Learning systems
& digital education
I design systems
that help people learn
Valerii Ostroverkh
I explore how people learn, think,
and get mentally tired.
same system — different states
Learning systems
Mentally tired
& human experience
I observe what happens
when they are tired
A little more
About
I design learning systems and write about how people learn, think, and get mentally tired.
My interests connect digital education with the everyday experience of learning: curiosity, effort, attention, and fatigue.
Education
2026–2027
In progress
In progress
Durham University
MA Educational Leadership and Change
Postgraduate study in educational leadership, change in education organisations, and educational research.
2021–2026
Samara State Technical University
Bachelor’s degree with honours · Teacher Education: English and Economics
A five-year programme connecting pedagogy and psychology with language, economics, and digital education.
Final dissertation: designing a digital learning environment for adults using a heutagogical approach.
2023–2024
National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET)
Professional retraining in Internet Marketing
Brand communication in digital environments · 274 hours.
Five months
Study placement in Taiwan
Scholarship-supported study in a different educational and cultural setting.
Experience & projects
July 2025–present
Go-to-Market Academy
Educational Content & Programme Operations Specialist
Educational content, learner communications, webinar coordination, and programme operations. Work across GetCourse, BotHelp, Tilda, and Telegram to connect content, platforms, and the learner journey.
June 2023–
September 2026
September 2026
Педагогика возможностей ('Pedagogika vozmozhnostey')
Lead Content Manager · University department Telegram channel
Editorial planning, tone of voice, and communication with students and staff. Turned academic, administrative, and event material into clear, accessible stories about education.
May 2023–
March 2026
March 2026
ВосХод ('VosKhod') · Student club
Head of Media Centre → Deputy Coordinator & Special Projects Lead
Led the media centre until July 2025, then moved into coordination and special projects. Worked on public and internal communications, community processes, and the concept for the club’s podcast.
2024–present
ШУМ ('SHUM') · Youth Media Development Centre
Ambassador → «транслятор смыслов» ('translyator smyslov')
Ambassadorial and communications work, continuing in the renamed role from 2025.
Selected projects
Delivered programme
AI assistants for educators
Programme Designer · Module Developer · Facilitator
Designed modules and led online sessions for a professional development programme on generative AI. Topics included prompting, source checking, AI-supported learning activities, Bloom’s taxonomy, and cognitive load.
Experimental project
Wowcab / Ваукэб ('Vaukeb')
Founder · Learning Designer · Content Strategist
A Telegram-based English vocabulary microlearning project built around five words a day, short stories, mini-quizzes, and regular repetition.
Concepts
Lingunity & Нейросеть нейроотличная ('Neyroset neyrootlichnaya')
Lingunity explores language learning, professional development, and international education services. Нейросеть нейроотличная ('Neyroset neyrootlichnaya') is an artistic and research concept connecting neurodiversity, AI, and cognitive accessibility.
Concept-stage work.
Writing
Велл Done ✓ ('Vell Done')
Notes on designing learning experiences, building educational projects, and making sense of how people learn.
A place to connect ideas about education with the practical work of creating it.
→ Read Велл Done ✓ ('Vell Done') Telegram · In Russianумственно усталые ('umstvenno ustalye')
Writing about mental fatigue, attention, and the experience of trying to keep going.
A space for noticing how we think and feel, and what happens when our energy runs low.
→ Read умственно усталые ('umstvenno ustalye') Telegram · In RussianNow
I’m exploring how learning environments can better support people with different ways of thinking, different needs, and different levels of energy.
I’m interested in what changes when we take attention and fatigue seriously in the way we design education.
Get in touch
I’m open to conversations about learning design, digital education, and research into how people experience learning.
If you’re working on a related question or would like to explore a project together, write to me.