I had the honor of participating in the first ever JPMorgan Chase Design for Good Hackathon in Autumn 2024 at their Columbus, Ohio corporate office. We worked in teams of six to design a UX solution to international teacher retention issues faced by the nonprofit Opportunity International. Over the course of two Zoom calls and twelve hours in-person researching and designing wireframes, we developed a unique proposal, and I’m proud of how our finished product addressed the challenge!
After conducting research and attending Q&A sessions with Opportunity International representatives, my team created a concept for EduLessons, an application to store, generate, and share lesson plans. As the application will primarily be used by international teachers with limited internet access and low digital literacy, we focused on simplicity, functionality, and clear visuals to guide teachers through its usage. They can upload their existing lesson plans in various formats, browse existing plans, and/or generate AI-powered plan outlines that draw from each country's national curriculums and individual teachers' preset preferences.
As this was a group project, each member aimed to contribute through their greatest strengths, as well as gain exposure to new areas of design. I felt I was most experienced in designing the visual elements needed to guide users through the app, so I created a custom symbol system based on Opportunity International's logo. These are featured in the Figma wireframe below, as well as our research presentation and pitch. I also learned valuable information about UX design, as I previously lacked exposure to this field; it was a great opportunity to collaborate with computer science, product design, and other graphic design students so that we could all learn from each other!
High-fidelity mockup of our proposed EduLessons teacher interface.