AI Course Generator request
🚀 Feature Description
To build an AI-powered application that can automatically generate structured, multi-format educational courses for various academic subjects and thesis topics.
Target Users
- Educators – School teachers, university professors, online instructors
- Students – High school, college, or graduate-level learners
- Educational Institutions – For internal LMS or content development
- EdTech Platforms – Integration or white-labeling options
💡 Motivation
The tool aims to support:
- Teachers: By generating lesson plans, slides, quizzes, assignments, and summaries.
- Students: By providing easy-to-understand content, visual aids, and interactive explanations.
📝 Detailed Description
A. Course Generation
- Topic Input Interface
- Users enter a subject name, topic, or thesis title
- Optional input: target grade level, duration, complexity level, curriculum board (e.g., CBSE, IB, US Common Core)
- AI-Powered Content Generation
- Automatically generate: - Course outline (modules and lessons) - Lesson objectives and learning outcomes - Summarized concepts and explanations - Slide decks (editable format) - Assignments & projects - Quizzes (MCQs, short answers, long-form) - FAQs and common misconceptions - Real-life applications/examples
- Customization
- Let teachers modify/edit generated content
- Add/remove lessons, quizzes, etc.
- Language translation and reading level adjustments
B. Teacher Tools
- Instructor Dashboard
- View, manage, and organize multiple courses
- Monitor student engagement (if integrated with LMS)
- Export content to PDF, PPT, or LMS-friendly formats
- Lesson Delivery Support
- One-click generation of slides, summaries, whiteboard notes
- Interactive Q&A generator for class discussions
- Syllabus & Curriculum Mapping
- Align generated content to local/national academic standards
C. Student Learning Aids
- Student View Mode
- Simplified summaries and definitions
- Visual explainers (diagrams, charts, flow maps)
- AI tutor Q&A: Ask follow-up questions about the topic
- Interactive Quizzes & Flashcards
- Auto-generated quizzes with instant feedback
- Memory aids like flashcards and mnemonics
- Progress Tracking (Optional)
- Track completed lessons
- Self-assessment scores and suggestions
🎯 Use Cases
case1 - Teacher A enters “Photosynthesis - Grade 8”, receives a full module with slides, quizzes, and summary notes. case 2 - Student B enters a thesis topic: “Impact of Social Media on Teen Mental Health” and receives an outline, sources, and content breakdown. Case 3 - Institute C uses the tool to standardize courses across departments with AI support.
🎨 Mockups/Designs
If applicable, add mockups, wireframes, or design concepts.
🔧 Technical Considerations
- Backend
- Language: Python (FastAPI or Django)
- AI/LLM Integration: OpenAI (GPT-4), Gemini, Claude, etc.
- Database: PostgreSQL / MongoDB
- Authentication: Clerk / Firebase / Auth0
- Frontend
- Framework: React + Tailwind CSS
- State Management: Redux or Zustand
- Deployment: Vercel / Render / AWS / Azure
- AI APIs
- GPT-4 / Gemini (core content generation)
- Stability AI (for visuals/diagrams)
- Tavily / Serper (web search integration)
- FireCrawl / EXA (research for thesis topics)
Non-Functional Requirements
- Responsiveness: Must work on desktop, tablet, and mobile
- Scalability: Handle growing user base and AI processing load
- Security: Secure content handling and data privacy (GDPR/FERPA compliant)
- Multilingual Support: Translate and localize content
- Export Options: PDF, Word, PPT, SCORM (for LMS use)
Future Enhancements (Phase 2+)
- Voice assistant for teaching mode (text-to-speech explanations)
- AI tutor chatbot for students
- LMS integration (Moodle, Canvas, Google Classroom)
- Collaborative course creation (multi-teacher access)
- Offline mode (PWA support)
🏷️ Component/Feature Area
Which component or feature area does this relate to?
- [ ] Blog Writer
🎯 Priority
- [ ] Critical (essential for core functionality) A. Course Generation
- [ ] High (significant value add) B. Teacher Tools
- [ ] Medium (nice to have) C. Student Learning Aids
- [ ] Low (future consideration) Future Enhancements (Phase 2+)
🔄 Alternatives Considered
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📚 Additional Context
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🤝 Contribution
Are you willing to contribute to implementing this feature?
- [ ] Yes, I can help with testing
This is a great feature suggestion. As discussed with you, me and @uniqueumesh will take this up in the next month, on priority.
Thanks a lot.