FLEXI borderless learning system for high school students
Team project
(Emma Zhu, Quanyi Wang, Yue Li)
14-week project
2020 Spring
# UX Research
# K-12 Education
# Design Thinking
Brief
This project aims at enhancing learning using new and future technology for high school students. By researching potential educational methods and skills and conducting primary research with various stakeholders, we identified viable and desirable opportunities and developed solutions and primary use case scenarios that lead to the “classroom” of 2030.
Current Situations
It’s already 2020, but students are still sitting in the classroom. They listen to lectures and do endless reading and writing every day.
Current Situations
The traditional way doesn’t work now.
The traditional teaching method is inefficient in the way students absorb new knowledge while sitting in the classroom all day.
The main pain points: Boring class activities; Anxiety before assessments.
“People with soft skills are better to work with.”
91% of CEOs globally say that they need to strengthen their organization’s soft skills to sit alongside digital skills.
PWC (2018)
“Standardized testing is ineffective for assessing students in different aspects.”
85% of Australian teachers feel that national standardized testing is ineffective as a method for teachers to use to assess students.
Australian Education Union (2018)
Meso Trends in Education
AI & AR would help to assist the learning process and embed the knowledge in daily life.
“We’re happy to embrace more technology in our teaching process.”
69% of US teachers believe that technology can be used to support any subject.
Tech & Learning (2017)
Our Vision
What if the city is their “classroom”?
Pain Points
Schools, students, teachers, and communities need to work together seamlessly. But now, there are many barriers…
We want to break barriers and create a system that benefits all stakeholders.
Student Needs
Evoke motivation
Integrated tool
Off-campus resources
Career suggestion
Enhance individual voice
Good educational outcome
Enjoyable class experience
Community Needs
Service advertisement
Future development
Cordial neighborhood
Student resources
Share information
Teacher Needs
Higher teaching efficiency
Improve teaching skills
Good educational outcome
Enjoyable class experience
Active study atmosphere
Instant student feedback
Positive class competition
School Needs
Good reputation
Attract more students
Cordial neighborhood
Good study atmosphere
Off-campus resources
Flexi = Borderless Learning
Flexi is an educational system for high school students who want to learn more from the community and expand their knowledge. Our Mission is to enable high school students to love to learn by experiencing the world and getting knowledge from various contexts.
Flexi provides multiple approaches to bridge gaps between students and their communities. We’re looking forward to creating a curiosity-driven, location-based, life-long learning experience for both students and teachers.
Design Criteria
Flexi is the bridge that connects students, teachers, and schools with abundant resources in the community.
Affordability
Our target students, parents, teachers, and communities can afford this system.
Flexibility
The system is flexible in respecting students’ different strengths and interests.
Balance
Provide a balanced control between playing and studying.
Assessment
The system is designed based on common-core standards and helps teachers to assess students’ behaviors and learning outcomes.
Integration
Multiple platforms, resources, and educational methods are engaged in the system.
Initiative
Students will be motivated to take the initiative for their personal development.
Work in progress