Case Study - Building an AI-Powered Educational Content Platform

Overview

Proformation approached me to develop an advanced AI-powered platform to revolutionize educational content creation. As the sole developer, I took on the challenge of building both the core AI application and the user interface, creating a comprehensive solution from the ground up.

My Role

1. Core AI Application Development: I engineered the foundational AI system that powers Proformation's content generation capabilities. This involved integrating advanced language models and developing custom algorithms for course structuring, content creation, and quiz generation.

2. User Interface Design and Implementation: I designed and built an intuitive, user-friendly interface that makes the power of the AI accessible to educators and content creators. The UI seamlessly guides users through the course creation process, from initial input to final content export.

Core Product and Key Features

The platform I developed for Proformation is an advanced text-to-educational-content system that automates and streamlines the course creation process. It offers:

1. Intelligent Course Structuring: Generation of detailed course outlines from user specifications, with comprehensive structure creation based on input parameters and adjustable creativity settings.

2. Multi-format Content Generation:

   • Creation of in-depth chapter content
   • Automatic generation of PowerPoint presentations
   • Production of educational videos with Text-to-Speech (TTS)

3. Interactive Assessment Tools: AI-powered generation of chapter-specific quizzes, enhancing the learning experience and allowing for immediate content comprehension evaluation.

This system significantly reduces the time and effort required in traditional course development, while ensuring high-quality, diverse, and engaging educational content across multiple formats.

User Dashboard

The user dashboard is the main interface for creating and managing courses. A special "Teacher mode" is available to allow users to create courses for their students.

Students can also view the courses they have enrolled in and the progress they have made.

Course Creation Process for Teachers

Step 1: Course Initialization

Filling out an intuitive form to create a course from scratch. Users input key information such as course topic, target audience, and desired learning outcomes.

Step 2: AI-Generated Course Structure

The AI generates a comprehensive course outline based on the form input. It then populates the outline with chapters, each tailored to the course objectives and content requirements.

Step 3: Chapter Content and Quiz Generation

For each chapter, the AI creates detailed content including text, PowerPoint presentations, and educational videos with Text-to-Speech (TTS). This image shows the chapter overview and content structure.

The AI automatically generates quizzes for each chapter, ensuring comprehensive assessment of the material covered. This image showcases an example of an AI-generated quiz.

Technical Challenges

1. Scalable Content Generation: Different content types (text, PPT, video, quizzes) required varying processing needs. I implemented a microservices architecture using cloud functions, allowing each service to scale independently based on demand.

2. Hybrid Cloud Integration: I integrated Vercel for the frontend with Google Cloud Platform for backend processing. This hybrid approach offered cost-effectiveness and the ability to handle resource-intensive tasks like video generation. I ensured security through API key authentication and firewall rules.

By overcoming these challenges, I created a robust, scalable, and secure solution that positions Proformation as a leader in AI-powered educational content creation, offering educators and content creators a powerful tool to streamline course development.

What we did