AI TEACHING AND LEARNING PLATFORM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
AI TEACHING AND LEARNING PLATFORM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Better Learning. Better Outcomes.
Better Learning. Better Outcomes.
An adaptive teaching and learning platform customized for every course.
Personalized to how students learn, Co-built with the professors who teach them.
An adaptive teaching and learning platform customized for every course.
Personalized to how students learn,
Co-built with the professors who teach them.
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THE PROBLEM
THE PROBLEM
Graduates are ready on paper, but not for the workforce
Graduates are ready on paper, but not for the workforce
Graduates are ready on paper, but not for the workforce
What's taught in the classroom keeps drifting from what employers expect, and technical graduates feel it most.
What's taught in the classroom keeps drifting from what employers expect, and technical graduates feel it most.
1.5M+
engineering graduates enter the workforce every year
64%
considered employable on paper.
10%
hired in relevant jobs and internships.
engineering graduates enter the workforce every year
1.5M+
considered employable on paper
64%
10%
hired in relevant jobs and internships
engineering graduates enter the workforce every year
1.5M+
engineering graduates enter the
workforce every year
THE PRODUCT
A custom AI teaching assistant for every course.
Every professor gets a co-instructor and every student a personalized tutor, helping universities bridge the gap between the classroom and the career.
THE PRODUCT
A custom AI teaching assistant for every course. Every professor gets a co-instructor and every student a personalized tutor, helping universities bridge the gap between the classroom and the career.
HOW IT WORKS
From one syllabus to a
comprehensive support system
A professor uploads their material, and NextStep shapes everything around it.
FOR PROFESSORS
Your course, your TA
Upload your syllabus, and NextStep drafts industry-aligned lesson plans, tracks how the class is learning concepts, and provides teaching insights.
FOR STUDENTS
Learning that meets
you where you are
Start with a diagnostic, learn with guided support that connects concepts to real-world examples, and prep for exams with personalized feedback — all with an assistant that adapts to your knowledge and needs.
FOR UNIVERSITIES
Deeper learning leads
to stronger placements
Industry-aligned, outcome-based learning improves placement outcomes and degree value, while real-time insights into mastery and learning gaps help institutions drive better results.
HOW IT WORKS
From one syllabus to a comprehensive support system
A professor uploads their material, and NextStep shapes everything around it.
FOR PROFESSORS
Your course, your TA
Upload your syllabus, and NextStep drafts industry-aligned lesson plans, flags where the class is struggling, and answers your questions as you teach.
FOR STUDENTS
Learning that meets you where you are
Begin with a diagnostic assessment, learn through guided support that connects concepts to real-world applications, and prepare for exams with personalized feedback from an assistant that continuously adapts to your level and learning needs.
FOR UNIVERSITIES
FOR UNIVERSITIES
Deeper learning leads to stronger placements
Industry-aligned, outcome-based learning improves placement outcomes and degree value, while real-time insights into student mastery and learning gaps help institutions drive better results.
PRODUCT FEATURES
PRODUCT FEATURES
Every tool a course needs, in one place
Every tool a course
needs in one place
Lesson plan creation
Weekly plans with labs and case studies.
Customizable AI TA
Lesson plan creation
Set the tone and limits for your course.
Weekly plans with labs and case studies.
Teaching insights
Teaching insights
See concept mastery and gaps by class.
See concept mastery and gaps by class.
Professor assistant
Professor assistant
Your own AI for anything course-related.
Your own AI for anything course-related.
Custom AI TA
Set the tone and limits for your course.
Adaptive diagnostic
Lesson plan generation
Adaptive diagnostic
Maps what you know so support is personalized.
Weekly plans with labs and case studies
Maps what you know so support is personalized.
Set the tone and limits for your course.
Study
mode
Build real understanding, not just memorization.
Study mode
Custom AI TA
Build real understanding, not just memorization.
Set the tone and limits for your course.
Exam Prep Mode
Professor assistant
Exam Prep Mode
Prepare in a test setting with targeted feedback.
Your own AI for anything course-related.
Prepare in a test setting with targeted feedback.
Concept map
Teaching insights
Concept map
Track your mastery across course topics.
See concept mastery and gaps by class.
Track your mastery across course topics.
Professor assistant
Your own AI for anything course-related.
Lesson plan creation
Weekly plans with labs and case studies
Weekly plans with labs and case studies.
Custom AI TA
Set the tone and limits for your course.
Professor assistant
Your own AI for anything course-related.
Teaching insights
See concept mastery and gaps by class.
Teaching insights
See concept mastery and gaps by class.
FOR PROFESSORS
FOR PROFESSORS
FOR PROFESSORS
FOR STUDENTS
FOR STUDENTS
Adaptive diagnostic
Weekly plans with labs and case studies
Maps what you know so support is personalized.
Study mode
Build real understanding, not just memorization.
Concept map
Track your mastery across course topics.
Teaching insights
See concept mastery and gaps by class.
Exam mode
Prepare in a test setting with targeted feedback.
FOR STUDENTS
WHY NEXTSTEP
WHY NEXTSTEP
Not just a chatbot, but a curriculum-aligned learning system
Not just a chatbot, but a
curriculum-aligned learning system
Not just a chatbot, but a
curriculum-aligned learning system
Predictive, not just generative
Predictive, not just generative
General LLMs focus on content generation, while NextStep uses machine learning to anticipate where students need support.
Grounded in learning science
Students are guided through problems with structured support, building genuine understanding and reasoning skills.
Predictive, not
just generative
General LLMs focus on content generation, while NextStep uses machine learning to anticipate where students will struggle.
Grounded in learning science
Grounded in learning science
Students are guided through concepts with structured support, building genuine understanding instead of just getting answers.
Adaptive to every student
Adaptive to every
student
Learning adjusts to each student's level and pace, giving everyone individual support that classrooms cannot provide.
Career-connected learning
Career-connected learning
Explanations tie theory to real-world examples and industry application, so students can speak to it in interviews and use it on the job.
Career-connected learning
Explanations tie theory to real-world and industry application, so students can speak to it in interviews and use it on the job.
Adaptive to every student
Learning adjusts to each student's level and pace, giving everyone individual support that classrooms cannot provide.
Let's talk
Let's talk
See how NextStep could make a
big difference at your university.
See how NextStep could make a big difference at your university.
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