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How Retresco is supporting the Westermann Group in developing an AI-based assistance system

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The Westermann Group wanted to expand its digital teaching platform BiBox with AI-based functions in order to significantly reduce the workload of teachers in their everyday work. The key requirement was that the AI should be didactically sound and based exclusively on tested content that complies with the curriculum.

Together with Retresco, an AI-supported assistance system was developed that combines educational quality with technological scalability.

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The challenge

  • High time pressure for teachers due to preparation, correction and feedback
  • Very heterogeneous teaching material content (texts, tables, graphics, task formats)
  • Large title inventory with different structures and layouts
  • High quality requirements in terms of technical accuracy, didactics and contextual fidelity

The solution

  • Structured book data processing as the basis for all AI services
  • Close co-development of AI functions with Retresco (NLP, GenAI, RAG)
  • Linking current language models with curated textbook data
  • Seamless integration of AI services directly into BiBox without media discontinuity

The result

  • AI-supported task suggestions, solution hints and correction aids
  • Didactically sound, technically accurate results at textbook level
  • High acceptance among teachers and intensive use of beta functions
  • Basis for future adaptive learning offerings tailored to school type and skill level
Christian Bass

When relaunching and further developing our digital learning platform BiBox, we were faced with a key question: make or buy? The decision to go with Retresco was an easy one – not least because of our successful collaboration in the past and their in-depth AI expertise. Together, we were able to develop innovative AI-based functions that noticeably reduce the workload for teachers in their everyday work. In addition to their extensive expertise in the field of development, the accompanying AI consulting was particularly valuable to us.

Christian Bass

Head of Specialist Information
Westermann Group

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