Custom Content & Textbook Replacement
Transform Your Course with Content Creation, Enhancement, and Textbook Replacement
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The Problem: Static Content Isn't Working
Only 27% of students complete assigned reading.
Expensive textbooks sit unopened. Students arrive unprepared, having skimmed at best.
ChatGPT makes traditional materials obsolete.
Students outsource comprehension instead of engaging with content.
Your existing materials need modernization.
Good content from five years ago needs updated examples, new formats, and discussion-based engagement for today's students.
Generic materials don't fit your course.
You need content aligned to your specific objectives, examples, and pedagogical approach.
What NextBook Is
NextBook combines peer reviewed content and instructional design expertise with our AI-powered assessment tools and Sophia, your interactive AI companion. It's a complete content solution that works four ways:
Replace entire textbooks
using OpenStax—transforming static readings into discussion-based learning at zero cost to students.
Enhance content you already use
by wrapping your existing materials in discussion modules, AI assessment, and Sophia's personalized support.
Create custom content from scratch
when you need learning experiences that don't exist—cases, simulations, readings built to your specifications.
Refresh outdated materials
with modern examples, updated scenarios, new multimedia, and discussion-based pedagogy.
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What NextBook Creates
Content Creation: Build from Scratch
Custom cases, simulations, readings, discussion modules, and multimedia content when you need learning experiences that don't exist in any library. Original materials built specifically for your course objectives.
Content Enhancement: Wrap Your Existing Materials
You already have good content—readings, cases, materials you've used for years. We wrap your existing content in discussion-based pedagogy and AI assessment. Your materials get discussion layers, AI evaluation, Sophia integration, and multimedia additions.
Content Refreshment: Modernize What You Have
Update existing materials with current examples, new formats (video, podcasts, interactive elements), discussion-based redesign, and modern assessment that measures skills employers want.
Textbook Replacement: OpenStax-Powered
Replace expensive textbooks entirely with discussion-based learning. We curate focused OpenStax readings, add discussion modules that bring content to life, include multimedia integration, and provide complete course coverage with AI-powered assessment.
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Sophia: Interactive AI Companion
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All NextBook content includes Sophia access for your students:
Personalized Tutoring
One-on-one sessions where Sophia asks probing questions and guides students to deeper understanding.
Role-Play Scenarios
Practice real-world applications with Sophia taking on different perspectives and challenging student thinking.
Practice Assessments
Conversational exam prep with immediate feedback on reasoning quality and content mastery.
Sophia extends your teaching reach—every student gets personalized support aligned to your learning objectives, available 24/7.
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Why NextBook Gets Students Engaged
Peer Accountability
Students prepare because they're discussing with classmates. No one wants to show up empty-handed when peers are counting on them.
Immediate Application
Students know they'll use concepts right away in discussion—transforming passive absorption into active learning.
AI-Resistant Format
ChatGPT can't participate in live conversation. Students must understand material to contribute meaningfully in real-time.
Active Learning by Design
Students analyze, debate, and problem-solve with peers. Research shows this drives far deeper comprehension than passive reading.
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The Development Process
Phase 1:
Discovery & Design
We collaborate to understand your learning objectives and content needs. Whether textbook replacement, enhancement, or creation from scratch, we start with what you want students to learn.
Phase 2:
Content Creation
Our team creates or enhances materials—curating OpenStax content, writing custom cases, producing videos, designing discussions, building assessments. You review and refine throughout.
Phase 3:
Platform Integration
Content is built into the platform with AI moderation, evaluation rubrics, Sophia integration, and LMS connectivity.
Phase 4:
Deployment & Refinement
Launch with your students. We gather feedback, analyze engagement data, and refine based on actual classroom use.
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Built for Scale with AI
AI Moderation
Every discussion guided by AI—ensuring participation and focus. Works with 20 or 400 students.
Customizable Rubrics
You define evaluation criteria. AI applies your rubrics consistently across all students.
Insights at Scale
Track comprehension, identify struggling learners, measure skill development over time.
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Assessment That Measures Real Understanding
Critical Thinking
Students connect concepts, explain reasoning, propose solutions—synthesis, not regurgitation.
Evidence-Based Reasoning
Students cite course concepts, defend positions, address counterarguments.
Collaborative Skills
Students build on peers' ideas, ask questions, contribute constructively.
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What Instructors Are Saying
"Trying to figure out how to have student engagement, really meaningful conversation and discussion and debate is really critical, no matter what the subject area is. And being able to do that at scale, at a reasonable cost is magical."
"So at first I was like, okay, it's great platform, but there is nothing that I can actually do with it. But then... I realized that it can be very, very highly customizable. ...It was really a collaboration between me and the Breakout Learning team to really create something very unique for my course."
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Best For
Textbook Replacement
Eliminating expensive textbooks, courses with OpenStax coverage, institutions prioritizing affordability.
Complete Courses
Faculty with solid materials needing discussion-based engagement and AI assessment.
What Faculty Report
Building learning experiences that don't exist, developing signature content, industry-specific cases.
Content Refreshment
Updating materials with current examples, converting text to multimedia, maintaining relevance.
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Seamless LMS Integration
Works directly within Canvas and Brightspace D2L. Assignments sync automatically. Grades transfer seamlessly.