LearnLoop: Active learning verification for course-grounded AI support.
LearnLoop helps students move from passive AI use to active learning by guiding them through explanation, feedback, revision, and reflection.
Why LearnLoop?
Many students use AI tools to get explanations. However, receiving an explanation is not the same as learning.
LearnLoop addresses this gap by asking students to demonstrate understanding through a structured teach-back process. This supports retrieval, explanation, self-monitoring, and conceptual refinement.
Key problem
A student may receive a correct-sounding explanation and still be unable to explain the concept, recognize a misconception, or apply the idea in a new problem.
How LearnLoop works
The workflow turns AI-supported explanation into a formative learning cycle.
Orient
The student selects or is assigned a course concept, learning objective, or instructor-prepared LearnLoop episode.
Explain
AICC provides a course-grounded explanation based on instructor materials, course terminology, and relevant examples.
Teach Back
The student explains the concept in their own words using text, speech, file upload, or another supported input format.
Feedback
LearnLoop provides rubric-based formative feedback, identifies missing ideas, and flags possible misconceptions.
Follow Up
The student receives an adaptive follow-up question or prompt designed to strengthen understanding.
Summary
The student receives a concise learning summary that can be used for review and continued study.
Instructor oversight
LearnLoop is designed with instructor control, review, and instructional transparency in mind.
Episode setup
Instructors can create or approve concept-focused LearnLoop episodes aligned with course materials.
Review and approval
Instructor review tools support oversight of explanations, prompts, and learning activities.
Misconception insight
Summaries can help instructors identify common learning gaps and target follow-up instruction.
Designed for authentic courses
LearnLoop is being designed for use in large, hybrid, online, and conceptually demanding classes where instructors and teaching assistants may not be able to provide individualized formative feedback at scale.
Designed for responsible use
LearnLoop supports conceptual help, explanation, practice, and formative feedback. It is not designed to complete graded work for students.