Streamlined Education: Powered School Ecosystem
Powered School is a complex B2B project aimed at streamlining the integration of LMES Academy's curriculum into partner schools. I led the end-to-end product design, crafting a multi-platform ecosystem that empowers teachers, students, school management, and LMES Academy's internal staff.
Design Challenge
Fragmented Experience: Lack of a centralized platform hindered a seamless teaching and learning experience, along with LMES Academy's ability to track program implementation and impact.
Inefficient Workflows: Manual processes made teacher task management and student progress tracking cumbersome.
Limited Insights: Data was scattered, hindering decision-making regarding curriculum efficacy, teacher effectiveness, and overall school progress
20+
Schools
5,000+
Students
20,000+
Tasks submitted
Solution
I designed a suite of interconnected platforms and a comprehensive design system:
Teacher App & Teacher Platform:
Course Access: Teachers can easily view and access pre-developed courses for teaching purposes.
Task Management: Streamlined process for uploading student tasks related to the curriculum, reviewing submissions, and assigning marks.
Progress Tracking: In-depth visibility into individual and class-wide student progress within the assigned curriculum.
Student App & Student Platform:
Course Access: Easy access to the assigned curriculum materials within a centralized platform.
Task Submission: User-friendly tools for students to upload work related to their courses.
Feedback & Marks: Dedicated space for students to view marks and feedback on their tasks.
Progress Monitoring: Tools to help students track their learning progress within the provided curriculum.
Management Dashboard:
Detailed Insights: Data-driven insights into student, teacher, and class performance and progress specifically within the curriculum.
Performance Analysis: Identification of student strengths and potential areas for improvement within the curriculum.
Teacher Effectiveness Tracking: Evaluation of teacher performance in delivering the curriculum and supporting student success.
Internal Dashboard & Analytics
School Management: A centralized hub for our organization's staff to effectively manage partnered schools, their teachers, and students.
Curriculum Oversight: Tools to assign, manage, and track the implementation of curriculum across different schools.
Operations & Administration: Tools to streamline administrative tasks related to the Powered School ecosystem.
Performance Analysis: In-depth analytics on student performance, teacher efficacy, and overall school progress within the context of the provided curriculum.
Ecosystem Evaluation: Data-driven insights to identify strengths, areas for improvement, and optimization opportunities across the network of schools using our curriculum.
Design Process
User-Centric Research: I spearheaded interviews with teachers (LMES and partner schools), project managers, and school management. Iterative usability testing with prototypes informed ongoing design improvements.
Stakeholder Alignment: Requirements gathering, user flows, and wireframes ensured stakeholder buy-in at each stage.
Collaborative Exploration: Worked closely with another designer to brainstorm UI solutions aligned with the LMES brand.
Iterative Prototyping: High-fidelity prototyping in ProtoPie enabled rigorous usability testing and the integration of feedback for refinement.
Design System: Developed a comprehensive system governing both web and mobile applications, ensuring consistency and scalability.
Key Outcomes
Streamlined Workflows: Optimized teacher experiences, saving time on lesson delivery, task management, and progress tracking.
Student Empowerment: Intuitive tools encourage student ownership of their learning journey.
Data-Driven Decisions: Enabled insights for teachers to personalize instruction, for management to refine the curriculum, and for LMES Academy to track overall impact.
Scalable Design: The design system ensures long-term consistency and adaptability as the Powered School ecosystem expands.
Impact & Adoption
Powered School's success is evident in its widespread implementation. Currently, it empowers 10+ partner schools, serving over 3000 students and teachers. The platform's value is underscored by the impressive volume of engagement, with over 20000 tasks uploaded and reviewed, and 20+ courses created. These metrics demonstrate Powered School's ability to streamline curriculum integration and create a data-driven teaching and learning ecosystem at scale.
Learnings
Balancing Complexity: Navigated the needs of multiple user groups with diverse roles within a large-scale project.
Iterative Approach: Continuous user and stakeholder feedback was vital in refining such a vast ecosystem.
Systems Impact: The design system's importance became clear as the project scaled, ensuring a unified user experience.