Who made this site

The UKKS website and learning platform were made by two people: one looks after the product and technology, the other after the content and community. Other members of the centre work on the content too.

  • Our own code, no site builders
  • A learning platform
  • Three languages: UA, EN, NO
  • Made in Voss

Ivan Shvab

Product, design and engineering

Tech specialistProduct designAI automation
Write

Author of the idea and owner of the code. Designed and built the website and the learning platform — from the concept to launch and day-to-day running.

Idea and product

  • Concept of the website and the learning platform
  • Owner of the code and the ideas
  • Planning features and development priorities

Design

  • UX and UI, the site’s design system
  • Layouts for phone and desktop, light and dark themes
  • Accessibility: text size, contrast, keyboard use

Architecture and back end

  • The learn-core engine: one base for several sites
  • Back end and API on Cloudflare, D1 database
  • Sync between front end, back end and devices
  • Accounts, sign-in and sessions

Roles and access levels

  • Main admin, admins, teachers, students, members
  • Tags on public profiles
  • Moderating profiles and materials

Personal areas

  • A personal area for every member
  • A teacher’s area with each student’s results
  • Admin panel: people, ideas, events, statistics

Builders

  • Lesson editor with blocks, tables and media
  • Exercises that check themselves
  • Drafts, publishing and importing whole courses

Learning platform

  • Lessons and homework
  • A personal dictionary with word forms and examples
  • Practice and word review
  • A notebook with text checking

Reading

  • Books with chapters and illustrations
  • Your own texts from a file (EPUB, PDF, DOCX) or a photo
  • Every word translated, and your place kept

Gamification and support

  • Streaks, points, leagues and badges
  • Patrons and partners: leagues, badges, public profiles
  • Gifts, monthly support and fundraising goals

Artificial intelligence

  • Translating a word for the very sentence it is in
  • Explaining fixed expressions and idioms
  • Reading the text off a photo of a page

Infrastructure and security

  • Hosting, domain, performance, SEO
  • Push notifications for new articles and events
  • Privacy and GDPR, cookie consent
  • The site in three languages: Ukrainian, English, Norwegian
  • Telegram bot for the class: polls, reminders, statistics

Maria Rodina

Content, communications and community

Curator of the Norwegian club in VossMarketerCommunicator

Looks after what the site says and how it says it, and after the living community around it: texts, social media, events and the Sunday Club.

Website content

  • Reviewing, editing and proofreading texts
  • Keeping pages, events and news up to date
  • Checking new sections and features through a reader’s eyes

Social media and communications

  • All social media posts and running the pages
  • Announcing events, news and what the centre offers
  • Talking with followers and members

Community and events

  • Organising and running the Sunday Club
  • Curating events and meetings
  • Bringing members’ feedback into the site’s development

Also working on the content

People without whom part of the site’s content would not exist.

Olha Pizhuk

Documents and legal matters

Leader of the organisationDoctor of Economic SciencesAuthor of international publicationsLecturer at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Looks after the centre’s founding documents and their legal soundness, and writes articles and opinion pieces for the site.

Documents

  • The centre’s statutes and their amendments
  • Preparing the official papers in «Documents»
  • The legal side of the centre’s work

Writing

  • Articles and opinions in «Research articles & thoughts»

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Who made this site

Ivan ShvabProduct, design and engineering
Tech specialistProduct designAI automation

Author of the idea and owner of the code. Designed and built the website and the learning platform — from the concept to launch and day-to-day running.

Idea and productDesignArchitecture and back endRoles and access levelsPersonal areasBuildersLearning platformReadingGamification and supportArtificial intelligenceInfrastructure and security
Maria RodinaContent, communications and community
Curator of the Norwegian club in VossMarketerCommunicator

Looks after what the site says and how it says it, and after the living community around it: texts, social media, events and the Sunday Club.

Website contentSocial media and communicationsCommunity and events
Olha PizhukDocuments and legal matters
Leader of the organisationDoctor of Economic SciencesAuthor of international publicationsLecturer at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Looks after the centre’s founding documents and their legal soundness, and writes articles and opinion pieces for the site.

DocumentsWriting