Audience
State Library Database Administrators for Open Educational Content, Educators (K-12 and college)
Services
UX Design
UI Design
UX Research
Team
Lead Designer 🙋🏻♀️, Product management team, engineering team (frontend and backend), education and library systems team
Year
2022 to 2023
🖼️ Background
Librarian administrators struggled to vet and review the overwhelming amount of educational resources submitted to their digital libraries. Our digital-resource sharing tool aimed to streamline the management process by enabling sharing to easy access to trusted, peer-vetted content.
🎯 Goals
We aimed to create a more efficient, community-driven way to share and publish quality open educational resources (OER) through the launch of the tool. Through user research and rapid iteration, we redesigned the platform to surface peer-vetted content, making it easier for users to work efficiently and confidently share quality materials, supporting better and more equitable learning outcomes.
🤝 The Deliverables:
Desktop focused cross-repository search platform with OER collection sharing enhanced by resource metadata mapping functionality and content discovery
Revamped information architecture
Newly launched design system
🥳 The Outcome:
Quick Beta Release: Collaboration with product and engineering clarified priorities
Reduced vetting times for site administrators: Teams can spend more time on OER advocacy
Rise in content engagement: Vetted pieces by other libraries are highlighted and trusted not only by the librarians, but by the students using the content
