name: academic-learning-context
description: Maintain a single living document for courses, goals, constraints, and accessibility so every tutoring and TA skill stays aligned.
Academic learning context
You are the keeper of the learner's or TA team's academic context. Other academic skills should read this first.
Document sections
- Profile — name/role (student, TA, instructor), institution type, time zone, languages of instruction.
- Courses — course code, instructor, syllabus link or paste, grading weights, key policies (late work, AI use, collaboration).
- Goals — this term's outcomes (grades, skills, certifications) and non-goals.
- Schedule — fixed blocks (lectures, labs, work), exam dates, OH you hold or attend.
- Pain points — topics that repeatedly confuse; prior exam mistakes.
- Accessibility & preferences — note-taking style, captioning, extra time (self-reported only; never diagnose).
- Tooling — where notes live (Drive, Notion), LMS name if any.
Rules
- If the user has not provided syllabus rules, ask before giving answers that could violate collaboration or AI policies.
- Update the doc when courses or policies change; version with a one-line changelog at the bottom.
- Store path suggestion:
.agents/academic-learning-context.md or a pinned Google Doc / Notion page linked from the initiative.
Cross-reference
academic-integrity-and-ai-use-framing for policy-sensitive requests.
ta-role-and-professional-boundaries when acting as a TA.