Product Design & Dev

Essays with Images

Giving students a way to include handwritten work in their essay responses.

Learnosity’s essay questions had no way for students to include handwritten diagrams or math alongside their typed response, even though that’s often how students explain their thinking best. I led the research and design for a feature letting students upload and integrate images into their essays, working closely with the product team to balance student stress, image quality, and a grader’s need to review it all clearly.

Comparison of old restrictive tile component versus new composable tile with swappable subcomponents

The design process included basic clickable prototypes to run through with users and clients for the student and grader views. These prototypes aided conversations and prioritization of features.

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