UC OSPO Education Lesson & Pathways Website

Work regarding the education subgroup. This repository hosts the Astro-based website for the UC OSPO Education Lesson & Pathways.

• GitHub Issues - active task tracking and contribution opportunities.
• Process we are following - these are converted to issues in the GH project.
• Meeting notes

✨ Features

• Comprehensive Lesson Library: Browse open source education lessons from The Carpentries, CodeRefinery, and other sources
• Learning Pathways: Curated sequences of lessons organized by topic and skill level
• Keystatic Integration: Built-in Admin UI for managing lessons and pathways content
• Legacy Data Import: Migration scripts available to import content from Google Sheets
• Advanced Search & Filtering: Find lessons by topic, source, duration, and difficulty level
• Responsive Design: Optimized experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
• Automated Quality Checks: Built-in validation for data quality, links, and build integrity

🚀 Getting Started

This project was built with Astro.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 20 or higher)
• npm (Node Package Manager)
• Git for version control
• Basic familiarity with:
  • Command line interface
  • Astro framework (helpful but not required)
  • TypeScript (for contributing to the codebase)

Installation

1. Clone the project:

   git clone https://github.com/UC-OSPO-Network/education.git

2. Go to the project directory:

   cd education

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Running Validation Checks

The project includes automated validation scripts to ensure data quality and build integrity:

# Run TypeScript type checking
npx astro check

# Build the site
npm run build

These checks run automatically on pull requests via GitHub Actions.

Accessibility Scanning

The repository now includes an accessibility workflow at .github/workflows/accessibility.yml. It runs layered accessibility checks against a production-shaped /education/ preview of the built site.

• npm run check-a11y builds the static site, serves it locally under /education/, generates a sitemap, and runs pa11y-ci against every built page with WCAG 2.1 AA settings.
• npm run check-a11y:flows runs Chromium Playwright tests for keyboard navigation, interactive states, and @axe-core/playwright checks after those states are opened.
• npm run check-a11y:all runs both layers.

Pull requests block on the full-page pa11y scan. Playwright flow checks run on pull requests as a nonblocking rollout step and run as part of the full scheduled/manual accessibility workflow.

For local checks, run:

npm run check-a11y
npm run check-a11y:flows
npm run check-a11y:all

If port 4321 is already in use, set A11Y_PORT first, for example A11Y_PORT=4322 npm run check-a11y. See docs/ACCESSIBILITY_GUIDE.md and docs/SCREEN_READER_QA_CHECKLIST.md for contributor guidance and manual release checks.

Run Locally

To run the project locally in development mode:

npm run dev

This will start a local development server, usually at http://localhost:4321.

Deployment

This project is configured for deployment to GitHub Pages via GitHub Actions:

• Production: Automatically deploys from the main branch to GitHub Pages
• PR Previews: Pull requests automatically generate preview deployments via Vercel

The deployment workflow runs validation checks, builds the site, and publishes to GitHub Pages whenever changes are pushed to main.

📝 Usage

Browsing Lessons

Visit the live site to explore the lesson library:

1. Browse by Category: Navigate through different topics and skill areas
2. Search: Use the search functionality to find specific lessons
3. Filter: Narrow results by source, duration, difficulty, or topic
4. Learning Pathways: Follow curated sequences of lessons

Updating Content

1. Keystatic (Primary Source)

• This project uses Keystatic for managing rich markdown content like lessons and pathways.
• Local Access: When running the dev server (npm run dev), visit http://localhost:4321/keystatic to access the Admin UI.
• GitHub Integration: In production, content is managed directly via GitHub PRs, but you can use the local UI to generate the commits.

2. Google Sheets (Legacy/Migration)

• The lesson inventory spreadsheet is used as a metadata review hub and migration support surface. Contact a maintainer for access.
• Note: This sheet is NOT automatically synced during the build and is not the canonical source of site content.
• Preferred review/update workflow: generate the review CSV with:

  npm run sheets:prepare-update

• Then follow the canonical review/apply guide in:

  scripts/UPDATING_GOOGLE_SHEETS.md

• Manual re-import: If you need to re-import from Sheets into repo content (warning: overwrites local changes), run:

  npm run migrate:lessons

🗺️ Roadmap

Active work is tracked in GitHub Issues and organized by label:

• Student-ready — good entry points for new contributors
• Priority: high — near-term focus areas
• Type: feature — planned enhancements

Near-term priorities include lesson health signals (#118), curriculum plan builder (#117), and pathway visualization (#30).

Community & Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our guides below:

• Contributing Guide: How to get started with contributing to this project.
• Code of Conduct: Expectations for behavior within our community.
• Code of Conduct Guide: A guide for understanding and adapting our Code of Conduct.
• License: Project licensing information.
• Contributing Guide (Template Guide): A guide for understanding and adapting our Contributing Guide.
• License Guide: A guide for understanding and choosing a license.
• README Guide: A guide for writing a great README.

📞 Contact

Have questions or suggestions? Reach out through:

• GitHub Issues: https://github.com/UC-OSPO-Network/education/issues
• GitHub Discussions: For general questions and community discussion
• Meeting Notes: Check our meeting notes for information about joining education subgroup meetings

📄 License

This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Attribution

This project builds upon and integrates content from:

• The Carpentries: Open source lessons for teaching foundational coding and data science skills
• CodeRefinery: Training materials for research software development
• Astro: Modern web framework for building fast, content-focused websites
• PapaParse: CSV parsing library for data integration
• Fuse.js: Lightweight fuzzy-search library for lesson discovery

Special thanks to all contributors and the open source education community.

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