Assembly General

An educational platform where users can take courses by completing and learning from informative lessons.

Specs and Technologies

• Layout structure and styling with Materialize
• User Authentication and Authorization system using the gem Devise
• Custom Flash Notifications with the gem Toastr
• User avatar using Gravatar api
• Transactional Emails with Mandrill API
• Oauth login using Google, Github, and LinkedIn
• Admin User generated content with ActiveAdmin gem
• Image Upload with Paperclip gem
• Video player with Wisita API
• Comments and discussion with Disqus

Feature Wish list / Known problems

• Markdown formatting in HTML with Redcarpet and Coderay gems
• Add playback speed buttons to control video speed.
• Add Next and Previous buttons to easily navigate between lessons.
• Integrate checkout and payment with Stripe api
• Add Reviews feature
• Fix mobile viewport errors.

Found issues and work-arounds

• Conflicts between javascript libraries and gem's css with materialize default. Solution: Remove Application.scss's compiling and changed order of required js files
• Wisita player would not load on initial page load, fixed by disabling turbolinks for relevant data.

User Stories

• Epic: As a user, I want an education platform so that I can I can take classes and learn by completing lessons on the topic of my choosing.

• As a user, I want a welcome page that displays the purpose of the app and prompts for a sign up or log in if applicable.

• As a user, I want a sign up feature so that I can create an account and utilize the course of my choice.

• As a user, I want a log in feature so that as a returning user I can sign in and access my account and courses.

• As a user, I want a log out feature, so that I can manage my session and log in as a new user if desired.

• As a user, I want an index page of all available courses so that I can see and manage the course of my choosing.

• As a user, I want an edit profile feature so I can manage my personal profile and update settings.

• As a user, I want a forgot my password feature so I can get a link and instructions to help reset my password.

• As a user, I want a show page for an individual course so I can see more relevant information and interact with that specific course.

• As a user, I want an index page of all lessons for a particular course, so that I can view helpful information for each aspect of the course.