Inspiration
The world is in the AI era, Advancement using AI integration is considered as a must needed feature in everywhere possible from our mail app to a content management system. There are millions of students and teachers all around the world who are using some classroom management systems that are still outdated and have no modern features let alone AI integration. In this situation, We asked ourselves: What if we could develop a platform that not only manages classrooms and course materials but also leverages AI to assist in lesson planning, test generation, and evaluation? What if this platform could be deployed in schools, universities, and even corporate training environments to ensure a seamless learning experience for everyone involved? Thus, our vision for an AI Classroom platform was realized.
What it does
Our platform is designed to provide a comprehensive educational management system that supports administrators, teachers, and students throughout the learning process. It begins with setting up a secure and scalable Django-based system, complete with user authentication and role-based access control for Admin, Teacher, and Student roles. Admins can manage users and classrooms through a customized interface, while teachers have tools to create and manage classrooms, lessons, and course materials. The platform integrates AI to assist in lesson planning, generate test content, and evaluate exams, providing teachers with AI-enhanced support at every step. Students can easily enroll in classes, participate in exams, and receive immediate feedback, all within a unified, responsive dashboard. The system is further enhanced with features like email notifications, audit logs for tracking key actions, and advanced security measures, including two-factor authentication. Designed for scalability, the platform is built to handle multiple classrooms and large numbers of concurrent users efficiently.
How we built it
AI and Python go hand in hand, keeping this in mind we have chosen the Django Framework for its robustness and security and all the included batteries it comes with specially the Django ORM. We focused at the start of our development to create and manage different types of user models and roles. Next, we implemented full authentication and kept in mind JWT Authentication for a frontend framework. The Django Admin interface was customized to simplify the management of users, classrooms, and course materials, allowing Admins to easily create, update, and delete entities. Classroom management features enabled smooth setup and operation, including assigning teachers and inviting students. AI integration became a central feature, enhancing the platform's functionality. We incorporated AI models to assist with lesson planning, test creation, and exam evaluation, making the learning process more interactive and personalized. The platform’s natural language processing allowed users to interact through conversational queries, improving user experience. We also focused on test and exam management, where AI-assisted test creation provided immediate feedback and detailed evaluations, including step-by-step solutions. Teachers could review and refine AI evaluations, ensuring accuracy and fairness.
Challenges we ran into
During the development of this platform, we faced several key challenges. Designing a consistent and intuitive user interface for Admins, Teachers, and Students proved difficult. The most challenging part was the AI integration since we had to analyze the contents and organize and store them in a way so the AI can understand it. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) was crucial for advanced features but came with significant costs, so we had to find ways to optimize usage and keep expenses in check without compromising functionality. We also encountered issues with API execution times, especially for AI processing and OCR tasks, which sometimes slowed down the platform. But this remains an area for ongoing refinement.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
As first-time participants in a hackathon, we are incredibly proud of what we were able to achieve in a short amount of time. Despite being new to this kind of intense and fast-paced environment, we successfully completed the foundational aspects of our project, which is a significant accomplishment for us. We managed to implement a fully functional platform that includes basic user roles, classroom management, and some AI-driven features.
What we learned
First we learned some advanced Django techniques specially creation and handling of custom authentication for different user types. Next we learned to integrate AI and feed it with custom data and make it return in a proper defined way.
What's next for AIClassroom
What we have right now is a start of a fully fledged AI Classroom management which we want to turn into a fully fledged all in one solution. First, we want to implement a responsive frontend framework like React or VueJS then a native mobile app. Next, we want to host our own AI model so it cuts down the API costs and reduces time waitings and limitations and gives us more control over the AI setup. With this, we will implement caching and FastAPI to handle emails and some background tasks and more necessary changes to make it more scalable. We truly believe this is the future, while every other system is evolving, teaching and learning should too.
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