Pathmaker

About Pathmaker

Pathmaker is an educational platform where you can create bespoke curriculum around any topic of study. It provides a new approach to self-education by providing an adaptive framework for learning. Craft lessons week by week and discuss any topic with Professor Reed, your AI learning coach.

How It Works

1

Describe Your Goal

Tell us what you want to learn, how much time you have, and how you prefer to learn.

2

Generate or Customize

Create from scratch or start from a template. Either way, you get a complete week-by-week plan with resources, activities, and built-in AI Coach discussion prompts.

3

Learn with AI Support

Follow your week-by-week plan, discuss concepts with Professor Reed (your AI Coach), and track your progress.

What You Can Do

  • Create custom learning paths for any topic or skill
  • Start from official templates or browse the public library
  • Customize and fork any curriculum with your own time commitment and duration
  • Get instant explanations from Professor Reed, your built-in AI Coach
  • Get specialized feedback: essay review, code review, automation debugging, and project feedback modes
  • Upload files directly to Coach for personalized review and feedback
  • Save AI Coach conversations as Class Notes linked to specific curricula
  • Track progress, complete activities, and add weekly reflections with time logging
  • Earn achievements and track your learning milestones
  • View version history and restore previous curriculum versions
  • Automatic link health monitoring with AI-suggested alternatives for broken resources
  • Access supplemental book recommendations curated for each curriculum
  • Export your plan as PDF or text file
  • Available on Android via Google Play Store

Why Pathmaker Exists

Pathmaker provides structure for self-directed learners. It offers complete curricula with week-by-week outlines paired with optional class dialogue through an AI learning partner.

Based on the Socratic method, the AI coach turns concepts into conversations, helping you think through ideas rather than passively absorbing information. It is learning designed for those who value independence but appreciate guidance.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Pathmaker create my curriculum?

Pathmaker uses AI to analyze your goals, time commitment, skill level, and learning preferences. You can start from scratch or choose from official templates like "Digital Humanities Studio," "Design Systems," "AI & Society," and more. It generates a personalized week-by-week learning plan with curated resources, key concepts, learning tips, activities, and built-in AI Coach discussion prompts.

What is the AI Coach?

Professor Reed is your built-in AI learning coach. Click the chat icon anytime to ask questions, get explanations, or explore concepts deeper. The Coach has specialized feedback modes: essay review, code review, automation debugging, and project feedback. You can upload files (code, essays, documents) for personalized review. All conversations can be saved as Class Notes. It's like having an expert tutor available 24/7.

What are Class Notes?

Class Notes are saved AI Coach conversations linked to specific curricula. When you have a helpful discussion with Professor Reed, save it as a note with optional annotations. All your Class Notes are searchable, filterable by curriculum, and exportable as text or PDF from the Class Notes page.

Can I customize my curriculum after it's created?

Absolutely. You can add custom resources, mark weeks and activities complete, add personal reflections with ratings and time tracking, pause or resume your learning journey, and modify any content. Version history automatically tracks changes so you can restore previous versions anytime. You have full control over your learning path.

What are official templates?

Official templates are expertly curated curricula covering topics like Digital Humanities, Design Systems, AI & Society, Creative Coding, Film Noir, and more. Each includes comprehensive week-by-week plans, educational content, supplemental reading lists, and carefully selected resources. You can use templates as-is or customize them to your needs.

Can I use templates or fork curricula from the library?

Yes. Browse official templates and public community curricula in the Templates and Library pages. When you find one you like, click "Use Template" or "Customize & Save" to adjust duration, time commitment, and preferences before generating your own personalized version.

Are the learning resources free?

Most resources are free. When creating your curriculum, you can specify your budget preference (free only, free first, balanced, or premium). Pathmaker prioritizes resources that match your budget, using trusted platforms like Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare, YouTube EDU, and open educational resources.

How do I track my progress?

Mark weeks as complete, check off individual activities, and add reflections to document what you learned. Reflections include rating the week (1-5 stars), logging time spent, and writing notes. Track achievements like "7-day streak" and "100 hours logged." Your Dashboard shows total time logged and overall progress.

What achievements can I earn?

Achievements celebrate your learning milestones: completing your first curriculum, maintaining study streaks (7-day, 30-day), logging hours (100+ hours), completing multiple curricula, writing reflections, and more. Check your Achievements page to see what you've unlocked and what's next.

Can I share my curriculum with others?

Yes. Make any curriculum public to add it to the community library where others can discover and fork it. You can also export curricula as PDF or text file to share offline or print for reference.

What if a resource link is broken?

Pathmaker includes automatic link health monitoring. If a link breaks, you'll be notified and the system will suggest AI-generated alternative resources matching the original's purpose. You can also manually add replacement resources anytime.

Is Pathmaker available on mobile?

Yes! Pathmaker is available as a Progressive Web App (works on any device) and as a native Android app on Google Play Store. The mobile experience is fully optimized with bottom navigation, pull-to-refresh, and touch-friendly controls.

Is Pathmaker available for educational institutions?

Yes. We offer custom solutions for schools, universities, and educational organizations including Professional Services for bespoke curriculum design. Contact us at info@craftedtools.app to discuss how Pathmaker can support your institution's learning goals.

For Educational Institutions

Schools, universities, and educational organizations: Pathmaker can be customized for your institution's needs. We offer bespoke solutions to support your students' learning journeys.

Contact Us: info@craftedtools.app

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