Most students get the same course materials regardless of what they already know or care about—and most adaptive-learning platforms strip the faculty out of the loop. PathShaper is the production pilot of an adaptive-learning architecture where faculty set the course intent and an agent swarm generates content personalized to each learner. Running at Gies as the next-generation course backbone.
A two-phase model: instructors define intent, agents generate and personalize, faculty approve before deployment
Faculty author Natural Language Specification files that describe learning outcomes, concept dependencies, and content structure. PathShaper's NLSpec viewer lets instructors see and edit their course blueprint.
Coordinated agent swarms generate personalized content across the curriculum. The generation dashboard tracks 39 content items: chapters, overviews, quizzes, studio guides, labs, rubrics, and discussions.
TextbookGenerator, AdaptiveEngine, and DigitalTwin agents work in coordination with xAPI learning analytics and persistent memory
Generated content goes through a faculty approval workflow before reaching students. The generation dashboard shows status across all content types with approve/reject/regenerate controls.
In the student phase, agents adapt content and pathways based on individual progress, prior knowledge, and learning pace. Students see personalized pathways through the concept graph.
Built on modern web technologies with a focus on visualization and adaptive learning
Enterprise database course at Gies College of Business
8-week curriculum spanning foundations, SQL, data modeling, Python integration, ETL pipelines, NoSQL, cloud databases, and data governance. 169 core concepts + 17 studio concepts.
39 content items tracked in the generation dashboard across 7 content types. Faculty can review, approve, or request regeneration for each item before student deployment.
3 milestone projects with increasing AI Assessment Integration Scale (AIAS) levels, designed to gradually build student competency from guided to independent work.