McGraw Hill announced Learning Coach, a conversational AI tutor launching in select higher education courses within its Connect platform, which takes student questions about difficult course concepts and produces real-time explanations and guided step-by-step support via video and text.

Announced on April 7, 2026, Learning Coach was developed in collaboration with Kyron Learning and is set to roll out in select Connect courses over the coming months following the announcement. Instructors can assign Learning Coach specifically for the most challenging topics in their course. The tool adapts in real time based on each student's needs and uses video alongside text to deliver explanations and guided questioning. It is described as instructor-initiated and educator-centric, with instructors controlling when and for what topics students access it.