By embedding AI Tutor sessions directly in courses, L&D teams can bring personalized, adaptive learning to every learner automatically as part of their existing course structure.
How does it work?
Authors can add AI Tutor sessions directly inside their courses. Instead of learners needing to find and start a tutor conversation on their own, the AI Tutor is embedded as part of the course flow, sitting alongside other cards like questions, reflections, and assessments. Authors set up the session by pointing the AI Tutor at sources (other courses or PDFs), then edit the outline to control what the AI Tutor covers, including specific sections and learning objectives.
š” The AI Tutor retrieves information only from the course content it can access. It pulls information only from those sources or separate glossaries which are embedded or referenced in the course material itself.
Where can I find it?
In the course editor. Authors add AI Tutor sessions as a card type alongside existing card types.
Go to the course editor.
Click Add card.
Choose AI Tutor.
Learners see it inline when going through a course.
How do I set up an AI Tutor session?
Describe the session and add resources
Describe what you want the AI Tutor to teach.
Choose the session audience level and duration.
Click Add source to add courses and/or upload material.
Click Continue.
Review and customize
Once the session has been configured, you can preview it. You can also edit, add, or remove the sections that were created, as well as add new topics.
Finalize and share
When you are done with your edits, click Apply changes and Reset preview.
Your course is ready for sharing with learners.
Combining the Tutor Card with other cards
The AI Tutor Card is designed to be a primary experience, but works alongside regular course cards as well. This means you can combine a tutor-driven learning experience with surveys, assessments, exercises, and more - giving you full flexibility over how you structure the learning journey.
FAQ
Will the outline update automatically if I add new content?
No. While updating a resource makes the new content immediately available to the AI Tutor during a session, it will not automatically refresh or regenerate the AI Tutorās "what to cover" instructions (including general guidelines, sections, and topics).
How do I update the outline after adding new content?
If you want to regenerate/edit the outline, you can do one of the following:
Reset the card at the top right corder of the edit panel, this takes you back to the initial input box.
Manually edit the outline in the edit panel. You can edit resources there per-section/topic, this is what resources the agent will check when covering that topic.
Can I include external courses or materials in the AI Tutor session?
Not yet. The ability to add external sources is not included in the initial release.
š” PDF sources uploaded for the AI Tutor are indexed specifically for that session and are not added to your broader Sana content library.