Digital portfolio

Educational Products

Alongside research, I design and ship educational products end-to-end: planning the curriculum, recording and editing the lessons, publishing them, and then iterating on what learners actually do with them. The YouTube channel grew organically from zero to 35.2K subscribers by teaching educators how to run online classes well; the Udemy course series has taught French phonetics, grammar, and exam preparation to more than 1,030 students across five courses, with a 4.7-star average over 369 reviews. Both are living products, updated as the tools, the platforms, and the learners' needs change.

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YouTube · 2020–present

Educational technology channel

54 instructional videos teaching educators to run online classes (Zoom, Loom, tablets as whiteboards, Google Slides), grown organically to 35.2K subscribers and 2.9 million views through audience-informed content refinement. No ads, no cross-promotion.

35.2K subscribers · 54 videos · 2.9M views
Olga Manakina
Udemy instructorLearn French Onlinewith Dr. Olga Manakina
Udemy · 2018–present

"Learn French Online" course series

Five French-language online courses, from phonetics for absolute beginners to DELF B2 exam grammar, authored, recorded, and maintained end-to-end, serving over 1,030 students and refined using learner needs analysis and engagement data.

5 courses · 1,030+ learners · 369 reviews · 4.7★ average

What learners say

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