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Lawrence Angrave edited this page Jun 2, 2024 · 16 revisions

ClassTranscribe

ClassTranscribe, aka "Netflix for learning" - is a new education video-based application developed at University of Illinois, with features that are focused on i) Improving learning outcomes for university students and ii) Providing equitable access and support for non-native speaking students and students with disabilities (including motor, cognitive, vision, and hearing).

The front-end of ClassTranscribe is built using React + Redux frame. Here is a brief instruction about how to contribute to the front-end. The wiki exists to document what already exists, check the issue tracker for places to contribute next.

Getting Started

Useful Links

Accessibility

UI Components

Data handlers (Client Side)

  • Axios - Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js.
  • Lodash - A modern JavaScript utility library delivering modularity, performance & extras.
  • Dentist - NodeJS string dedenting module – make your template strings look nice!
  • js-file-download - Client side file downloader.
  • adm-zip - A pure JavaScript implementation for zip data compression for client-side NodeJS.
  • Papa Parse - Fast and powerful CSV (delimited text) parser that gracefully handles large files and malformed input.

Other Tools

  • classnames - A simple JavaScript utility for conditionally joining classNames together.
  • Showdown - A Javascript Markdown to HTML converter that can be used client side or server side.
  • uuid - A Cryptographically-strong random ID Generator
  • react-ace - Ace is an embeddable code editor written in JavaScript.
  • react-device-detect - Detect device, and render view according to the detected device type.
  • dva - Lightweight react router and dispatcher see the intro.