Solutions in Education
Distraction-free E-ink displays meet on-device AI in an educational platform with bidirectional teacher-student interactions, giving SEN teachers the tools to generate, distribute and monitor personalised learning materials with no cloud dependency and no sensory overload.
About the Project
What is Manuscripta?
Full-colour tablets are disruptive for neurodiverse learners
Bright screens and unrestricted internet access create sensory overload for students with autism and complex learning needs. Yet existing e-ink devices lack the computational power to deliver AI-driven educational tools, leaving specialist SEN schools without technology that is both distraction-free and genuinely intelligent.
AI-powered content on distraction-free e-ink displays
Manuscripta is a classroom orchestration system developed in partnership with IBM, Qualcomm, National Autistic Society and UCL. Teachers use an AI-powered Windows application running IBM Granite 4.0 and Qwen3 entirely on-device to generate and distribute personalised quizzes, worksheets and polls to students' e-ink tablets over a local Wi-Fi network. Monochromatic displays eliminate audiovisual distraction, while real-time monitoring and a discreet help button ensure no student is left behind.
Compatible with reMarkable & Kindle
Manuscripta delivers educational materials to reMarkable and Kindle tablets via PDF, allowing students to annotate worksheets with their natural writing experience and return completed work seamlessly.
Achievement and Impact
The key achievement of Manuscripta is a fully functional teacher-facing Windows application powered by Qwen3 and IBM Granite 4.0, validated through testing with various educators and teaching professionals. Testers navigated the platform, generated educational materials using the AI content pipeline, and deployed those materials directly to e-ink tablets, reporting a positive experience throughout. Generated worksheets were successfully delivered to and annotated on Kindle and reMarkable e-ink devices, confirming the system's compatibility with non-Android e-ink hardware.
Similarly, the Android application has implemented a minimalist user interface with as few audiovisual stimuli as possible. The application has demonstrated effective bidirectional communication with the teacher portal, with positive reviews from educators. The system operates entirely over a local area network with no cloud dependencies, ensuring full GDPR compliance and data privacy for students in SEN school environments.
Video Demonstration
Watch Manuscripta in action and see how our platform transforms the learning experience.
Key Features
Distraction-Free E-ink
Monochromatic e-ink displays eliminate bright colours, notifications and visual noise, creating a calm focused environment for students with autism and sensory sensitivities.
On-Device AI Generation
Teachers generate personalised quizzes, worksheets and polls using IBM Granite running entirely on the teacher laptop with no internet connection required.
Real-Time Class Monitoring
A live dashboard shows every student's status at a glance. Students can raise discreet help requests and teachers can lock screens or end sessions remotely.
Privacy-First by Design
Bidirectional communication between the Windows and Android applications runs solely over a local Wi-Fi network with no student data ever leaving the school. All tracking is anonymised and GDPR-compliant.
Flexible Content Delivery
Manuscripta supports two parallel delivery methods. Android-based e-ink tablets receive materials directly through the app over local Wi-Fi. Non-Android devices such as reMarkable and Kindle receive materials as PDF worksheets via email, which students annotate and return using the devices' built-in features. This mirrors established workflows already used in professional settings such as healthcare, where e-ink form filling via email is common practice.
Classroom Orchestration
A single teacher laptop is estimated to orchestrate around 30 tablets at a time over a local Wi-Fi network. Materials are distributed to the entire class at once, and the teacher maintains real-time visibility and control over every device from a single dashboard.
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