A TRAINING APP
A neurodiversity training app for educators
Designed an app to help university lecturers understand the educational and emotional needs of their neurodiverse students
Timeline
From explorations to final designs in 8 weeks
Background
15-20% of people in the UK are neurodivergent. 4 out of 10 educators receive formal training for teaching students with ADHD. Teachability seaminglessly integrates personalised courses, quizes, mentors and communities in the app that provides continous training and support for educators.
Problem Statement
10x increased likelihood of neurodiverse students dropping out of university and 40% of neurodiverse people are unemployed after completion of university when 77% want to work. Also 21.7% of people with autism are in any form of employment.
Goals
Equip educators with a strong foundational understanding of neurodiverse conditions (such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia)
Offer evidence-based practical strategies to accommpdate various learning styles and needs.
Key themes
Lack of acceptance, Lack of adequate support and non-inclusive environment
Understanding
Define
User Personas
Empathy Map
User Journey
Ideate
User Flow
Information Architecture
Design
Wireframe
Hi-Fi Designs
Prototype
Test
Feedback
Conclusion
Future Concept
Some key steps to solving the problem
Competitor Analysis
Similar products were assessed to identify user needs and gaps for insights of were others fall short
User Personas
Personas were tailored to features of the product based on literature reviewed and survey conducted during the research phase
This was created by identifying user goals, mapped out key steps and iterations were made as the project progressed through testing and evaluation
Here, the outcomes and achievements of the project are highlighted after user testing including qualltative and quantitave user feedback.
Qualitative feedback
All particiapnts liked the idea of using this product
90% of test particiapnts liked the modern design and user interface
85% of test participants agreed the mentor feature was the most liked
60% of test participants found the mentor/ leaner terminology confusing
Recommendation
"Better wording/ description for the "Streak" feature
Recategorise communities and add descriptive texts for preview
Remove Mentor ranking./ rating