As online learning became the new normal, it also became a source of stress and confusion for students, teachers, and parents. Despite the abundance of digital tools, they often worked in isolation—creating more friction than solutions.
Students craved social connection and struggled to stay focused or organized in an environment that felt isolating.
Teachers were bogged down by unintuitive platforms, low student engagement, and a lack of effective tools to monitor progress.
Parents were overwhelmed by multiple apps and had little clarity about their child’s academic and emotional state.
The big question:
How can we create a digital learning space that feels more human, more connected, and more intuitive—for everyone involved?
The Solution: A Unified Educational Ecosystem
We designed a centralized platform that reimagines digital education as a shared experience rather than a solo task.
The platform brings together the essential functions of online learning—assignments, grading, scheduling—while weaving in social and communication features that foster real connection.
Key Features
Organized student dashboard with tasks, notes, and deadlines
Chat and video tools to reintroduce classroom interaction
Gamified learning journeys to increase motivation
Progress tracker for parents and teachers
Seamless communication between all users
Understanding Our Users
Students
Needs: Easy access to materials, motivation, and social interaction
Pain Points: Distracted easily, feel isolated, lack clear structure
Teachers
Needs: Intuitive tools for communication and student tracking
Pain Points: Platforms are clunky, engagement is low, grading is inefficient
Parents
Needs: Visibility into academic progress and mental well-being
Pain Points: Multiple platforms, hard to track performance, no real-time insight
User Research Insights
We conducted interviews and a survey with 224 participants—students, parents, and educators—to better understand the core emotional and functional gaps.
Quotes from interviews:
“My son gets distracted more easily online.”
“It takes too long to prepare lessons.”
“We can’t see what students are doing when we share our screens.”
Survey Takeaways:
- Students feel disconnected.
- Teachers feel ineffective.
- Parents feel uninformed.
Value Proposition
A digital platform that supports learning outcomes and restores the human connection in education by:
Making learning fun, interactive, and organized
Enabling better communication across all users
Reducing platform fatigue through a unified experience
Helping everyone feel more connected, seen, and successful
Vision
To rebuild the heart of education in the digital space—where learning is not just about content delivery, but about community, clarity, and care.
This was a student project developed as part of the Telerik UX/UI Masterclass. It represents a conceptual solution based on real user feedback and best practices in user-centered design.
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