Announcement: Learnvia introduces free, AI-enabled Calculus I courseware
Learnvia empowers
great teaching and improves learning outcomes
Our free-to-students, research-based courseware and support helps faculty engage students and improve learning outcomes.
A nonprofit learning collaborative launched by Carnegie Mellon University, Learnvia brings educators and researchers together to turn the science of learning into classroom practice.
Learnvia’s innovative new courseware is an all-in-one solution for gateway math courses, combining interactive lessons, homework, quizzes, discussion forums, and a built-in AI tutor in one digital environment. Designed to complement in-class teaching, it saves faculty time while supporting students in building both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.
Learnvia’s new, purpose-built math courseware helps faculty integrate proven, research-based teaching and learning practices that deliver improved student success—whether used before class for preparation, during class for active learning, or after class for practice and reinforcement.
Before Class
Students complete short lessons that balance big ideas with calculation practice, either before class or after class.
In-Class
Learnvia supports active learning with interactive, animated figures and embedded visual elements that transform lectures into engaging, participatory experiences.
Post-Class
Learnvia’s homeworks capability reinforces in-class learning through scaffolded, feedback-rich practice that promotes mastery and persistence.
How Learnvia Supports Great Teaching
Maximize Instructional Time
A consistent weekly routine of lessons, homework, and quizzes promotes steady practice, deepens comprehension, builds fluency, and helps ensure students arrive prepared for higher-level problem solving in class.
Streamline Assessment
Auto-graded assignments and activities provide targeted feedback to students and save faculty time on routine, repetitive assessment tasks.
Gain Clearer Insights
Dashboards and performance data reveal where students struggle, enabling timely and focused interventions.
Support Active Learning
Integrated tools for in-class activities work effectively in both small and large class settings.
Preserve Instructional Control
Faculty set the content, pacing, and course structure to match their teaching approach.
Responsive, Reliable Support
Technical issues are handled by Learnvia, with fast turnaround on fixes guided by faculty feedback.
Authored and Engineered by Faculty, for Faculty
Instructional Tools Informed by Classroom Practice
Developed by faculty for faculty, Learnvia integrates the latest learning science with real classroom practice. Every element—chunked lessons, scaffolded assignments, interactive practice, and aligned assessments—is custom-built to be research-focused, community-driven, and supported by a dedicated in-house team, all with a faculty-to-faculty design ethos.
Students learn through short, scaffolded activities that build incrementally and are reinforced by auto-graded practice, solutions, and unlimited retries. A content-aware AI tutor and connected discussion forum provide timely help, while the courseware balances conceptual understanding with procedural fluency.
For faculty, flexible course configurations and ready-to-use templates make it simple to align Learnvia with a syllabus, ensuring students are supported from the first lesson through the final exam.
About Learnvia Courseware
A Modern Alternative to Textbooks
Backward-Designed and Research- Informed
Configurable and Flexible
AI-Supported Practice and Feedback
Learnvia in Your Class
Learnvia streamlines teaching and learning through a connected system of lessons, class time, homework and quizzes—all aligned to build understanding step by step, with AI and peer support available at every stage.
Lessons
Completed before class to introduce key concepts, provide immediate feedback, and allow self-pacing with help from the AI tutor.
Class Time
With lessons completed in advance, instructors can focus sessions on problem solving, active learning, and targeted support.
Homework
Completed after class to reinforce concepts through aligned practice, auto-grading, unlimited attempts, and worked solutions.
Quizzes
Taken after lessons and homework to check progress, with self-quizzing features (coming 2026), providing additional low-stakes practice.
AI Tutor & Discussions
Real-time AI support and peer discussion help students stay engaged, get answers quickly, and deepen understanding at every step.
All-in-One Courseware Features
Learnvia is more than a homework system—it’s designed to complement, not replace, classroom instruction. By providing structure, practice, and feedback aligned with effective teaching, Learnvia helps students deepen their understanding and retain what they learn.
Easy Access & Compatibility
Cloud-Based Access with No Software Installs
Single Sign-On with No Extra Logins
Optimized for Phones and Mobile Devices
Group Modules Into Chapters or Mark Lessons as In-Class
Flexible Course Design
Configurable to Match Your Syllabus
Rearrange, Include, Exclude, or Rename Elements
Ready-to-Use Configurations for Instant Adoption
Future Option to Author Custom Content
Continuous Improvement & Support
Insert Notes and Instructions Directly for Students
Iterates on Evidence to Ensure Student Success
Focus on Continual Improvement via Built-In Feedback & Fast Fixes
Relentless Focus on Ease for All Users
Grounded in Learning Science
Learnvia courseware applies established principles from cognitive science, learning science, and human-computer interaction to the design of every lesson and activity. By translating research into practical tools, Learnvia helps students stay engaged, build mastery, and persist in their learning while giving faculty evidence-based support for effective teaching.
Motivation and Engagement
Real-world applications show why math matters, sustaining motivation, while concise lessons and activities keep students focused and engaged.
Scaffolding and Mastery
Each question is scaffolded with immediate feedback, hints, worked examples, and unlimited attempts, while knowledge tracing provides personalized support to strengthen mastery.
AI-Supported Learning
An AI-based Tutor, aligned with course content, offers step-by-step guidance, adaptive scaffolding, and personalized interaction to help students persist and succeed.
Social and Supportive Learning
Connected discussion forums and anonymous help-seeking create a safe, collaborative environment where peers learn together.
A New Standard for Courseware
Redefining Courseware
Learnvia represents a new model for courseware —one focused on solving real classroom challenges. As a nonprofit, Learnvia develops both its technology and its content in-house so pedagogy and platform evolve together. Every decision is shaped by evidence and faculty input, resulting in courseware that responds directly to instructors’ needs and helps more students succeed.
Student Experience
Short, scaffolded modules break concepts into focused 10-minute activities. Each activity is interactive and provides immediate feedback. A content-aware AI tutor offers help at the moment of confusion, while auto-graded homework and practice quizzes promote mastery through unlimited retries and solution paths.
Faculty Experience
By automating routine grading and feedback processes, Learnvia reduces faculty workload associated with repetitive tasks. Faculty instead receive timely indicators of student performance, allowing them to use class time for targeted support and more active, in-class mathematics instruction.
Student Outcomes
Gateway math courses carry some of the highest enrollment and failure rates, too often serving as roadblocks rather than runways for students pursuing their degrees. Learnvia shifts that pattern by keeping more students engaged, helping them complete assignments, build mastery, and earn credit—leading to fewer false starts and greater confidence in their ability to succeed in later courses.
Faculty & Institutional Outcomes
Teaching outcomes improve when grading, reporting, and course setup no longer consume disproportionate time. With those tasks streamlined, faculty can direct instruction where it’s most needed, supported by real-time insight into student challenges. At the institutional level, this efficiency results in fewer course repeats, stronger progression through gateway math, and better student outcomes.
Preview the New Math Courseware
Explore the Courseware
From course setup to classroom instruction to student support, Learnvia courseware can be experienced directly in both instructor and learner modes. The platform streamlines routine tasks, such as grading formative activities, and surfaces actionable data on student progress toward learning outcomes, amplifying high-impact teaching through active learning practices.
