Vu Education Lab Ai Assis

Transform any webpage into ready-to-use educational materials in seconds. The VU Education Lab AI Assistant brings AI-powered content creation directly into your browser, purpose-built for university educators.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Summarize - Extract key points, learning objectives, and discussion questions from any article or webpage.
• Quiz - Generate multiple-choice, true/false, or short-answer questions with detailed explanations. Ready for assessments and knowledge checks.
• Explain - Simplify complex topics at beginner, intermediate, or advanced levels to match your students' needs.
• Teaching - Get structured ideas for lectures, discussions, activities, assessments, and essay prompts based on any online content.
• Custom - Ask specific questions about page content or use pre-built educational templates for tailored results.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Navigate to any webpage with readable content
2. Click the extension icon or the floating VU logo
3. Choose a tool, configure your preferences, and click Generate
4. Copy the result into Canvas, slides, documents, or any other platform

BUILT FOR VU EDUCATORS

• Exclusive access for VU Amsterdam staff with @vu.nl accounts
• Available in English and Dutch
• Works on Chrome, Brave, and Microsoft Edge

PRIVACY AND SECURITY

• Enterprise-grade AI processing through VU Amsterdam's Azure subscription
• Your data is never used to train AI models
• No page content is stored on servers, text is processed and immediately discarded
• All data encrypted in transit via HTTPS
• GDPR compliant with EU data processing
• Secure Google OAuth 2.0 authentication with VU domain validation
• Open source for full transparency

A pilot project by the VU Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL). We welcome your feedback at onderwijswerkplaats@vu.nl.