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AI Compass

A Personalized Learning Platform 

OVERVIEW

Vocareum AI Compass provides personalized support for every learner—while giving instructors at-a-glance analytics and rapid content/assessment authoring. Compass applies best-practice methods like mastery learning and scaffolded content, delivers instant feedback on all work, and embeds guardrails so AI is used constructively. The result: lighter instructor workload, faster student progress, and consistent, equitable support across large classes.

Key Features

Personalized AI Tutoring

Guided, Socratic hints and scaffolds that help students discover solutions—without giving answers away.

Mastery Paths & Spaced Practice

Reinforce prerequisites, close knowledge gaps, and build durable understanding over time.

Instant Feedback & AI Grading

Automated checks and constructive feedback so students learn from mistakes right away.

At-a-Glance Analytics

Class and student-level insights flag at-risk learners and common misconceptions for timely intervention.

Rapid Content & Assessment Authoring

Generate and refine a large volume of questions, variants, rubrics, and exemplars in minutes—always under instructor control.

Equitable Support for All Learners

Helpful for English language learners, reentry students and those with knowledge gaps who need support to catch up, students with content anxiety or less comfortable turning to peers and instructors for help, working students, and varied backgrounds; supports clear, accessible explanations.

Managed AI Usage & Academic Integrity

Fine-grained policies, citation prompts, and usage controls encourage constructive use and reduce misuse.

LMS & Identity Integration

Seamless setup with LTI 1.3 and SSO (SAML/OIDC); fits your existing courses and rosters.

Additional Features

Author Faster, Teach Smarter

Author Once, Reuse Anywhere

Build item banks and versions for practice, quizzes, and exams.

Instructor-in-the-Loop

Edit prompts, set constraints, and lock solutions before publishing.

Aligned & Consistent

Map items to outcomes/standards for clean analytics and mastery tracking.

Just-in-Time Support & Actionable Insights

24/7 Availability

Students get help the moment they’re stuck—on homework, practice, or review.

Targeted Teaching

Analytics surface patterns across sections so instructors can adjust lectures, publish hints, or assign mastery refreshers.

Teaching and Learning Tools

Works with your existing stack: Canvas, Brightspace (D2L), Blackboard, Moodle, and more via LTI 1.3. Single sign-on via SAML/OIDC. Natively complements Vocareum AI Notebook and Cloud Labs for hands-on practice and assessment.