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Orqa

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01 / Overview

Orqa is an AI-powered educational platform that amplifies educator expertise through intelligent content generation.

Professors often spend 10+ hours of time each week creating and grading materials. Orqa represents a paradigm shift—not replacing educators, but amplifying their expertise through four core capabilities: Generative Lectures that transform topics into structured materials, Intelligent Dialogue with context-aware AI tutoring, Document Synthesis for instant knowledge distillation, and Adaptive Assessment with evolving tests. Built on a modern stack with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for large documents, agentic workflows for autonomous multi-step reasoning, and full customizability, Orqa ensures every output is grounded, contextual, and entirely under educator control.
02 / Process
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Discovery & Validation

Conducted extensive interviews with educators across Edmonton schools to validate the problem space. Identified key pain points: time-intensive content creation, lack of personalization at scale, and fragmented tool ecosystems. Validated that AI-assisted content generation could meaningfully reduce educator workload while preserving pedagogical control.

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Architecture & Development

Designed and implemented a full-stack platform using React with TypeScript for the frontend, Express.js and MongoDB for the backend, and Tailwind CSS for responsive design. Architected RAG pipeline for document processing, implemented agentic workflows for multi-step content generation, and containerized deployment with Docker for scalable infrastructure.

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Iterative Refinement

Established continuous feedback loops with pilot schools to refine AI outputs, improve user experience, and ensure pedagogical alignment. Iterated on prompt engineering, context window management, and customization interfaces based on real classroom usage patterns.

03 / Impact
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    Successfully deployed across multiple schools in Edmonton, gaining recognition from the community school board for innovative educational technology.

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    Reduced content creation time by ~60% while maintaining complete pedagogical control and curriculum alignment across diverse educational standards.

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    Engineered RAG-based document processing for entire textbooks, agentic workflows for autonomous content generation, and interactive AI tutoring with context-aware explanations and visualizations.

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"Overall, this project was an exceptional learning experience. Unlike larger companies where teams are specialized, my role in this startup required me to wear multiple hats, gaining comprehensive exposure to marketing, design, development, and sales. This holistic involvement provided invaluable insight into the entire product development lifecycle."