Why Users Struggle in Your edTech Product

Users experience challenges in edTech products for all sorts of reasons. Everything from overly complex navigation patterns to visual noise can distract from your learning content and prevent users from getting the most out of your tool.  Has your customer service team noticed a pile-up of user feedback on the same feature? Or are your […]

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June 16, 2021

How to Run a Design Thinking Workshop for edTech Products

EdTech is in the middle of a major transitional moment, and the stakes for education have never been higher.  To make matters even more complicated, we don’t yet know the full impact the pandemic has had on both teachers and learners. From learning loss to the effects of social isolation, students may face an uphill […]

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June 10, 2021

Translating Teacher Suggestions into edTech Product Features

When you work in a specialized industry like edTech, you get comfortable with the lingo. Product owners and UX designers use terms like “adaptive” or “responsive” all the time, for example—and we know what we mean. (Products that use analytics or AI to respond to student activity, for starters.) But when teachers use the term […]

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May 28, 2021

Educational Resources for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month & Beyond

This is part of an ongoing series about edTech industry shifts in at-home learning. You can read our related article, “Educational Resources for Talking to Your Kids About Race and Anti-Racism,” here. As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to an end, we wanted to share resources and stories that we’ve enjoyed throughout the month. […]

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May 21, 2021

How Good UX Design Provides a Safe edTech Environment for Online Student Interaction

We all saw how challenging it was for teachers to keep their students engaged during remote learning. If anything, it’s made us rethink the role of edTech in supporting peer-to-peer learning interactions and building classroom communities within digital products.  Maybe you’ve already been tasked with creating more opportunities for students to interact with their peers […]

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