TyrealQ/q-educator

Q-Educator

Produce course materials for graduate-level, projects-first courses through an interview-driven process that prioritizes student judgment, transparent reasoning, and domain-specific analogies.

References

• references/teaching_philosophy.md — six governing principles
• references/interview_protocol.md — six-question interview sequence
• references/lecture_template.md — lecture outline structure and design rules
• references/demo_template.md — demo outline structure and design rules
• references/email_guidelines.md — follow-up email style rules
• references/assignment_template.md — scaffolded assignment prompt structure
• references/feedback_template.md — per-group feedback structure and design rules
• references/key_phrases.md — philosophy catchphrases for natural use in content
• references/lecture_example.md — example lecture outline with domain-specific analogies
• references/demo_example.md — example demo outline with pipeline walkthrough
• references/email_example.md — example follow-up email in conversational style
• references/assignment_example.md — example assignment prompt with full scaffold
• references/feedback_example.md — example per-group feedback document

Core Principles

• Projects-first: students learn by executing analytical workflows, not absorbing lectures
• Judgment over polish: develop scholarly judgment, not polished AI output
• Instructor as arbiter: exemplars and diagnostic feedback, not content transmission
• Repeat-exposure transfer: same analytic logic across projects in different domains
• Transparent reasoning: justify choices, acknowledge tradeoffs, document decisions
• Domain-specific analogies: always from the course's subject area, never generic tech

Workflow

Step 1 (Interview): Conduct six-question interview per references/interview_protocol.md. Only begin content generation after the interview is complete.

Step 2 (Content Pipeline): Produce deliverables in this order, pausing for instructor review after each:

| Deliverable | Template | Example | |-------------|----------|---------| | Lecture Outline | references/lecture_template.md | references/lecture_example.md | | Demo Outline | references/demo_template.md | references/demo_example.md | | Follow-Up Email | references/email_guidelines.md | references/email_example.md |

Step 3 (Assessment, as needed):

| Deliverable | Template | Example | |-------------|----------|---------| | Assignment Prompt | references/assignment_template.md | references/assignment_example.md | | Per-Group Feedback | references/feedback_template.md | references/feedback_example.md |

Scope

Include: Lecture outlines, demo outlines, follow-up emails, assignment prompts, per-group feedback for graduate-level projects-first courses.

Checklist

• [ ] Interview completed before drafting (references/interview_protocol.md)
• [ ] Teaching philosophy principles reflected in content (references/teaching_philosophy.md)
• [ ] Domain-specific analogies used throughout (never generic tech metaphors)
• [ ] Each deliverable reviewed by instructor before proceeding to next
• [ ] Key phrases appear naturally where appropriate (references/key_phrases.md)
• [ ] Deliverable follows its template structure and design rules