A retrospective on how research guided the solutions designed to maximize the value of a tutoring startup company
Introduction & Project Brief
Recently, I was afforded the opportunity to work with a startup and design for their most pressing business needs. PeerSquared is a tutor scheduling company with a platform that trains high school students to be peer tutors within their own schools and other K-12 schools in their communities.
What’s so great about peer tutoring?
Peer tutoring has long been widely researched as a beneficial and effective mode of learning for students. PeerSquared’s ultimate goal is to leverage that tried-and-tested model and scale it for larger use in different communities by partnering with schools, training tutors, and providing students and tutors with a platform to connect. They…
How testing Column.us taught me to seek fresh perspectives and celebrate what makes each of us awesome
Thus far in my life, I have found that whenever I am allowed to assess something, from music to another person’s cooking, my mind immediately leaps to the myriad ways I can break their effort down and build it back up in my image, suiting my particular taste. Am I a narcissist? Anyway, the point is that I love to analyze! I imagine that most UX Designers also relish the opportunity to dive deeply into a project and find gems.
That one time I gave lean UX a spin.
“So what does music mean to you?”
As a lover of all things music, possessing an insatiable curiosity about what truly makes individuals tick, this is a question I try to work into most conversations I have with new people.
When I was allowed to reimagine Keezy Corp’s sunset music soundboard app, I knew immediately that exploring the emotional connection people have to music was the direction I wanted to go in. I had a feeling that with COVID-19 continuing its rampage across the world, analyzing music and emotion was timelier than ever. …
Anita Nankam
DC-based UX Designer, kpop stan, and cooking fanatic.
