AI Reference List for Ed.D. Students
This guide is designed to serve as a reference to AI resources relevant to doctoral students.
| App/Website Name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| SciSpace | An AI tool that explains complex academic papers, highlighting methods, results, and key insights. | Basic account $0, paid subscriptions available |
| Consensus | AI academic search engine that scans peer-reviewed papers to extract research-backed answers to questions. |
Free
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| Zenodo | An open-access repository for sharing research papers, datasets, and projects. | Free |
| Reciteworks | A citation checker that reviews bibliographies for accuracy and formatting. | Free access, paid subscriptions available |
| Anara | AI-powered research assistant tailored for academic and scientific workflows. | Free access, paid subscriptions available |
| App/Website Name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Notebook LM | AI-powered notebook that organizes, summarizes, and queries your documents in one place. | Free Tier available |
| TitanGPT (ChatGPT) | A conversational AI that can generate text, summarize, analyze, and assist with research and writing. (no training on user data, exclusive to CSUF) | Free for CSUF faculty/staff/students |
| ChatGPTedu | A conversational AI that can generate text, summarize, analyze, and assist with research and writing. (no training on user data) | Free for CSUF faculty/staff/students |
| ChatGPT | A conversational AI that can generate text, summarize, analyze, and assist with research and writing. | Free Tier available, paid subscriptions available |
| Perplexity | AI-powered research and Q&A tool that provides answers with sources, functioning like a hybrid between Google and ChatGPT. | Free Tier available |
| Claude | An AI chatbot by Anthropic designed for longer, structured reasoning and handling large documents. | Free Tier available, paid subscriptions available |
| App/Website Name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | Generative AI for creating images, text effects, and design prototypes. | Free Tier available |
| Adobe Express | Content generation tool: graphics, videos, flyers, & social posts with Adobe Express. | Available through CSUF Adobe Cloud lic. |
| HeyGen | AI video generator that creates avatars and voiceovers from text. | Free Tier available, paid subscriptions available |
| Gamma | AI tool for building presentations, pitch decks, and documents. | Free Tier available |
| App/Website Name | Description | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Napkin | AI-powered visual communication tool that transforms your written text into editable visuals like diagrams, charts, flowcharts, mind maps, and infographics. | Free Tier available, paid subscriptions available |
| Goblin | Lightweight productivity/brainstorming app (often for task management and creative exploration). | Free |
Disclosure:
- ChatGPT was used for description and use case examples.
- Apps recommended/tested via AI Study Buddy Certificate, AI Tools for Higher Ed Professionals, EDD Writing Workshops.