TLDR: McGraw Hill has launched Sharpen Advantage, an AI-powered enterprise solution designed to enhance personalized learning experiences for higher education institutions. Expanding on the existing Sharpen study app, this new offering provides faculty and administrators with tools to create custom content, gain real-time insights into student performance, and address learning gaps, all powered by responsible AI.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – McGraw Hill, a leading education technology company, has announced the release of Sharpen Advantage, an innovative AI-powered institutional learning offering tailored for higher education. This new platform builds upon the success of the original Sharpen study app, which has garnered over a million downloads since its introduction in October 2022, transforming it into a comprehensive, customized solution for colleges and universities.
Sharpen Advantage leverages artificial intelligence to empower faculty and administrators in crafting dynamic and personalized learning experiences for their students. The system is designed to deliver custom content directly to students’ mobile devices, ensuring accessible and engaging study support. A core functionality of the platform is its ability to identify individual student learning gaps, enabling timely intervention and fostering improved academic outcomes.
The platform integrates several AI-driven components to achieve its goals. ‘Ask Sharpen’ acts as an AI-powered study buddy, allowing students to pose questions or upload notes to generate verified study support. The ‘Radar’ feature provides faculty and administrators with a real-time dashboard offering actionable insights into student learning patterns and performance. Additionally, ‘Creator’ enables institutions to develop and share their own course-specific resources, while ‘Playlists’ allows instructors to curate learning activities such as bite-sized videos, custom quizzes, and flashcards, which can be shared directly with students for review or homework.
David Cortese, Chief Digital Information Officer at McGraw Hill, emphasized the strategic importance of this launch. “While we know artificial intelligence has changed how students access information, the challenge for higher education institutions is ensuring this technology is being used in a way that drives improved educational outcomes,” Cortese stated. “Sharpen Advantage provides faculty and administrators with the ability to create custom learning experiences to support their students while ensuring they are using AI that is academically tailored and curated by learning experts – making it a safe and relevant resource that facilitates real learning.”
Dr. Dave Duke, Chief Product Officer for Higher Education at McGraw Hill, highlighted the platform’s role in addressing critical challenges faced by institutions. “Many higher education institutions struggle with more than just student engagement and preparedness – they sometimes lack real-time insights into progress and outcomes as well,” said Dr. Duke. “Sharpen Advantage delivers a responsible AI framework that empowers faculty and administrators with the tools and insights needed to confidently support their students. By providing visibility into performance and engagement, this solution can drive improved retention and academic success.”
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McGraw Hill (NYSE:MH), an education technology company known for its impressive gross profit margins of 80% and steady revenue growth of 6.65% over the last twelve months, continues its commitment to digital transformation with this offering. Sharpen Advantage is now available to higher education institutions, aiming to enhance student success through personalized, data-driven, and responsible AI-powered learning solutions.
