Introduction

• Brief: Build a site for St. Patrick’s College to help teachers publish and share curriculum units online.

• Challenge: Make it easy for teachers (not techies) to find, use, and share classroom resources.

• Goals: Support curriculum integration, build a teach

Discovery Phase

• Stakeholder interviews: Met with college leads and classroom teachers.

• Business requirements: Must support curriculum uploads, easy browsing, and ongoing support.

• User needs: Teachers want quick access to resources, help from specialists, and a clear path to publish their own content.

Problem Framing

• Problem: Teachers struggled to find and share good web-based curriculum resources.

• Success: Teachers can publish, find, and use resources in a few clicks.

• Constraints: Must work for primary and post-primary, low technical barrier, scalable for future growth.

User Research

• User interviews: Teachers described their workflow and pain points.

• Competitive analysis: Most teacher resource sites were too complex or out of date.

• Market research: Simplicity and peer support drive adoption in education tech.

Synthesis

• Personas: “The Resourceful Rookie,” “The Time-Poor Veteran,” and “The Curriculum Specialist.”

• Journey mapping: From login to finding, saving, and publishing a curriculum unit.

• Key insights: Teachers want to feel supported and see real classroom impact.

Solution Development

• Info architecture: Clear sections for finding, uploading, and discussing curriculum.

• Wireframes & prototypes: Focused on big search, simple upload, and resource preview.

• Visual design: Clean, friendly, and approachable—no “ed-tech” clutter.

Testing

• Usability testing: Ran with teachers—flagged confusing upload steps and search filters.

• User feedback: Tweaked navigation, clarified upload process, and improved resource previews.

• Iterations: Streamlined the publishing workflow and added peer review features.

Implementation

• Handoff: Annotated wireframes and style guide for devs.

• Dev collab: Weekly sprints to ensure smooth uploads and easy browsing.

• Go-to-market: Rolled out with college support and teacher training sessions.

Results & Impact

• Metrics: More curriculum uploads, higher resource downloads, and growing teacher engagement.

• User adoption: Teachers found it easy to use and shared resources with peers.

• Business impact: Strengthened St. Patrick’s College’s role as a leader in teacher development.

• Lessons learned: Keep flows simple, empower users, and focus on real classroom value.