Core Components: Highlights for Students
1. AI Project Engine
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Project Creation with Minimal Prompts: Students can create their dream projects by specifying skills, tools, and/or application areas. They can also search for projects created by STEM-Away mentors or other members.
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Integration of Job Market Trends and Skill Synergies from SkopeAI: Projects are tied to the latest data, ensuring relevance to current industry needs.
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Top-Voted Projects Move to STEM-Away Mentorship and Virtual-Internship Expansions: Students can build a strong portfolio starting with pre-internship training, project execution, and ending with showcasing their work.
2. AI Mentor
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Project-Centric Guidance and Support: Provides guidance and support to help students navigate their projects effectively.
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Community Engagement Rewards: Sharing learnings from the AI Mentor with the community via forums is rewarded with tacks, encouraging active participation and knowledge sharing.
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Enhanced Mentorship for Subscribers: The AI Mentor is coupled with STEM-Away mentorship for paid subscribers, offering additional support and expertise.
3. AI Evaluator
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Student-Led, Novel Evaluation: The AI Evaluator allows students to lead the conversation, offering a unique approach to assessing their understanding and skills.
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Automated AI Assessment: Provides automated evaluation of project-centric, user-led conversations using predefined rubrics, ensuring comprehensive and objective assessment.
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Integrated into Platforms: These evaluations drive automated team formation and mentor allocation for our Virtual-Internship platform and aid in match and prescreening for our Talent Discovery Platform.
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Prerequisite MCQ: Access to the AI Evaluator requires passing a dynamic MCQ to ensure the student’s familiarity with the project.
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Build a Strong Portfolio: Students can build a strong portfolio through multiple evaluation attempts, with the option to store results when needed; no personal data is stored until the student opts to save their evaluation result.
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Confidence Building: Students can take the evaluation multiple times to build confidence and improve their performance.
4. Virtual-Internship Platform
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Mentor Chains®: Benefit from our unique mentorship model where STEM-Away® mentors guide intern leads, who in turn mentor their teams. This cascading mentorship effect enriches leadership skills and provides layered support.
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Customizable Internship Experience: Customize your internship experience with options for structured collaborations within STEM-Away Teams or more autonomous Solo/Own Teams.
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Automated Team Formation: Build your team through strategic matching based on Skill-Builder Project evaluations. This feature is ideal for those who prefer a community deeply integrated into STEM. Alternatively, participants can choose to work solo or bring their own pre-formed teams, providing flexibility and independence.
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Targeted Pre-Internship Training: Experience targeted pre-internship training that equips you with foundational skills needed for your chosen area.
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Details at Virtual-Internships - Overview
5. Talent Discovery Engine
- Matching, prescreening, and interview preparation tailored to specific skills and projects.
- Patent-pending evaluation methods and granted patent for online resumes.
- More details coming shortly.
6. Tacks
- STEM-Away’s currency, which can be earned through active participation and achieving milestones.
- While tacks can be purchased, earning them through badges is encouraged.
People-First Approach
While our platform leverages cutting-edge AI technology, our core philosophy remains people-first. We prioritize the growth and development of our students, as evidenced by the positive experiences shared by our alumni.