Training: Aggregate student progress

Suggestion: Trainee Coordination & Live Help System

Instructors often need to assist trainees in real-time, especially when someone gets stuck. Here’s a proposed feature to streamline coordination and provide timely support.

Goal:

Enable instructors to send help notifications, and if the trainee agrees, open a shared terminal to provide direct assistance.

Proposed Workflow:

• Instructor selects a trainee from the dashboard (if they have an active session).
• Send a help request:
  • Notification appears on trainee’s screen:

Your instructor wants to help you via terminal. Accept?”

• If accepted:
  • Open a shared terminal session (e.g., using tmux, ttyd, or a WebSocket-based shell).
  • Optionally, allow read/write or read-only modes for the instructor.
• Send prepared hints or tips (before or during the session):
  • Display in a side panel or directly in the terminal as comments.

Prepared Hints Example:

Hint: Check if the pod is running with `kubectl get pods -A`
Hint: Look at the logs: `kubectl logs <pod-name>`
Hint: You might be missing a service or port-forward rule.

Benefits:

• Real-time collaboration without breaking the flow.
• Lowers support friction for instructors and students.
• Encourages learning by guided interaction, not just observation.

Regrads, Peter