{"id":679,"date":"2018-01-30T22:03:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T22:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertvnewell.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=679"},"modified":"2018-02-06T15:16:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:16:14","slug":"managing-courses-in-openstax-tutor-beta","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"http:\/\/robertvnewell.com\/?portfolio=managing-courses-in-openstax-tutor-beta","title":{"rendered":"Managing Courses in OpenStax Tutor Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/254426888&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mac-ratio&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Managing Courses in OpenStax Tutor Beta<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #333333;\">The product team needed an intuitive way for instructors to add or copy OpenStax Tutor Beta courses on their own. \u00a0When copying courses, instructors needed to be able to use the same assignments the following term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>What I did<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I redesigned our course deep links on our generic courses page from simple full width blocks to tiles with more useful course information and feature options.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I designed a course-adding\/copying flow from multiple touchpoints. Rather than risk the unreliability of automatic assignment day\/time-shifting, the solution allows users to drag and drop the previous course\u2019s assignments on to their new calendar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I designed the full task flow and med-high fidelity screen flows in Axure, added new patterns and styles to an existing visual design, designed user test plans, and conducted both formative and validation user testing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Outcomes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Saved instructors substantial time rebuilding a course<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Self-service functionality reduced need for OpenStax\u2019s support resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">New consolidated courses page design allowed for feature growth<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Tools<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Axure RP, Sketch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Roles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Interaction designer, usability tester<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;728&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;729&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;726&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;716&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;727&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;719&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;721&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;722&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/254426888&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mac-ratio&#8221;][vc_column_text] Managing Courses in OpenStax Tutor Beta [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The product team needed an intuitive way for instructors to add or copy OpenStax Tutor Beta courses on their own. \u00a0When copying courses, instructors needed to be able to use the same assignments the following term. 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