🎮 The Next Input — Issue #027

The AI That Builds Your Online Courses

Aaron Bost
August 07, 2025

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⚡ The Briefing — 60 sec

Sam Altman schedules a “longer-than-usual” livestream. Translation: grab popcorn—product drops tend to follow cryptic X posts.
Google fires back at ChatGPT Study Mode with Gemini “Guided Learning.” Oprah meme unlocked: You get a study plan!
Microsoft ships OpenAI’s smallest OSS model to every Windows box. Redmond’s answer to “where do I test LLMs?”—your Start menu.

🛠️ The Playbook — Adaptive Learning Path Builder (Model-Smart)

Mission Feed a course outline → bot selects the best model for each module (Gemini for quizzes, GPT-oss for flashcards, Claude for long-form explanations) and assembles a ready-to-share Notion workbook.
Difficulty Advanced | Build time 80 min
ROI Instructional designers reclaim ≈ 12 h/course and personalise content at scale.

Step	Action
1	Trigger – Upload Google Doc “Course Outline” to Drive.
2	Parser – Apps Script converts outline to JSON: `{module_title, goals, length}`.
3	Router (Make.com) – For each module: • if `length < 500` → GPT-oss-20B → generate flashcards. • if `goal.includes("concept quiz")` → Gemini Guided Learning API → build 3 Q&A. • else → Claude Opus 4.1 → draft 300-word explainer.
4	Formatter – Merge outputs into Notion page template.
5	Notion API – Create `/Learning Paths/{Course}/{date}` complete workbook.
6	Slack Push – Post link to #learning-team with “Workbook ready”.
7	Fail-safe – If any model call fails, stub section with “⚠ Needs Review” and tag owner.

Pro tip: Store model thresholds (length, goal keywords) in a Config table—tweak logic without touching the scenario.

🎯 The Arsenal — Tools & Prompts

Asset	What it does	Link
Gemini Guided Learning API	Auto-creates quizzes & hints.	https://ai.google/gemini/guides
Ollama Desktop	Run GPT-oss locally on Windows & macOS.	https://ollama.ai
Supercreate AI Video	Turns scripts into short explainer videos via avatars.	https://supercreate.ai
Prompt · 7-Word Module Teaser	Feed module title → get hook.

Rewrite this module title as an engaging 7-word teaser.

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🕹️ Game Over

Auto-build one workbook tonight—tomorrow’s learners will thank you.
Share your win; you could headline Issue #028.

— Aaron
Automating the boring. Amplifying the brilliant.

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