Podium solution

Lectures move fast. Now every student can keep up.

Podium Solution gives every student live captions, transcripts, and AI study tools, automatically, from the moment class begins. No disruption to faculty. No manual setup. Just inclusive learning at scale.

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The Podium Solution: Building Accessibility Into The Classroom Itself

A framework for a better learning journey

From the moment class begins to the moment students sit down to study, Podium is already working. Here's what that looks like in practice.

01

Start the Lecture

The instructor presses record. That's it. Podium immediately begins capturing the lecture and preparing it for real-time processing.

02

Processed Privately, On-Device

A Mac mini powered by Apple Silicon processes the lecture in real time, generating and structured study content without sending data to the cloud.

03

Students Instantly Connect

Students access live captions, transcripts, AI notes, and study tools. Instantly supporting learning during and after the lecture.

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Built for real classrooms, not ideal ones

Higher education doesn't run on ideal conditions. Lectures are large, attendance is inconsistent, and student needs are varied. Podium is built for that reality.

By embedding accessibility directly into the classroom, institutions move beyond reactive, case-by-case accommodations — and towards something better. A consistent, inclusive learning experience for every student, in every lecture, without asking faculty to change a thing about how they teach.

From lecture to learning, automatically

Installs at the podium and works within existing classroom setups from day one. No change management, no disruption, no ask of faculty.

Every lecture. Every student. Every time.

Every lecture automatically generates captions, transcripts, summary notes, and AI study tools. Delivered uniformly to every student via Messenger Pigeon.

Privacy, accessibility and Security Stack

We’ve built privacy, accessibility and security into our ecosystem

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Privacy by design

On-device processing keeps sensitive lecture data local, minimizing external data exposure. Cloud storage is optional and fully policy-controlled, supporting institutional data residency requirements.

Accessible by default

Live captions, transcripts, and text-to-speech are available in every lecture. Helping institutions meet accessibility requirements without relying on reactive accommodations.

Enterprise-ready governance

Supports SSO (SAML/OAuth), role-based access control (RBAC), and audit-ready logging—giving IT teams full visibility and control across deployments.

Optimized for Apple silicon

AI inference runs on-device using Apple silicon (M-series), reducing latency, enabling offline workflows, and eliminating reliance on external LLM processing.

The questions we hear all the time, answered in one place.

What is Podium Solution?

Podium Solution is a classroom system that captures lectures and processes them on-device, turning them into live captions, transcripts, and AI-powered study tools, making every lecture accessible by default.

How does it work with Apple devices?

Podium Solution runs on a Mac mini with Apple silicon installed at the podium. It processes lectures on-device and delivers content seamlessly to student devices, supporting a smooth, privacy-first classroom experience.

What makes this different from other lecture capture or transcription tools?

Unlike cloud-based tools, Podium Solution processes lectures on-device. This reduces latency, improves reliability, and keeps sensitive classroom data under institutional control, while also delivering captions, transcripts, and study tools in one platform.

Is student and institutional data secure?

Yes. Podium Solution uses encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+), and supports SSO (SAML/OAuth) and role-based access control. On-device processing also minimizes the need to send sensitive data to external servers, supporting privacy and compliance requirements such as SOC 2 and HIPAA.

How do students access the content?

Students simply scan a QR code at the start of the lecture to access live captions, transcripts, and study tools on their own devices via Messenger Pigeon. No complex setup or additional hardware is required.

How easy is it to deploy across an institution?

Podium Solution is designed to work at scale. It integrates with existing Apple device ecosystems and supports centralized management, making it easy for IT teams and resellers to roll out across multiple classrooms or campuses.

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