MoHa

MoHa: An Online Tutor App

The way of teaching has undergone a huge transformation in the last few years. The learning materials have been enriched by supplemental videos, images, and even virtual reality besides traditional books. Meanwhile, the recent pandemic has accelerated the trend toward online learning, and students' teaching tools have evolved from pen and paper to laptops and tablets. This has made knowledge more accessible, allowing students to learn lessons taught by instructors worldwide through their computers.

Although online learning platforms are able to provide many high-quality courses, some courses, coming with reasonable fees, require instructors with a higher level of knowledge and stronger educational background. Still, when it comes to the course for beginners: primary school, and high school students, the fee for those courses should be more affordable. To solve the inequality, our project aims at helping all users by providing a platform and opportunities for tutor-seeking functionality. With the assistance of our project, users shall be able to tutor or find tutors for their needs and achieve academic success without attending official academic programs to achieve equal access to academic resources.

Project Setup Instruction

Environment Preparation

• Python, https://www.python.org
• Node.js, https://nodejs.org
• PostgreSQL, https://www.postgresql.org

React(Frontend)

• Add react app dependency

cd react-app
npm install

Turbogear(Backend)

1. In /backend/development.ini, setup your Postgres URL in the format below

sqlalchemy.url=postgresql+psycopg2://[username]:[password]@[hostname]/[database_name]

2. Added dependencies in python virutal environment / local python directory

• dependencies required for turbogear framework

cd backend
python setup.py

or

cd backend
pip install -e .

• other dependencies required for backend implementation

pip install hashlib
pip install sqlalchemy
pip install json
pip install PIL
pip install spacy
pip install base64
pip install io
pip install datetime
pip install transaction
pip install pyjwt
pip install faker
pip install psycopg2
pip install tg.devtools

python -m spacy download en

or

pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m spacy download en

Postgres(Database)

1. Setup: Create a postgres database with your desired username, password, hostname, and database
2. Create Classes by the setup schema with command below

cd backend
gearbox setup-app

Additional

Under the backend/turbogearapp/public/assets, create two subfolders named course_pic and user_pic. Then, copy the default.png into both folders.

Project Run Instruction

1. Start React App(Frontend)

cd react-app
npm start

2. Start Turbogear App(Backend)

cd backend
gearbox serve --reload --debug // (--reload --debug) is optional