Guided learning (ThinkGuide)
Help learners work through a problem step by step instead of handing them the answer.
What guided learning does
Most AI tools just give a student the answer, which doesn't help them learn. ThinkGuide takes a different path. It asks what the learner already knows, spots where they're stuck and offers hints a little at a time, so they get to the answer themselves.
It's grounded in teaching methods that experienced tutors use, like asking questions to draw out understanding and building up support gradually. The aim is confidence and independent thinking, not a quick copy-and-paste.
Support that adjusts
If a learner is doing fine, ThinkGuide stays light and just nudges with questions. If they keep struggling, it steps up the help, from reflective questions to guided hints to a fuller explanation. So nobody gets stranded, and nobody gets spoon-fed before they need it.
You set how much help it can give before it shows a worked answer, so it fits the level of your learners and the subject.
Setting it up
Create a ThinkGuide assistant from the college template library, then add your course materials and study guides as knowledge sources. Set the guardrails for how far it can go before revealing an answer, and turn on learner profiles if you want preferences remembered.
Deploy it on your student portal or virtual learning environment, then keep an eye on the guided learning dashboard to see which topics learners find hardest.