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Pearson offers an AI tool within Pearson+ Channels that accepts a student's uploaded course syllabus and generates a personalized study plan sequenced to match the order topics appear in that syllabus. The feature became available to students in fall 2024.

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Available through Pearson+ Channels — the video tutorial library integrated with Pearson's eTextbook subscription service — this feature takes a student's syllabus as input and produces a customized learning sequence with relevant videos, practice problems, and explanations keyed to the course schedule. It is one of three new AI tools added to Pearson+ Channels in August–September 2024 alongside an interactive video Q&A chatbot and an expanded AI tutor.

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News Article

Pearson Launches New AI-Powered Study Tools -- Campus Technology

Campus Technology·Sep 2024

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2024/09/16/pearson-launches-new-ai-powered-study-tools.aspx

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Pearson leads the AI charge with multiple new innovations to enhance student learning and educator efficiency

PR Newswire / Pearson·Jul 2024

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pearson-leads-the-ai-charge-with-multiple-new-innovations-to-enhance-student-learning-and-educator-efficiency-302208161.html

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