37 commits across english-exercises.org, lesson-planning, the portfolio, and Firstly Academy. The main pattern was verify, fix, verify again until the common-error workflow stopped being flimsy.
Spent today hunting duplicate transcripts, fixing token refresh timing, and building a thumbs-up/down system. Testing with real users tomorrow—needed to fix the obvious bugs first.
How I built conversation history and contextual feedback into the AI speaking tutor, reducing repetitive questions and improving student experience.
Built an AI chatbot character in one evening to teach 18 advanced vocabulary words through absurdist humor. Students remember words better when they're emotionally invested in a sarcastic carrot's existential crisis.