Getting started with Studiosity :: University of Waikato

What is Studiosity?

Studiosity is a free online external study support service available 24/7 for all students at Waikato University. It provides students with access to University of Waikato-approved AI study support, offering guidance and feedback to enhance academic writing skills.

You can have unlimited submissions. There is a maximum word count of 8,000 words per submission and file size must be under 4 MB. If you have questions about the feedback you receive, you can follow up with our Student Learning advisors.

How can Studiosity help me?

Studiosity can help you when you’re stuck, or need some guidance in the right direction. It can really help with increasing your confidence with your study and writing, too; 92% of students say they feel more confident after using Studiosity. It’s all online, and on-demand so you can get support when and where it suits you.

Available as both an online platform and a mobile app, Studiosity offers flexible academic assistance. Whether on your computer or using the app, you can submit documents for feedback, ask questions, and receive guidance anytime. With its user-friendly interface, you can track recent activity, review saved feedback, and enhance your work efficiently.

This service does not check whether you have answered your assignment task. If you need assistance on study skills or how to interpret assignment instructions (or you would like to discuss another academic learning matter), please contact Student Learning.

How to access Studiosity?

You need your University of Waikato username and a password of your choice to log into Studiosity. You can access Studiosity in the following ways:

Jump directly to Studiosity
Access Studiosity through any of your Moodle papers.

Here are some important steps to access Studiosity:

Select the Studiosity writing support link to access your account.

You'll need to create a 4-digit PIN the first time, which will serve as your password for future logins.

Note: For the first time, you need to set up your profile (Year Level, Division/School & Study Location).
The dashboard will appear like this:

In the Writing Feeback box, select Upload now for the assignment you need to receive written feedback on.
The page to submit your document looks like the image below. Click on browse files to upload. You'll have just three simple and quick questions to fill out before hitting the Upload for review button.

Note:

- Until each field has a green tick next to it, the Upload for review button won't work.
- Studiosity supports doc, docx, odt, txt or rtf files with a maximum word count of 8,000 words and file sizes under 4 MB.

After uploading your documents, the system will generate the feedback taking a few minutes. Don't click on Go back to dashboard before the process is complete.
When your submission analysis is complete, a 'Disclaimer' pop-up window will appear. Tick the checkbox next to I have read the above disclaimer and agree to it, then click Continue to my reviewed document.

For more information, see How to upload to Studiosity.

How does Studiosity work?

Whether you're working on an essay, assignment, or any other piece of writing, simply submit your work to Studiosity anytime, day or night. You’ll receive it back in minutes with constructive feedback, including comments, suggestions, and encouragement to help you improve your writing.

Once the feedback is generated, it will appear in the following format. On the right side, you can view the feedback summary and on the left side, you can see links to all the comments by section.

Follow these steps to review your feedback:

Under Feedback Summary in the top right is an overall view of the feedback of your work, and where your strengths and weaknesses are in terms of Structure, Language, Spelling and Grammar, Use of sources, and Critical Thinking.
You can also click on the highlighted areas, and you will see the corresponding comment on the side bar. These are colour-coded by area of feedback, including: Structure, Language, Spelling and Grammar, as well as Critical Thinking.
On the left side, you can also view all comment categories. If you click on Close, the comments will be displayed with numbers, making it easier to follow the feedback within a specific area.
If you prefer a hard copy of your document, click Download PDF or Print in the top right corner.
To access your feedback, you can also log in to your Studiosity account, then click on the My Recent Activity tab in the top menu. Your feedback will be saved for future reference.

How do I connect my Studiosity account to the mobile app?

To connect your Studiosity account to the mobile app, follow these steps:

Download the app from the App Store or Google Play.
Once you open the app, click Sign in to Studiosity.
Next, the app will prompt you to enter your 8-digit code.
To get the code, log in to your Studiosity account on a web browser, click the profile icon in the top right corner, and select Link the mobile app from the drop-down menu.
You will then be taken to this page where you can click Get app link code.
You will then be given a unique 8-digit code. You will need to go back to your mobile app and enter the code you are given.
You only need to link the mobile app the first time you open it. After that, you can navigate it as explained in the previous steps.