Background
Humanizing the teacher
Teachers have a difficult job. Even more so when they never physically meet their students. Students log on and do their work, seeing words typed by a faceless "Mrs. Thompson." Wouldn't it be great to add a face to a name? To add emotions and reality behind knowing who your teacher is?
That was the core goal of Vlogger: help students know their teacher isn't just another person, but another human being. The result: higher student ownership, retention, and engagement.
Hypothesis: Students who feel a human connection to their teacher will demonstrate stronger ownership of their school work, raising retention rates and grades.
Ionic · Hybrid Framework
Mobile UI · Interface Design
Video Streaming · Core Feature
Hackathon · Rapid Build
Process
Idea to screens in seven hours
The project kicked off with an hour-long session bringing together Product Development, Marketing, and the CEO to align on product vision and expectations. After whiteboard brainstorming, engineers started the Ionic framework foundation while I designed the screens, 7 hours from whiteboard sketches and market research to the UI you see here.
Vlogger's dashboard, where students find their teacher's latest videos
Easy-to-access teacher info and video content that facilitates learning and discussion
Features
What shipped in 24 hours
- Dashboard with full menu functionality
- Teacher video uploading and viewing
- Dashboard updating dynamically on video upload
- Live stream functionality
- Mobile-first responsive layout
Complete experience flow and nuanced power of the teacher profile in detail