Backpack | Teacher Portal
An inclusive e-learning product for interactive learning that fosters collaboration between teacher, student and parent.
Project Brief
During the growing pandemic, we found a gap in online learning between grades K-6. Many of the students, teachers and parents were overwhelmed with the amount of online tools they needed to use, passwords they needed to memorize, and communication struggles between each other. Our team was tasked to evaluate and ideate a solution – how might we build a comprehensive online learning tool that would satisfy these core needs?
My Role
As part of the DePaul University’s 10-week HCI capstone project, I was the project lead in a team of three. My main focus was to work on the teacher’s portal and develop the design system for the team. I also took initiative to create a project management tool to ensure our team was meeting deadlines, had matching work loads, and coordinated meetings.
Skills Demonstrated
UX/UI Design
User research
Usability Testing
Tools Used
Pen and Paper
Figma
Google G-Suite
Slack
Project Process
DISCOVERY PROCESS
Research Methods
Competitive analysis
We compared three of the major e-learning platforms on the market - Seesaw, Socreative, and Google Classroom.
Seasaw
Socrative
Google Classroom
User Interviews:
To validate the problem we spoke to a total of six people, consisting of three teachers and three parents.
(We were not able to interview students due to IRB restrictions).
Our goal was to understand the barriers that teachers, students, and parents face while participating in e-learning.
Affinity Mapping
To analyze our interviews, we used inductive coding to group common ideas, feelings, and frustrations. These were then organized to group common themes and attributes together through the use of an affinity diagram.
