AI has arrived, and the impact on education is going to be huge. Yes, you want to start using AI with your students, but you don’t want to rework every aspect of your course from top to bottom. I get that. You have worked long and hard, and you are quite happy with your course the way it is. But a mini AI course add-on sounds manageable and fun, right?

If this describes you, then check this out. We have got a variety of AI-enabled course add-ons. Students pay just $5 each for a 3-month subscription. You can use mini AI course add-ons with one student or with hundreds. It’s not an entire course. It’s an add-on to your existing course.

Here’s how it works. Choose a mini course from the list below, and you give your students the link. Here’s what happens next.

1. Students create an account here.
2. They find the course you have chosen for them here.
3. Students follow the instructions to enrol in the course for a 1-day free trial.
4. To continue in the course, they use PayPal to register for 3 months for only $5.
5. Students do the exercises.
6. Scores are calculated automatically using AI.

That’s it. Registered teachers can see all of their students’ grades in the course gradebook. Contact us to register yourself as a teacher in a course and to set up groups with your name. For example, students could join the group named “Your Name Gr-1” or “Your Name Gr-2.” When students join your groups, the Labo gradebook only shows your students’ scores.

With mini AI-enabled course add-ons, we cannot offer any customization. These are MOOCs. It’s one size fits all. Customizable courses with additional support and access to hundreds of activities in the sharing cart repository cost $25 each.

Ready? Choose your course.

Movie Clip Duets

Students learn pronunciation by creating movie duets. How? Watch a short clip from a movie, and record yourself with your webcam saying the line. Save your recording. The system will transcribe what you said and compare it to the movie clip, scoring your attempt. It’s a great way to work on your pronunciation. Get a one-day free trial here.

Conversation Practice

Practice recording yourself saying sentences with your microphone to get detailed feedback on your pronunciation. Practice scripted roleplays with a human-like robot. Practice semi-scripted roleplays for a greater challenge. Repeat activities for a higher score. Get extra practice talking with a range of voice-enabled intelligent chatbots. Get a one-day free trial here.

TOEFL Essay Writing

Write a variety of TOEFL opinion essays. There are 5 types of writing prompts: agree or disagree, preferences, compare and contrast, hypothetical-if, and description questions. And there are hundreds of topics to choose from. Get feedback and coaching from our AI correction and tutoring system. This a great way to get extra writing tasks from a tireless AI writing tutor. Get a one-day free trial here.

Job Interview Practice

Write emails to arrange for a job interview, create a video CV, then practice scripted and unscripted roleplays with robots and your webcam. Your interview answers are automatically evaluated in two minutes. Get a one-day free trial here.

Play-by-Post: The Workplace Chronicles

Write ten sections of an imaginative story about the trials and tribulations of the workplace. Students get their stories automatically corrected, and the intelligent AI system provides helpful comments on how to improve each section. Students get lots of writing practice, a story to discuss in class, the feedback they need, and by the end of the semester they will be ready to write a summary of their story in-class to demonstrate how much they have learned. Get a one-day free trial here.

Play-by-Post: The Chronicles of Academia

Write ten sections of an imaginative story about the trials and tribulations school life. Students get their stories automatically corrected, and the intelligent AI system provides helpful comments on how to improve each section. Students get lots of writing practice, a story to discuss in class, the feedback they need, and by the end of the semester they will be ready to write a summary of their story in-class to demonstrate how much they have learned. Get a one-day free trial here.

Grammar and Vocabulary

If you need want self-scoring grammar and vocabulary activities for extra practice, get all the exercises you need in this focus-on-forms mini-course. Get a one-day free trial here.

Questions?

If you have questions, contact me. Suggestions for a new mini course? Let me know.