EmbodED
Embodied learning is a tool that integrates physical activity with academics and learning.
EmbodED is a free digital library of high school-level embodied learning lessons, designed to support easy customization and collaboration among teachers.
Duration: 5 months
In Collaboration With: Centers for Diesease Control (CDC)
Team Members: Anuska Giri, Marina Espy, Katie Shober
Role on Team: Team leader, researcher, sketcher, prototyper, UI Designer
EmbodED
Embodied learning is a tool that integrates physical activity with academics and learning.
EmbodED is a free digital library of high school-level embodied learning lessons, designed to support easy customization and collaboration among teachers.
Duration: 5 months
In Collaboration With:
Team Members: Anuska Giri, Marina Espy, Katie Shober
This project aimed to explore ways to increase physical activity among high school students, as most high schoolers are not meeting the recommended 60 minutes of activity per day.
Vast Lesson Libraries
Empowers teachers to effortlessly find subject-specific, state-standard-aligned lesson plans, saving time and reducing workload, and ensuring effective teaching. Contents in the lesson library can be filtered by subject or state standard. These filter options exist because 50% of the teachers said they would search for lessons based on their state's standards, since they need lesson plans that align with their state's specific standards. At the same time, some teachers prefer to search for lesson plans by subject because standards are looser in their area.
Vast Lesson Libraries
Empowers teachers to effortlessly find subject-specific, state-standard-aligned lesson plans, saving time and reducing workload, and ensuring effective teaching. Contents in the lesson library can be filtered by subject or state standard. These filter options exist because 50% of the teachers said they would search for lessons based on their state's standards, since they need lesson plans that align with their state's specific standards. At the same time, some teachers prefer to search for lesson plans by subject because standards are looser in their area.
Vast Lesson Libraries
Empowers teachers to effortlessly find subject-specific, state-standard-aligned lesson plans, saving time and reducing workload, and ensuring effective teaching. Contents in the lesson library can be filtered by subject or state standard. These filter options exist because 50% of the teachers said they would search for lessons based on their state's standards, since they need lesson plans that align with their state's specific standards. At the same time, some teachers prefer to search for lesson plans by subject because standards are looser in their area.
Easy Editing
A feature that empowers teachers to easily customize lesson plans, ensuring they meet their students' needs.
Easy Editing
A feature that empowers teachers to easily customize lesson plans, ensuring they meet their students' needs.
Easy Editing
A feature that empowers teachers to easily customize lesson plans, ensuring they meet their students' needs.
Collaboration
Empowers teachers to connect and share advice, helping each other create more engaging lesson plans.
Collaboration
Empowers teachers to connect and share advice, helping each other create more engaging lesson plans.
Collaboration
Empowers teachers to connect and share advice, helping each other create more engaging lesson plans.
Student Interest Driven
Evaluates students' interests and preferences to create engaging lesson plans. There is an initial survey which teachers use to connect with students and receive lessons based on classes' shared interests. There is also a survey conducted after a lesson to help teachers assess student enjoyment and decide whether to repeat a lesson.
Student Interest Driven
Evaluates students' interests and preferences to create engaging lesson plans. There is an initial survey which teachers use to connect with students and receive lessons based on classes' shared interests. There is also a survey conducted after a lesson to help teachers assess student enjoyment and decide whether to repeat a lesson.
Student Interest Driven
Evaluates students' interests and preferences to create engaging lesson plans. There is an initial survey which teachers use to connect with students and receive lessons based on classes' shared interests. There is also a survey conducted after a lesson to help teachers assess student enjoyment and decide whether to repeat a lesson.
Research
Research
Research
A survey conducted on 70 high school students showed that many of them recognized they were not getting the right amount of activity. Several of them attributed this lack of activity to the sedentary nature and unengaging environment of high school, which leads to boredom, exhaustion, and decreased productivity.
Recognizing that the sedentary classroom was the biggest barrier preventing high school students from being active, we focused our research on teachers. We found that teachers faced numerous barriers that prevented them from incorporating physical activity into the classroom. But the two biggest issues were not having enough time in the day to plan engaging activities and resources that are not designed for high school rigor.
Existing Tools
Using the biggest issues teachers faced, we analyzed existing products on the market and found an opportunity space for providing accessible teaching resources at the high school level.
Existing Tools
Using the biggest issues teachers faced, we analyzed existing products on the market and found an opportunity space for providing accessible teaching resources at the high school level.
Existing Tools
Using the biggest issues teachers faced, we analyzed existing products on the market and found an opportunity space for providing accessible teaching resources at the high school level.
Design Criteria
From these insights, we were able to craft our design criteria that would guide our ideation.
Design Criteria
From these insights, we were able to craft our design criteria that would guide our ideation.
Design Criteria
From these insights, we were able to craft our design criteria that would guide our ideation.
Final Concept
We generated over 100 sketches till we had four concepts that successfully met our design criteria. We took those concepts to high school teachers to get feedback on which one they would prefer. 7 out of 7 teachers we talked to stated that, based on our concepts, they would choose the website with lesson plans and a teacher network.
Final Concept
We generated over 100 sketches till we had four concepts that successfully met our design criteria. We took those concepts to high school teachers to get feedback on which one they would prefer. 7 out of 7 teachers we talked to stated that, based on our concepts, they would choose the website with lesson plans and a teacher network.
Final Concept
We generated over 100 sketches till we had four concepts that successfully met our design criteria. We took those concepts to high school teachers to get feedback on which one they would prefer. 7 out of 7 teachers we talked to stated that, based on our concepts, they would choose the website with lesson plans and a teacher network.
