I am attaching the questions in the Product Design Challenge, so feel free to get started early if you want.
1) Describe IXL to a teacher in 2-3 sentences.
2) Think about major challenges faced by different types of IXL users (students, teachers, parents). Describe 3-5 changes or enhancements that IXL could pursue to better meet their needs. What are some possible trade-offs/risks these changes might pose to the product or the user experience?
3) You are trying to build a better “Homework Assignments” feature for teachers on IXL. Currently, teachers can only assign IXL skills, and they may do so by telling students the skill code (e.g., B.4), sharing the URL, or by “starring” the skill in IXL. We have since added more features to IXL, including video tutorials and lessons. You want to enable teachers to assign any combination of IXL skills, lessons, and/or video tutorials for homework.
a) To get started, describe the goals for this project. Think about how teachers assign and grade homework, and how students learn about, work on, and submit their homework. What are the most important things this feature needs to do for teachers? And for students? We recommend structuring your answer as bullet points or short paragraphs.
b. One key decision you’ll need to make is how students and teachers will access this feature. Where on the IXL website will this feature live? Why?
c. When teachers are creating homework, they enter information about the assignment. What information would IXL need to collect and store about each assignment? Feel free to use lists, diagrams, or sketches.
d. Teachers will need to choose which IXL skills, videos, and/or lessons will be included in each assignment. What does this interface look like? How does a teacher get to and select items to assign? Sketches, wireframes, or mockups are highly encouraged!