ScholarMinds provides an AI-supported learning platform for higher education focused on adaptive, student-led practice. Faculty build contextualized teaching assistants using their own course materials like lectures and readings. The platform integrates with existing LMS via LTI 1.3 to promote critical inquiry over simple shortcuts.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Academics face challenges in keeping up with technological advancements and effectively integrating AI tools into their research and teaching workflows. They often struggle with disconnected research materials, time-consuming administrative tasks, and the need to create engaging, up-to-date course content.
Solution
ScholarMinds offers a platform for academics to build custom AI assistants tailored to their specific research, teaching, and administrative needs. These AI assistants are trained on the user's own materials, providing responses in their unique voice and offering precise citations. The platform also facilitates collaboration through a network where academics can share their AI assistants, explore others' research, and engage in discussions. ScholarMinds helps academics streamline their workflows, enhance their research capabilities, and create more engaging learning experiences for students.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes university professors, researchers, and other academics seeking to leverage AI to enhance their research, teaching, and administrative efficiency.
Features
- Custom AI assistants trained on individual academic's research, teaching, and administrative materials
- AI-powered assistance for curriculum design, syllabus creation, and lesson planning
- Automated summarization of literature reviews and brainstorming of new research ideas
- AI support for writing improvements, including copyediting and citation formatting (MLA, APA, etc.)
- Assistance with administrative tasks such as drafting emails, grant writing, and creating reports
- ScholarMinds Directory for connecting with other academics and sharing AI assistants
- Collaboration features, including the "@" mention for peer review and specialized feedback