[Oppia Newsletter] - Q3 2024 - Oppia Team Updates

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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER Q3 2024 Oppia Updates

Hi Oppia contributors! 👋 Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter! This quarter, we’re excited to share some incredible accomplishments from our teams that are shaping the future of Oppia. A standout achievement is the implementation of multiple classroom support, a game-changing feature that many learners have requested and that significantly expands the platform’s educational capabilities to support curated lessons in other subjects like Science and Financial Literacy. Our teams have also been hard at work enhancing our technical infrastructure, streamlining workflows, and securing new partnerships across the globe. To celebrate and align on these milestones, we held our All Hands Meeting on October 11, where teams provided an inside overview of recent progress and future goals. Highlights included deeper insights into multiple classroom support, product updates, a contributor spotlight in our Fireside Chat, and a new focus on the Marketing Fundraising Campaign. If you couldn’t attend, feel free to catch up on the recording here for all the details. Now, let’s dive into the highlights: Team Highlights ____________________________ ⚙️ Technical Development Enhanced Platform Capabilities: Through Oppia’s successful participation in Google Summer of Code (GSoC), the team implemented multiple classroom support and enhanced code coverage, significantly expanding the platform’s scalability and improving testing processes. Technical Analytics Expansion: Successfully completed the Technical Analytics project, broadening the range of metrics collected from the app. This enhancement provides deeper insights into user behavior, enabling data-driven decisions to improve the user experience. System Updates: Upgraded Bazel and Kotlin versions to boost security, enhance functionality, and improve developer efficiency, resulting in a more robust and stable app infrastructure. 🎯 LaCE Quality Classroom Infrastructure Development: Began developing the infrastructure to support Multiple Classrooms, expanding learning options beyond math. User-Centric Static Page Redesign: Completed the redesign of key static pages based on user feedback, enhancing user experience and navigation for learners and content creators. 💻 Design Systems Comprehensive Design System Audit: Completed a full audit of typography, updating the system with new guidance and a ‘typography use case table,’ improving workflow efficiency for the web team. Streamlined Collaboration with UXW: Established an integrated process for collaborating with UX writing, ensuring cohesive and user-friendly designs across all projects. 🌍 Translations TranslateWiki on Web: TranslateWiki strings were updated to 100% for the following languages, ensuring that Oppia's web interface can now be fully viewed by users in these languages: Arabic Brazillian Portuguese Spanish 📚 Practice Questions & Lesson Review New Topics Advancements: Major progress was achieved in creating practice questions for the Decimals and Geometry topics, which will soon be available, enriching the platform’s learning opportunities. 💰 Grants & Fundraising   Strategic Team Overhaul: Reorganized the team’s structure, improving efficiency in grant research and relationship management, and positioning the team to secure new funding opportunities.          🤝   Partnerships: Brazil: Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cultura Urbana, expanding Oppia’s reach in Brazil. Reactivated a dormant partnership with Bandeirantes Ja and initiated discussions with a new international partner. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Signed two MoUs with the Thinking Cap Literacy Initiative and the BA Foundation, extending Oppia’s presence into Nigeria and strengthening ties in the region. Expanded engagements to Cameroon by initiating discussions with 2 organizations. Onboarded four new volunteers to support these initiatives. Individual Highlights ____________________________________ A big shoutout to everyone for your amazing efforts and dedication to Oppia! 🌟 Volunteer Spotlight 🌟 Below, we’re showcasing a few of our inspiring contributors who are helping to drive Oppia’s mission forward. If you’re curious to learn more about their journeys and insights, check out their full interviews on the Oppia Blog! Samantha Marsee Product Operations Team “I believe that equitable education is key to unlocking human potential. I’m committed to reaching underserved communities and bridging educational gaps. Ultimately, I want to foster curiosity, critical thinking, and a love for learning, helping users realize their potential, build confidence, and improve their long-term opportunities, no matter their starting point.” Marlova Minato Partnerships Team "I hope to ignite the flame of knowledge in young students around the world, showing that education is a bridge that connects dreams and realities. By democratizing access to education, we are creating a world where everyone has the ability to become agents of change, shaping not only their own future but also the future of society." Haruka Saito Design Team “My ultimate goal is for Oppia to become a meaningful alternative for children with learning disabilities who struggle in traditional classrooms. I want every child—no matter their challenges—to feel empowered and see education not as a hurdle but as an opportunity to grow and explore.”

As we continue to improve our internal newsletters and share updates, we welcome your feedback, suggestions, or team shout-outs for volunteer spotlight — just reply to this email!  Thank you for being such a vital part of our journey. Your dedication and passion make all the difference!

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