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July 02, 2026, 07:32:12 AM
Who is working on https://isidore.co/cti/? I am a full stack developer and interesting in helping out. The form on the site is not working for me :)

Geremia

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July 02, 2026, 06:20:52 PM Last Edit: July 07, 2026, 01:01:17 PM by Geremia
Quote from: tom on July 02, 2026, 07:32:12 AMWho is working on https://isidore.co/cti/?
I was, but it's gone dormant. If you'd like to help, go ahead; show me what you'd create and what your ideas are.
Quote from: tom on July 02, 2026, 07:32:12 AMI am a full stack developer and interesting in helping out.
Create something and show me. I'm curious what open-source tech you'd use.
Quote from: tom on July 02, 2026, 07:32:12 AMThe form on the site is not working for me :)
That's ∵ it was set to use https://cti.institute/ (which I sold), not https://isidore.co/cti; I've updated it now, so it should work.

tom

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July 07, 2026, 08:33:41 AM
I would like to take a lead role. I am a big fan of open-source software and think you laid a good foundation. For the initial tech stack I would prefer the front end framework to be React and the back end language to be Node.Js, Python, or Go. I am proficient in these languages, and would not want to pick up a new language for a POC atm.

Can you let me know your thoughts regarding some "competitors" I see in the space?

General tutoring sites
These services are easy to find and have built up trust throughout the years. Most people looking for a religious tutor would probably use these services first. Also, it would be hard to match their resources like video conferencing (especially Varsity Tutors live learning platform). My main question is, why do we need a Catholic branded service when all these other services can offer Catholic tutoring?

Christian tutoring sites
Not really impressed with any of these services, but wondering if capturing SEO market share here could be difficult.

Catholic tutoring sites
Not necessarily looking for a response here, I just think findcatholictutors.com is an interesting technique, as Heritage Web has over 350 services like this such as jewishtherapists.com.


Geremia

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July 07, 2026, 01:07:39 PM Last Edit: July 07, 2026, 10:41:18 PM by Geremia
Quote from: tom on July 07, 2026, 08:33:41 AMCan you let me know your thoughts regarding some "competitors" I see in the space?
I taught for Varsity Tutors for 6 years (2014-2020), so I'm very familiar with their platform and how it improved over time. They had a team of about a dozen developers back then.

I'm not familiar with any of the others you mention, not even the Catholic ones. Thanks for alerting me to these. Do any of them do live tutoring?
Is there a FOSS alternative to Heritage Web? I tried it, and their site is buggy. 🐛

https://lyceum.institute/ does live seminars, too. I'm not sure what platform they use.

I also taught for https://queenofheavenacademy.org/ (similar to https://www.kolbe.org/); they use Adobe Connect and other non-FOSS, which was expensive. Keeping it FOSS would keep the costs down.

I look forward to seeing your POC. I don't know much about React at all, but the others you mention I'm more familiar with; I'm old-school (PHP).

Geremia

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July 07, 2026, 10:11:40 PM Last Edit: July 07, 2026, 10:15:13 PM by Geremia
Quote from: tom on July 07, 2026, 08:33:41 AMwhy do we need a Catholic branded service when all these other services can offer Catholic tutoring?
I think we could do something better, faster, and more streamlined. Varsity Tutors has an "instant" option, but still the on-boarding for tutors and students is laborious. I envision a sort of market:
CTI's main page could have a prompt that says: "Student or Tutor?"
For students, a prompt: "What do you need help with?" And students would type in something like: "I need help understanding how to convert a Form 2 syllogism to a Form 1 one."
For tutors, a prompt: "What can you teach? What is your experience?" A tutor could type: "I have experience teaching introductory formal logic... etc."
And the system could detect that this tutor and student could be paired.
Each student and tutor would have rating statistics, so that the higher rated ones could charge more than the lower-rated ones. Students would be given the option to select a lesser expensive tutor, wait for a better tutor to become available, pay more to get a better tutor faster, or pay less to schedule days in advance.

tom

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July 08, 2026, 08:09:50 AM Last Edit: July 08, 2026, 08:20:17 AM by tom
QuoteI taught for Varsity Tutors for 6 years ... I also taught for https://queenofheavenacademy.org/
Your experience here will be super helpful!

QuoteDo any of them do live tutoring?
Not sure.

What do you think about this game plan?
  • UI/backend to submit a tutoring application and find tutors
  • LLM integration with a chat interface to find or submit tutor applications
  • Implement custom video conferencing or evaluate industry solutions like teams, hangouts, zoom, adobe connect, etc.
  • Implement payment processing.

Geremia

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July 08, 2026, 06:19:45 PM
Quote from: tom on July 08, 2026, 08:09:50 AMWhat do you think about this game plan?
  • UI/backend to submit a tutoring application and find tutors
  • LLM integration with a chat interface to find or submit tutor applications
  • Implement custom video conferencing or evaluate industry solutions like teams, hangouts, zoom, adobe connect, etc.
  • Implement payment processing.
Sounds good. 👍
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