Each block below brings together a central track and examples of possible questions or subtopics. The idea is to serve as a starting point for academic projects, not as a closed list.
01
Learning, attention, and retention
Investigates how the brain and student behavior respond to prolonged cycles of teaching, cognitive effort, and continuous exposure to knowledge.
- Neural plasticity under continuous exposure to learning in 10h, 24h, and 80h+ windows.
- Engineering sustained attention and intra-session recovery strategies.
- Cognitive fatigue versus real content retention over time.
- Induction and maintenance of individual and collective flow states.
02
Biomarkers and physiological signals
Relates bodily variables to cognitive performance, engagement, and fatigue in real time, bringing education closer to physiological monitoring.
- Correlation between HRV, stress, and perceived learning during the lesson.
- Neurofeedback applied to education for reading focus, relaxation, and overload.
- Eye tracking as a proxy for visual attention and loss of engagement.
- Body posture, hydration, and metabolism as indicators of cognitive persistence.
03
Health, well-being, performance, and safety
Examines the physical and clinical limits of extreme educational environments, focusing on prevention, protocols, and sustaining participant integrity.
- Medical protocols for extreme fatigue and continuous preventive monitoring.
- Impact of sleep deprivation on attention, mood, and emotional stability.
- Ergonomics, mobility, active breaks, and injury prevention in prolonged sessions.
- Visual fatigue, eye health, and cognitive nutrition as performance variables.
04
Psychology and collective behavior
Opens space to understand resilience, emotional contagion, belonging, and the symbolic strength that a major educational event can create in a group.
- Psychology of prolonged effort and the building of cognitive resilience.
- Emotional contagion, motivation, and group dynamics in massive lessons.
- Formation of collective memory from extreme educational experiences.
- Local pride, belonging, and demonstration effect in small cities.
05
Territorial impact and social perception
Analyzes how science, education, and technology can reposition a territory, change local self-image, and activate regional innovation ecosystems.
- Repositioning Três de Maio as an emerging hub of technology and education.
- Territorial brand building oriented toward knowledge, science, and city branding.
- Impact on the self-image of regional youth regarding technology careers.
- Long-term legacy: from a one-time event to enduring territorial identity.
06
Pedagogy and educational architecture
Studies the instructional design of learning marathons, the orchestration of tools, and the balance between narrative, assessment, and engagement.
- Instructional design for ultra-long journeys.
- Use of Google Classroom and digital tools as the axis of pedagogical coordination.
- Collective construction of knowledge with collaborative notes and mind maps.
- Continuous formative assessment in extreme learning environments.
07
Artificial intelligence as co-teacher
Investigates AI not only as a support tool, but as an agent of mediation, systematization, gap detection, and amplification of teaching.
- AI as a real-time co-teacher with continuous mediation throughout the lesson.
- Automatic generation of structured materials, learning paths, summaries, and books derived from the event.
- Detection of recurring questions, errors, and comprehension gaps.
- Personalization of teaching based on behavioral and physiological signals.
08
National diffusion of computing
Examines the potential of the challenge as a public act of democratizing computing, vocational inspiration, and symbolic proximity between young people and technology.
- The first hour of the lesson as a national action for the democratization of computing education.
- Reduction of the symbolic distance between public-school students and technology careers.
- Aspirational effect on high school students and the creation of new role models.
- Computing as contemporary literacy at scale.
09
Data analytics and educational observability
Turns the event into an infrastructure for continuous observation of the learning process, combining behavior, performance, and multimodal data.
- Real-time learning analytics for monitoring engagement and retention.
- Integrated educational observability with a multidimensional view of the student.
- A digital twin of the lesson for simulation, monitoring, and dynamic adjustment.
- Creation of a continuous learning dataset with global benchmarking potential.
10
Law, ethics, and governance
Discusses the ethical and legal limits of large-scale monitored events, especially when they involve image, voice, biometrics, and sensitive data.
- Consent, and the use of image and voice in large-scale educational broadcasts.
- LGPD/GDPR compliance and the handling of biometric, behavioral, and educational data.
- Criteria for physical fitness, responsibility, and participant safety.
- Data governance, anonymization, transparency, and ethical research protocols.