How Edustories works with your data
A plain-language explanation of how Edustories turns your stories into structured case reports, where AI helps, and what stays public or private.
This page explains, in everyday terms, how Edustories works and what happens with the things you share. Edustories is run by Masaryk University, which is the data controller for your personal information.
You start with an account
To use the platform, you create an account with your email and a password and complete a short profile (your profession, years of experience, name, and country). After that you can browse the library, write case reports, and use the other tools. See Creating an account for the details.
A case report is a structured, anonymized story
The heart of Edustories is the case report — a real situation involving challenging student behaviour, written down along with the solution that was tried and its outcome. Two things make case reports useful:
- They are structured — instead of one long block of text, the story is organised into clear fields (such as a summary, background, description, and solution) so it's easy to read and compare.
- They are anonymized — you are responsible for removing identifying details before submitting. Never include student names, school names, or anything that could identify a real person.
Always write case reports without identifying details. Submit only de-identified text — no student or school names, and nothing that could reveal who is involved.
Where the AI helps
Edustories uses AI (large language models) to take the heavy lifting out of writing and finding cases. In plain terms, the AI can:
- Transcribe your voice — if you record or upload audio, it is turned into text for you.
- Extract and structure your text — it reads your story and sorts the relevant information into the case-report fields.
- Suggest solutions — it offers solution ideas drawing on established pedagogical approaches.
- Translate between Czech and English — so your case is available in both languages and the library is usable either way.
- Find similar cases by meaning — it can surface other reports that resemble yours in substance, not just by matching words.
The material you submit is processed by AI in pseudonymized or anonymized form. This is another reason to keep identifying details out of your text.
What's public and what's private
| Public (shared) | Private (only you) |
|---|---|
| Case reports you publish | Your drafts and unpublished cases |
| The searchable shared library | Cases you save for later |
| Your authorship as shown on a published case (anonymous unless you choose to show your name) | Your personal tags |
| Your account details and password |
You choose whether each case report is Published (visible to everyone) or kept Private. There is no public per-user profile page, so other people don't browse your account — what they can see is limited to the case reports you publish.
Review, accountability, and your rights
- The Edustories team may review case reports as part of running the library.
- Every change-making action on the platform is recorded in an internal audit log for accountability.
- Masaryk University is the data controller, your data is stored on its servers and accessible only to project members, and you have rights to access, correct, and request deletion of your data.
For more on data handling, anonymity, and your rights, see Privacy and your data.
What is Edustories?
An introduction to Edustories — a platform of anonymized, real-life educational case reports, with AI help, EduPlay, Training, VR, and an AI Assistant for educators.
Creating an account & signing in
How to register for Edustories, complete the required Profile Setup, sign in, stay signed in, and sign out.