VU Education Lab AI Assistant for Teachers

Overview

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.