02 — Learning Technology
VA Edtech
VA Edtech develops information and communication technology tools into the classroom to create videos that are more engaging, inclusive and creates individualized learning experiences.
The problem we build against
Most classroom video is a filmed lecture. It works for the students who were already following, and it loses everyone else at exactly the point they were already lost. Adding a screen to a room does not, by itself, teach anyone anything.
VA Edtech starts from the opposite end: find the specific concept that breaks comprehension, and build a short visual explanation that fixes only that. Then let the learner take as many of those as they need, in the order they need them.
GlassBooks
GlassBooks is our flagship product, and the line under the logo is the whole brief: learn the complex, simpler. Dense curriculum topics are broken into short, visual, animated explanations — built by the same animation capability that runs across VA Studios, so the production standard is a studio standard rather than a slideshow.
Because the units are short and self-contained, a teacher can drop a single explanation into a live lesson, assign a sequence as revision, or hand a struggling student a path through a topic without holding up the room.
Inclusive by construction
- Visual-first — reduces the reading load for learners whose comprehension is ahead of their reading level.
- Short units — accessible to learners with shorter attention spans without diluting the content.
- Repeatable — a learner can watch an explanation four times without asking anyone for permission.
- Multi-language ready — visual explanation carries most of the meaning, so localisation is a voice track rather than a rebuild.
Who we work with
Schools and school groups implementing classroom ICT. Publishers who need curriculum content brought to video. Training organisations converting long-form material into something people finish. Engagements run from a single topic series through to a full-curriculum programme.
Wordography
Wordography is our vocabulary learning format, teaching words through visual construction rather than definition lists. It sits between an edutainment video and a game, which is roughly where most people actually pick up vocabulary.
GlassBooks products
First project
WordoGraph — We offer 200,000 animation videos teaching more than two lakh English words to people under this database. We help people learn a minimum of 20 new English words every day and offer plenty of interactive sessions after every animation set. The learner can learn along with friends and family, with multiple people participating, and can tag their friends in the animations based on the cartoon's pun. Learners can further invite their friends, connect with new members, create a meeting room to watch videos and learn together, and challenge their word skills with friends. We offer this in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic. This enhances English language skills among people.
Future projects
NumbArt — We offer 10,000 animations teaching people, especially kids, the numbers from 1 to 10,000, and teaching them to draw cartoons using numbers 1 to 10,000 as well. This enhances numerical and drawing skills among kids. Kids can further invite their families and friends and watch videos together online, enhancing their drawing skills. This is the first social networking platform for kids to learn.
BusinessKid — The world is marketing; everyone is a seller and a consumer, and this giant world of business is unexplored by kids. BusinessKid is a database of over 500 animation videos training kids in salesmanship, marketing and selling, in a way that a child acquires sales training skills at a young age. We offer this in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic.
FirstKid — We offer a series of first aid animation videos that teach kids the process of first aid. We train kids to give first aid for road accidents, choking, burns, seizures, acid attacks and more.
At a glance
- Product
- GlassBooks
- Approach
- Video-led, visual-first, individualised
- Built for
- Schools, publishers, training organisations
- Production
- Animated in-house through VA Animation
- Bases
- Chennai, India · Chesterfield, UK
Capabilities
What you can brief us on.
Classroom ICT
Bringing information and communication technology into live teaching, not around it.
Video-led learning
Short animated explanations that carry a concept rather than record a lecture.
Inclusive design
Visual-first construction that lowers the reading load without lowering the level.
Individualised pathways
Learners move at their own pace through self-contained units.
Curriculum conversion
Existing syllabus or textbook material rebuilt as video with a publisher.
GlassBooks library
Our growing catalogue of complex topics explained simply.
GlassBooks products
Common questions
Before you get in touch.
What is GlassBooks?
GlassBooks is VA Edtech's flagship learning product. It breaks dense curriculum topics into short, visual, animated explanations under the principle 'learn the complex, simpler', so a learner can take one concept at a time at their own pace.
Does VA Edtech work with individual schools or only large groups?
Both. Engagements range from a single topic series for one school through to a full curriculum programme for a school group or publisher.
How is this different from recorded lessons?
A recorded lesson reproduces the classroom, including the moment a student lost the thread. VA Edtech builds a separate short explanation for each concept that commonly breaks comprehension, so a learner can repeat exactly the part they need.
Can content be produced in languages other than English?
Yes. Because the explanations are visual-first, most of the meaning is carried by the animation rather than the narration, so a new language is largely a voice track rather than a rebuild.
Who produces the animation?
It is produced in-house through VA Animation, part of VA Studios within the same group. That keeps the production standard consistent and shortens the revision loop.
What is WordoGraph?
WordoGraph is the first GlassBooks project: a database of 200,000 animation videos teaching more than two lakh English words, with interactive sessions after every animation set. Learners can tag friends in the animations, create a shared meeting room to watch together, and challenge each other's word skills. It is offered in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Hindi and Arabic.
What else is coming from GlassBooks?
Three projects are in development. NumbArt teaches numbers from 1 to 10,000 and how to draw cartoons using them. BusinessKid is over 500 animation videos training children in salesmanship and marketing. FirstKid teaches first aid for road accidents, choking, burns, seizures and acid attacks.
Elsewhere in the group
The other businesses.
Tell us what you're trying to make.
Send the brief, the deadline and a budget range. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team for it.