Lotus Path Learning Platform
An AI-powered learning platform offering custom tutorials, quizzes, and user-authenticated progress tracking.
📌 Overview
An interactive web app that generates AI-written tutorials, hosts quizzes, and lets users track progress with a personalized dashboard. Built with Django, integrated with OpenAI, and deployed on Fly.io.
🧩 The Problem
Learners often struggle to find clear, custom-tailored explanations of programming topics and have no simple way to test themselves or track their growth.
💡 The Solution
The platform allows users to generate AI-driven tutorials on demand, take JavaScript quizzes, and store their learning history via user accounts. It’s optimized for accessibility and clarity.
🛠️ Tech Stack
✨ Special Features
- 🌟 OpenAI-powered tutorial generation engine
- 🌟 JavaScript quiz module with Django views and templates
- 🌟 Authentication system with user dashboards and CSRF security
- 🌟 Styled using Bootstrap with reusable templates and layout blocks
🎯 Real-World Problems Solved
- 🔧 Manual content creation bottlenecks
- 🔧 Lack of personalized study support
- 🔧 Difficulty integrating AI into a structured learning flow
🚧 Improvements for Next Time
- 🛠 Add real-time chat tutoring via OpenAI API
- 🛠 Allow users to bookmark and rate tutorials
- 🛠 Enable code submission and validation for interactive practice
🏅 What I'm Proud Of
- 🌈 Integrated OpenAI API into a real Django application
- 🌈 Configured secure, production-ready deployment using Fly.io and Docker
- 🌈 Set up GitHub Actions for CI/CD with collectstatic and migrations
📚 Build Notes
Deployed on Fly.io using Docker. Static files handled via Whitenoise. PostgreSQL database with `.env` integration via django-environ. Includes CKEditor for WYSIWYG content editing.