- EdTech
- LMS
- Web Application
Roots Academy
A charity website, an online learning platform with course registration and payments, and interactive classroom tools for university sessions.
- Client
- Roots Academy (registered charity)
- Industry
- Education & charity
- Platform
- WordPress + LearnDash, interactive classroom system
- Status
- Live
Overview
Project overview
Roots Academy is an educational charity delivering structured Islamic education to young people across the UK and beyond.
Beyond the main website, the work covers a learning platform where students register, pay for and take courses online. Working with a digital team, I also helped build an interactive questionnaire system for university classrooms.
The challenge and the solution
The challenge
Roots Academy wanted to take its teaching online and run day-to-day operations more efficiently, without losing the engagement of live sessions.
In university classrooms, instructors needed a simple way to get every student participating, not just the few who put their hands up.
The solution
I built the academy's website and an online learning platform where students register, buy and take courses, track progress and engage with instructors. The LMS was customised with grading, certification and discussion features.
With a digital team, I helped develop a classroom system. Instructors share a QR code, students answer questions on their phones, and the results appear on screen in real time.
Key features
What it does
Online courses
Students enrol, access learning materials, track their progress and join discussions.
LearnDash
Course registration and payments
Students register and pay for courses online, then log in to access them.
WooCommerce
Grading, certificates and discussion
LMS customisations for assessment, certification and instructor discussion.
QR-code classroom questionnaires
Students scan a QR code to answer the instructor's questions from their own phones.
Live results on screen
Instructors review and display answers in real time to guide the session.
Google Workspace and maps
Domain email and shared tools for staff, plus interactive location maps for students.
Google Workspace, Google Maps API
System / user flow
How it works
- 1InstructorCreates questions
- 2QR codeShown on screen
- 3StudentsAnswer on their phones
- 4Live resultsReviewed and displayed
Developed in collaboration with a digital team.
- 1RegisterCreate an account
- 2PurchasePay for a course
- 3LearnAccess modules
- 4ProgressTrack and complete
Technology
Built with
- WordPress
- LearnDash
- WooCommerce
- Google Maps API
- Google Workspace
- Elementor
I choose the platform to suit each organisation: WordPress or Shopify when the team wants to manage everything themselves, and custom applications when the workflow needs something built specifically for it.
Gallery
Screens
Results
The outcome
- Roots Academy runs structured courses online alongside its in-person teaching, with registration, payment and learning in one place.
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