OKRs (objectives and key results) are a layer of measurable, goal-based management that a majority of teams or even whole companies incorporate in their workflows. The O in OKR stands for the objective. For example, increase environmental footprint awareness or reduce plastic use. While the KR stand for key results, signifying the way you measure results and know you've achieved the goal. So an OKR with the above mentioned topics could read something like this: I will increase environmental footprint awareness as measured by the amount of people I come in contact with that are aware of the impact they've made today. Or, I will reduce plastic use as measured by the number of bottles I have to send to the garbage in three months.

To facilitate such a workflow on Tutor Platform we had to build a set of solutions that would support OKR-based learning and promote task completion among students, as well as give them better access to knowledge through our Interactive Books and the ability to book one-on-one sessions in calendar. Here's a list of features for BuildUp, that we plan to release for all of our users soon.

• OKR widget in Interactive Books - this widget will support goal-oriented learning, product development and PBL. The OKR widget also introduces APIs for you to access all data about learning.
• Teams - one more dimension introduced to the already existing groups and courses
• Booking teacher's available hours - go directly to the calendar to view teacher's or mentor's available hours and book them right from there.

New features

• You can now export your Interactive books as PDF files.
• Find payment records in Finances, easy way to keep track of school earnings and an easier way to export to different formats.
• There is now a Forum feature, that enables deep-dive discussions in threads, available to all users very soon.

UI changes and bug fixes

The UI has had a fare share of updates this month, all to keep the visuals looking great and more informative, hence the new label system in courses. Check it out! If we were paid 1 million dollars for each bug we have fixed this month, we'd have 18 million dollars. Not bad at all.

Upcoming

We had something exciting brewing throughout April, with plans to begin in early May. Time files and the project is rounding up as our own Social Responsibility Project. We're visiting distant, bordering village with a vision and a goal of setting up lasting projects that will raise awareness about neglected areas of Armenia and bring more people to enjoy the undercover local gifts. This time, the destination is Norashen in Tavush province. Come say hi if you're around.