CampusKnot provides an AI‑powered teaching assistant that transforms uploaded syllabi, slides, or lecture notes into discussion prompts, polls, quizzes, and reflective questions aligned with course objectives. The platform captures attendance and participation data in real time, delivers analytics on student comprehension, and syncs engagement scores with major LMS gradebooks via LTI. It also offers auto‑grading of short answers and mobile‑first access while maintaining FERPA‑compliant security.
Funding
$588K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Faculty in higher‑education institutions must balance teaching, research, and administrative duties while struggling to generate interactive content, monitor real‑time student participation, and obtain timely feedback on learning outcomes. Large or hybrid classes further limit meaningful mentorship and make it difficult to identify topics where students are disengaged.
Solution
CampusKnot delivers an AI‑driven teaching assistant that converts uploaded syllabi, slides, or lecture notes into ready‑to‑use discussion prompts, polls, quizzes, and reflective questions aligned with course objectives. The platform captures attendance, participation points, and student queries in real time, feeding the data into a cloud‑based analytics engine that surfaces learning gaps, predicts at‑risk topics, and suggests instructor interventions. Integrated with major LMSs via LTI, the system synchronizes participation scores directly into gradebooks, while a mobile‑first interface lets students engage from any device. Security and privacy are enforced through NIST‑aligned controls and AWS‑hosted infrastructure, ensuring data remains confidential and compliant with FERPA.
Target Audience
CampusKnot is designed for university faculty and teaching staff who need scalable engagement tools, as well as institutions seeking department‑wide participation analytics and LMS integration. Individual students also benefit from the free access option that enables active involvement in their courses.
Features
- AI question generator that creates discussion prompts, poll items, and reflection questions from syllabus content in under 30 seconds.
- Real‑time dashboards showing attendance, poll results, and AI‑derived insights on student comprehension and engagement trends.
- AI‑powered auto‑grading of short‑answer responses based on instructor‑defined rubrics, reducing manual grading workload.
- Gamified point‑based activities and leaderboards that boost participation rates by up to 2×.
- Smart attendance tracking with QR‑code or device‑based check‑ins and automated to‑do/notification reminders.
- Seamless LTI integration with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L, and other LMSs; bidirectional sync of participation points and grades.
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android supporting polls, Q&A, media uploads (images, code blocks, videos) and offline participation capture.
- Admin console for role‑based permissions, sub‑administrator invites, feature toggles, and usage analytics.
- Enterprise‑grade security built on AWS, adhering to NIST standards, with end‑to‑end encryption and FERPA compliance.