Oak for Students Listen in the lecture instead of scrambling to write it down — Oak captures it in Cantonese and English and turns it into notes you'll actually revise from.
The student situation
Lectures move fast and switch between Cantonese and English mid-sentence. You can listen or write — rarely both. Tutorials and group projects pile up recordings nobody re-watches, and revision becomes hours of scrubbing through video looking for the one thing the lecturer said would be on the exam.
Generic transcription tools mangle code-switched Cantonese and academic terms, so the notes you get back are worse than useless when you actually need to study from them.
How Oak fits your day
- → Record any lecture or tutorial and get a clean, accurate transcript in Cantonese, English and Mandarin — code-switching handled, so the maths and the comments both land.
- → Auto summaries and key concepts per session, so a 90-minute lecture becomes a one-page set of notes you can skim before a tutorial.
- → Ask AI like a study buddy: "Explain this concept simply," "What did she say was on the exam?", "Quiz me on this lecture." Answers cite the moment it was said.
- → Search across a whole semester (coming soon) — find every time a term came up, across every recording, in one search.
- → Class on Zoom, Google Meet or Teams? Invite Oak Bot to the call (beta) — it joins as a participant and the transcript and notes are in your account by the time the lecture ends. How it works.
What you get back
- Full attention in class, not split with note-taking
- Revision from clean notes, not raw recordings
- Nothing missed for non-native speakers of the lecture language
- Searchable notes across the whole semester (coming soon)
Oak vs. generic transcription apps — for students
| What you need | Oak | Generic app |
|---|---|---|
| Cantonese ↔ English code-switching in lectures | ✓ Industry-leading | — Drops accuracy |
| Ask questions and get quizzed on a lecture | ✓ Ask AI | — Transcript only |
| Search across a whole semester of recordings | ✓ Coming soon | — Per-file only |
| Summaries & key concepts per lecture | ✓ Yes | — Raw text only |
| Captures online lectures on Zoom, Teams or Meet | ✓ Beta | — Manual upload |
Oak for students: common questions
Can Oak handle a lecture that switches between Cantonese and English?
Yes — that mix is exactly what Oak is built for. It transcribes code-switched Cantonese, English and Mandarin in the same session at industry-leading accuracy, so technical terms and casual asides both come through. See the guide to Cantonese-English code-switching.
Can I ask Oak questions about a lecture, like a study buddy?
Yes. Ask AI lets you query any recording conversationally — "explain this concept simply," "summarise the key arguments," or "quiz me on this lecture." Answers are drawn from what was actually said and link back to the timestamp.
What if my lecture is online on Zoom or Teams?
Invite Oak Bot to the call (currently in beta) and it joins the online lecture as a participant, captures it live, and uploads the transcript and summary to your account when class ends — no need to record your screen. See Live Meeting Integration.
Can I upload a lecture I already recorded?
Yes — alongside live recording, you can upload existing audio or video and get the same transcript, summary and Ask AI on it. It's the simplest way to turn a backlog of recordings into notes you can study from.
Can I search across all my lectures at once?
Cross-lecture search is coming soon — you'll be able to search every recording together and find each time a concept came up across the whole semester, rather than opening files one by one. Today you can search within each lecture. See From Recording to AI Notes.
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