Éditions Belin: Éducation
Increasing Belin: Education’s schoolbooks sales by improving their online presence and offering teachers an enhanced digital version of the books that feature a plethora of ressources and learning objects educators can use to compose their course.
Problem
Create a complex database system to host a huge amount of a variety of documents types that many different type of teachers can use as a tool to better develop a course.
Role
Conducted a discovery session
Conducted user interviews
Conducted workshops
Developped a strategy in collaboration with project stakeholders
Developped product wireframes & prototypes
Delivered final design of product
Participated in supporting development
Discovery
Understanding teachers
One of the complex aspect of this project is the target audience. Indeed, comprised of people of varying ages, cultural background, technology proficiency, and disciplines, we needed to get a better understanding of our users and how they worked.
Workshop preparation
Create a user-journey to understand how teachers select textbooks for the new school year by observing their use of existing platforms to gather resources and documents. Identify the types of documents needed and used throughout the year, and categorize these documents into meaningful sections using the teachers’ own vocabulary and methodology.
Ideation
To enhance our educational platform's online presence, we've identified essential features that will significantly improve functionality and user experience. These core elements are crucial for creating a seamless and efficient environment for teachers and students alike.
In addition, we've pinpointed several supplementary features that, while not critical, would greatly enhance the overall user experience. These optional enhancements aim to provide added convenience and engagement, making the platform even more versatile and user-friendly.
Must haves
Easily accessible platform
Two ways of browsing documents and learning objects
Control over each individual document
Free and paywall content
Ability to share, download, and print all documents
Teacher profile with ability to collect, favorite, and build courses
Low fidelity wireframes
To begin the design process of our educational platform, we created low fidelity wireframes to visualize and prioritize essential features that will significantly improve functionality and user experience. These basic, schematic diagrams focus on the core elements necessary for a seamless and efficient environment for teachers.
Nice to haves
"Tooltip" feature to help both teachers and students
Ability to quickly switch between textbooks
Customized organization and prioritization of content by discipline
Emphasis on "Belin" documents
Filter, tag, and sorting systems
