Empower Learning with AI

Generative AI-powered personal assistant for engaged learning and personalized support for students and instructors, seamlessly integrated with Canvas.

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Personalized Support

Empower Students and Instructors

Seamlessly integrated with Canvas, SmartPal provides easy access to crucial information to students and instructors leveraging generative AI and learning analytics.

For Instructors

Proactive Support

With SmartPal's timely reminders, feedback, and encouragement, students can stay ahead. Instructors can leverage SmartPal’s periodical reports to gain insights into student learning.

Personalized Support

Contextual-aware Chatbot

SmartPal’s built-in chatbot is equipped with comprehensive knowledge of the course syllabus, documents, deadlines, and announcements. It also tracks student activities and progress on Canvas, enabling it to provide contextualized and personalized support throughout students’ academic journeys.

Daily Engagement

Optimized for Effective Learning

Guided by learning theories, SmartPal is continuously enhanced to support various phases of the learning cycle, fostering an effective and fun educational environment.

Our Team

Project Lead

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Dr. De Liu
University of Minnesota

Development Team

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Fagun Raithatha
AI Developer
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Yiran Wan
Full Stack Developer
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Dan He
Project Manager

Ramin Zandvakili contributed significantly to the initial version of the SmartPal application.

 

Research Collaborators

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Dr. Radhika Santhanam
University of Oklahoma
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Ramin Zandvakili
University of Minnesota
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Dr. Andy Tao Li
Chinese Univesity of Science & Technology
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Dr. Teng Ye
University of Minnesota
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Dr. Bodong Chen
University of Pennsylvania
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Dr. Scott Schanke
University of Wisconsin
Testimonials

Loved by Educators and Students

Here is what people are saying about SmartPal:

“I like the avatars that you can level up to and how easy it was to track what I had due each week.”

Undergraduate Student

University of Minnesota​

“Being able to ask the chatbot your grade right after finishing an assignment was really useful.”

Undergraduate Student

University of Minnesota​

“Easy-to-use interface! I like the Dashboard trackers and how all information is displayed clearly and the charts to show metrics.”

Undergraduate Student

University of Minnesota​

“I like it better than other chatbots because it focuses on my class content instead of being very broad with topics.”

Undergraduate Student

University of Minnesota​

“SmartPal’s briefings give me quick insights into how my students are doing and save me tons of time.”

Instructor

University of Minnesota

“SmartPal’s feedback tools make it easier for me to focus on my students.”

Instructor

University of Minnesota​

Downloads

Available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

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CONTACT US

Get in Touch with Us

Our Location

321 Nineteenth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455-0438

How Can We Help?

smartpal@umn.edu

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