ALIGN
A Canvas LTI to support undergraduate students in setting, planning, and aligning their personal and team goals to become a self-regulated learner.
My Role
User Research
UX Design
UI Design
Usability Testing
Team
1 UX Designer
1 Developer
Tools/Methods
Figma
Adobe Illustrator
User Interviews
Co-Design Workshop
Timeline
Aug 23 - May 24
Have you ever felt like you were the only one pulling the weight in a group project, thinking, "Why am I doing all the work? This is taking so much time, and I can't focus on my personal goals!"
The frustration builds as you realize your group members aren't accountable for their work and don't know how to balance their personal and team goals.
Meet ALIGN, a tool designed to help you set, align, and track your personal and team goals so you don't have to do everything by yourself
Overview
Why does the problem matter?
80%
Students reported not being taught effective study methods, indicating a lack of self-regulation skills and lower academic performance.
7/8
Participants reported difficulties in concentrating on individual learning and adjusting their strategies to meet the demands of team projects.
How might we help undergraduates set and align personal and team goals within project-based courses to improve self-regulated learning?
Impact
User testing demonstrated that ALIGN, with its conversational AI assistant, significantly improved students' abilities to set realistic, measurable goals, thereby enhancing their motivation and engagement with course content.
The AI assistant's real-time guidance and support made the goal-setting process more intuitive and personalized.
Solution
Process
User Research & Key FIndings
80%
Students reported not being taught effective study methods, indicating a lack of self-regulation skills and lower academic performance.
7/8
Participants reported difficulties in concentrating on individual learning and adjusting their strategies to meet the demands of team projects.
How might we help undergraduates set and align personal and team goals within project-based courses to improve self-regulated learning?
Impact
User testing demonstrated that ALIGN, with its conversational AI assistant, significantly improved students' abilities to set realistic, measurable goals, thereby enhancing their motivation and engagement with course content.
The AI assistant's real-time guidance and support made the goal-setting process more intuitive and personalized.