Case Studies in Building Intelligent Textbooks
This document provides 93 samples of some of the intelligent textbooks that have been created with our workflows. This list is changing every day, so please check back frequently.
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A Skeptic's Guide to Quantum Computing
An evidence-based interactive intelligent textbook examining why quantum computing may never be economically viable, covering physics constraints, hardware realities, investment risk, and cognitive biases. Designed for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, technology investors, and policymakers.
Repository · 241 Concepts · 17 Chapters · 200K Words · 241 Glossary Terms · 53 MicroSims ·
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An online interactive intelligent textbook for high-school geometry using MicroSims. Features a detailed learning graph and over 130 interactive geometry MicroSims.
Repository · 12 Chapters · 171K Words · 138 MicroSims ·
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AI Based Data Science with Python
An AI-based course that helps undergraduate college students learn data science with Python. Includes a detailed learning graph.
Repository · 21 Files · 23K Words · 143 Glossary Terms ·
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Learn electronic circuits with AI-powered simulations and knowledge graphs. Created to support the circuits course at the University of Minnesota.
Repository · 113 Files · 154K Words · 23 MicroSims ·
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Interactive Infographics with AI
An AI-assisted guide that teaches non-programmers how to design high-quality detailed interactive infographic MicroSims with many examples, prompts, templates, and workflow examples for intelligent textbooks. Many examples come from the Biology textbook.
Repository · 20 Chapters · · Learning Mascot ·
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A fun way of teaching AI and machine learning using a $300 RC car with a Raspberry Pi and Camera. Supports DonkeyCar projects.
Repository · 107 Files · 39K Words ·
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An introductory course to Algebra covering fundamental concepts and skills with many interactive simulations. Designed for high school students.
Repository · Active Development ·
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Biology: An Interactive Course
Interactive intelligent textbook for Biology designed for advanced high school students preparing for a college credit exam. Covers all eight College Board units with MicroSims, a 375+ concept learning graph, and college credit exam strategies.
Repository · 20 Chapters · 213K Words · 89 MicroSims - many complex biological drawings ·
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Interactive Calculus textbook for high school students with 23 chapters, 100 MicroSims, and Delta the robot mascot. Covers both AB and BC curricula. Designed to help you get college credit.
Repository · 208 Files · 248K Words · 100 MicroSims · 230 Glossary Terms ·
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Interactive intelligent textbook for Chemistry designed for high school students seeking college credit. Features 18 chapters, SMILES molecule rendering, mhchem equation support, and an interactive learning graph.
Repository · 45 Files · 23K Words · 5 MicroSims ·
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Architectural Tradeoff Analysis Method
ATAM is a method for evaluating software architecture, applied to database selection. Companion to 'Making Sense of NoSQL'.
Repository · Early Stage ·
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An intelligent textbook on American Sign Language designed to help students learn ASL through interactive content.
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Automating Instructional Design
A hands-on guide to automating instructional design tasks using AI and other tools. Covers workflows for course development.
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An interactive intelligent textbook covering ancient world history from cosmic origins through post-classical civilizations (to ~1200 CE). Organized around the UCLA "World History for Us All" Big Era framework with a learning graph of 297 concepts.
Repository · 31 Files · 107K Words · 1 MicroSim ·
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An online course using MicroSims to help junior high and high school students learn the basics of electronics.
Repository · 40 Files · 16K Words · 6 MicroSims ·
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Interactive intelligent textbook for bioinformatics covering sequence analysis, structural biology, network analysis, knowledge graphs, and multi-omics integration with graph-based approaches throughout.
Repository · 137 Files · 188K Words · 57 MicroSims ·
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Blockchain: A Skeptic's Guide to Trust Technologies
An interactive intelligent textbook examining blockchain, certificate authorities, cost analysis, architecture tradeoffs, and cognitive biases in technology decisions.
Repository · 74 Files · 105K Words · 36 MicroSims · 200 Glossary Terms
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Building AI Agents with Python
Creating intelligent agents with Python and LLMs. Early stage development focused on modern agent architectures.
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Educational resources on the history of the Scottish clan system with a focus on Clan MacQuarrie heritage and traditions.
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Claude Skills for Intelligent Textbooks
A collection of skills and techniques for building intelligent textbooks using Claude AI. Includes prompts, workflows, and best practices.
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Learn to design and build digital clocks and watches using breadboards, microcontrollers, RTCs, and displays. Many complete sample clocks and watches ready for classroom testing.
Repository · 124 Files · 37K Words · 11 MicroSims ·
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Upper-division undergraduate course on classical control theory. Covers feedback, Laplace transforms, Bode plots, root locus, Nyquist stability, and PID design with Gyra the balancing robot.
Repository · 70 Files · 152K Words · 6 MicroSims · 297 Glossary Terms ·
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A college-level course on creating chatbots. Covers NLP foundations, semantic search, LLMs, embeddings, and vector databases.
Repository · Active Development ·
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An interactive, AI-assisted textbook for college credit Computer Science using Python. Features 400 mapped concepts, 20 chapters, and MicroSims to make abstract computing ideas concrete for high school and early college learners.
Repository · 58 Files · 153K Words · 17 MicroSims · 400 Glossary Terms ·
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Cybersecurity: Foundations, Practice, and Professional Responsibility
An ABET CAC-aligned intelligent textbook covering cryptography, software security, network defense, system hardening, governance, and ethics for undergraduate students of cybersecurity, computer science, and information systems.
Repository · 36 Files · 152K Words · 390 Glossary Terms
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Undergraduate Deep Learning Course with Dr. Sang-Hyun Oh at the University of Minnesota.
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Digital Citizenship: Building Safe, Kind and Balanced Lives Online
An interactive intelligent textbook for grades 5-9 on building safe, kind, and balanced lives online, aligned to the ISTE Student Standards.
Repository · 265 Concepts · 199K Words · 11 MicroSims · 267 Glossary Terms · 15 Mini Graphic Novels
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Digital Design With Programmable Logic
Digital design course focusing on programmable logic devices and FPGAs.
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Undergraduate course with MicroSims for learning digital electronics using breadboards, LEDs, buttons, and logic gates (~$50 in parts).
Repository · 86 Files · 171K Words · 8 MicroSims ·
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Digital Transformation 2.0 with Generative AI
Graduate course (SEIS 666) at University of St. Thomas exploring how generative AI reshapes digital transformation, business models, and workforce dynamics. By Daniel Yarmoluk.
Repository · 81 Files · 109K Words · 33 MicroSims · 223 Glossary Terms ·
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Interactive intelligent textbook on Introduction to Economics for high school students covering microeconomics, macroeconomics, personal finance, and the digital economy.
Repository · 29 Files · 82K Words · Early Stage ·
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Ecology: Systems Thinking for a Changing Planet
An interactive intelligent textbook for high school students (grades 9-12) on ecosystems, biodiversity, populations, climate change, and environmental policy, with a focus on systems thinking and scientific literacy.
Repository · 191 Files · 350K Words · 87 MicroSims · 381 Glossary Terms
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An interactive intelligent textbook for US high school students (grades 9–12) covering the complete Common Core ELA curriculum: reading literature, informational text, writing, speaking, listening, and language conventions.
Repository · 81 Files · 251K Words · 21 MicroSims · 295 Glossary Terms · 295 Concepts
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Ethical issues backed by critical thinking and data science. Covers harm measurement, impact analysis, and systems thinking.
Repository · MicroSims included ·
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A collection of resources for learning about Fast Fourier Transforms and benchmarking techniques across platforms.
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Interactive textbook for technicians working with HVAC, vacuum, compressed air, cooling water, dust collection, hydraulics, pumping, and fan systems. Created with Peter Vinck at Inflow Corporation.
Repository · 36 Files · 20K Words · 3 MicroSims · 103 Glossary Terms ·
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Intelligent textbook for GED Science test preparation covering Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth & Space Science. Aligned with the official GED Science Assessment Targets and eight Science Practices.
Repository · 27 Files · 12K Words · 7 MicroSims ·
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Generative AI Architecture Patterns
Helps software architects understand how to use generative AI to create and maintain AI architecture patterns.
Repository · 34 Files · 7K Words ·
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Helps teachers understand how to use generative AI to create and maintain AI teaching materials. Many sample prompts.
Repository · 98 Files · 19K Words · 100 MicroSims ·
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Helps business leaders understand how to use generative AI to create and maintain their AI business strategy.
Repository · 22 Files · 7K Words · 3 MicroSims ·
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Genetics: Analysis, Genomics, and Modern Inference
An interactive intelligent textbook for advanced high school and early undergraduate students covering genetic analysis, genomics, and modern inference.
Repository · 93 Files · 118K Words · 60 MicroSims · 450 Glossary Terms
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MicroSims to help undergraduate college students learn graph algorithms using various JavaScript libraries.
Repository · 71 Files · 30K Words · 15 MicroSims ·
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MicroSims for graph data modeling. Example models created for a variety of domains using vis.js.
Repository · 49 Files · 13K Words · 156 Glossary Terms ·
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Graph Learning Management Systems
How graphs are used to build AI learning management systems. Created for startups integrating AI into production LMS.
Repository · 17 Files · 8K Words · 10 MicroSims ·
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An online course teaching concepts around GraphRAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation with graphs).
Repository · 14 Files · 8K Words · 33 Glossary Terms ·
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An ABET CAC-aligned, AI-forward intelligent textbook on Information Systems for college sophomores and juniors — from "what is data?" to "what is an Enterprise Nervous System?"
Repository · 143 Files · 279K Words · 45 MicroSims ·
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Tutorial for building intelligent textbooks using mkdocs-material. Contains detailed tutorials and best practices.
Repository · 12K Words · 4 MicroSims ·
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An interactive intelligent textbook with MicroSims to teach high-school students about 3D printing, designed to maximize the probability of college credit.
Repository · 123 Files · 194K Words · 47 MicroSims ·
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Introduction to Graph Databases
Interactive textbook covering graph databases: graph thinking, data modeling, NoSQL, labeled property graphs, and query languages.
Repository · Extensive MicroSims ·
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Introduction to Microcontrollers with PIC24
Introduction to microcontrollers using the PIC24 platform for embedded systems education.
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Introduction to Operating Systems
Fundamentals of operating systems including process management, memory, and file systems.
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Year-long intro physics course covering motion, forces, energy, waves, optics, and electricity with MicroSims.
Repository · Active Development ·
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Executive-level course on AI-powered IR modernization by David Berglund. 15 chapters with full content.
Repository · Glossary, FAQs, Quizzes, MicroSims ·
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IT management using graph databases. Covers ITIL, configuration management, asset management, and IT operations.
Repository · Active Development ·
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Creation and maintenance of learning graphs. Extensive examples using vis.js for visualization.
Repository · 74 Files · 33K Words · 47 Glossary Terms ·
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A comprehensive 15-week course teaching high school students Linux fundamentals including command line, file systems, and scripting.
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Helps kids learn MicroPython on microcontrollers using fun low-cost projects. Thousands of monthly users worldwide.
Repository · 204 Files · 63K Words ·
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Learning Sciences for Intelligent Textbook Design
An intelligent textbook on the Seven Domains of the Learning Sciences — motivation, understanding, retention, application, expertise, measurement, and learning conditions — applied to authoring AI-augmented textbooks for educators and AI researchers.
Repository · 117 Files · 193K Words · 64 MicroSims · 221 Glossary Terms
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Linear Algebra for AI and Machine Learning
A college-level course bridging abstract linear algebra with real-world AI applications. Covers vectors, matrices, eigenvalues, neural networks, computer vision, and autonomous systems.
Repository · 206 Files · 195K Words · 126 MicroSims · 299 Glossary Terms ·
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Machine Learning: Algorithms and Applications
Comprehensive intelligent textbook on machine learning for college undergraduates. Covers supervised learning, unsupervised learning, neural networks, CNNs, and transfer learning with Python code examples.
Repository · 60 Files · 103K Words · 18 MicroSims · 199 Glossary Terms ·
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An interactive intelligent textbook for high school students mastering the unifying theme of functions in mathematics through mathematical models, coordinate geometry, and real-world applications.
Repository · 97 Files · 148K Words · 31 MicroSims · 208 Glossary Terms
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Educational resources for teaching Scottish, Irish, and immigration history with a focus on building critical thinking skills.
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Client-side faceted search system for educational MicroSims. Crawls GitHub repositories to collect metadata and provides browser-based search with filtering by subject, grade level, Bloom's Taxonomy, and framework.
Repository · 125 Files · 138K Words · 58 MicroSims ·
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Showcase for creating MicroSims using JavaScript and p5.js across diverse subjects.
Repository · 88 Files · 18K Words · 66 MicroSims ·
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MicroSims for Electrical Engineering
11 MicroSims created by University of Minnesota EE students using p5.js and prompt engineering.
Repository · 14 Files · 12 MicroSims ·
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Modeling Healthcare Data with Graphs
Undergraduate textbook on graph-based healthcare data modeling: patient-centric models, provider operations, clinical workflows.
Repository · Active Development ·
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An interactive intelligent textbook exploring the biology, ecology, design, and sustainability of moss, with simulations and a learning graph for curious learners and naturalists.
Repository · 104 Files · 163K Words · 34 MicroSims · 400 Glossary Terms
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Using colorful addressable LED strips and noodles for hands-on computational thinking projects with MicroPython.
Repository · 49 Files · 17K Words ·
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An ABET CAC-aligned intelligent textbook covering the foundations of networking and communication — layered architecture, routing, reliable transport, wireless, network security, and modern programmable networks.
Repository · 41 Files · 130K Words · 1 MicroSim ·
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Course on neurodiversity awareness and inclusion strategies.
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Organizational Analytics with AI
Interactive textbook teaching how to use graph databases, AI, and NLP to unlock hidden insights in HR data including influence, collaboration, sentiment, and organizational health.
Repository · 151 Files · 203K Words · 73 MicroSims · 201 Glossary Terms ·
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Helps high school students learn personal finance with MicroSims, infographics, and graphic novel storytelling.
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An interactive intelligent textbook for pre-calculus designed to prepare high school students for advanced math coursework.
Repository · 43 Files · 100K Words · 307 Glossary Terms · 1 MicroSim
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Hands-on labs covering lists, Mermaid diagrams, markdown tables, p5.js visualizations, and data science applications.
Repository · Active Development ·
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An intelligent textbook for teaching reading skills to kindergarten students with age-appropriate interactive content.
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Resources for single-day STEM events with hands-on projects leading to understanding collision-avoidance robots.
Repository · 52 Files · 26K Words ·
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College-level semiconductor physics with interactive simulations including PN Junction visualization.
Repository · Early Stage ·
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Demonstrates using generative AI to create undergraduate signal processing courses.
Repository · 53 Files · 28K Words · 6 MicroSims ·
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Build a spectrum analyzer using Raspberry Pi Pico and a microphone with detailed hardware and software tutorials.
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A simulation-filled interactive intelligent statistics textbook designed to help high school students earn college credit, hosted by Sylvia the Squirrel.
Repository · 194 Files · 237K Words · 112 MicroSims · 295 Glossary Terms
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Helps teachers use AI to setup and administer a STEM classroom with a focus on computational thinking and microcontrollers.
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STEM and robotics using the Raspberry Pi RP2040 on low-cost robotics kits for computational thinking.
Repository · 74 Files · 18K Words · 5 MicroSims ·
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Systems Thinking in the Age of AI
Interactive resources for teaching systems thinking from high school to executive level. Multiple course descriptions.
Repository · MicroSims included ·
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A free, open-source intelligent textbook for the IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course, exploring how knowledge is produced, validated, and communicated through interactive MicroSimulations and a learning graph of 275 interconnected concepts.
Repository · 129 Files · 235K Words · 72 MicroSims · 275 Glossary Terms
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A vendor-pluralistic intelligent textbook on measuring, analyzing, and reducing the cost of generative AI across Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, and Google Gemini for software engineers, ML engineers, and engineering managers.
Repository · 109 Files · 182K Words · 475 Glossary Terms · 47 MicroSims
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Tracking AI progress for strategy consulting in education and knowledge management organizations.
Repository · 47 Files · 18K Words · 3 MicroSims ·
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Foundational course on relationships between angles and sides in right triangles by Hank Ratzesberger. 200 concepts.
High School · Bridges algebra and geometry
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AI-generated intelligent textbook on dementia and cognitive decline for patients, caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals. Features 200 interconnected concepts in a learning graph. By rtanler.
Repository · 34 Files · 44K Words · 1 MicroSim · 200 Concepts ·
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Unicorns and Other Mythical Beasts
A satirical interactive intelligent textbook about unicorns, mythical beasts, and the AI technologies that will improve them — exploring AI hype, education resistance, and technology fantasies.
Repository · 142 Files · 267K Words · 34 MicroSims · 145 Glossary Terms
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Interactive intelligent geography for grade school students (3rd-6th grade). Explore all 50 states with clickable maps, zoomable regions, and discovery challenges.
Repository · 85 Files · 81K Words · 34 MicroSims · 200 Glossary Terms ·
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An interactive intelligent textbook for AP-level U.S. History covering major eras from Colonial America through the present, featuring primary source analysis, historical reasoning skills, and interactive MicroSims for understanding cause and effect across key events.
Repository · 227 Files · 301K Words · 38 MicroSims · 450 Glossary Terms · 450 Concepts
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xAPI for Intelligent Textbooks
An interactive intelligent textbook on the xAPI (Experience API) standard for software professionals implementing xAPI in Level 3 intelligent textbooks and learning systems. Features 50 MicroSims built with p5.js and vis-network.
Repository · 113 Files · 154K Words · 50 MicroSims ·