StudentHive
A peer-to-peer platform where students teach, learn, and grow together.
January – February 2025 (7 weeks)
UI Designer, UX Research Support
StudentHive
A peer-to-peer platform where students teach, learn, and grow together.
January – February 2025 (7 weeks)
UI Designer, UX Research Support
StudentHive
A peer-to-peer platform where students teach, learn, and grow together.
January – February 2025 (7 weeks)
UI Designer, UX Research Support
Problem Statement
Many students at Humber have useful skills like design, coding, photography, etc., but no proper way to share or teach those skills with others. It’s hard to find trusted peers, manage schedules, or know if someone is actually good at what they offer.
Project Goals
• Simplify resource discovery for students by centralizing course materials.
• Increase deadline visibility by integrating notifications and calendar features.
• Foster collaboration through shared notes and discussion spaces.
Insight 1. Efficiency gap.
Insight 1. Efficiency gap.
Most students find current platforms cluttered and waste time searching for materials.
Most students find current platforms cluttered and waste time searching for materials.
Insight 2. Lost reminders.
Insight 2. Lost reminders.
Users miss deadlines due to scattered course updates and lack of notifications.
Insight 3. Isolated efforts.
Insight 3. Isolated efforts.
Learners rarely collaborate as current tools do not encourage shared knowledge.
Learners rarely collaborate as current tools do not encourage shared knowledge.
Pain Points.
Disorganized content and lack of unified deadlines lead to missed assignments.
Disorganized content and lack of unified deadlines lead to missed assignments.
Disorganized content and lack of unified deadlines lead to missed assignments.
Opportunities.
Offer unified dashboards and collaborative features for a seamless experience.
Usability Testing Summary
Before: Test users reported confusion navigating course folders and often missed new materials.
After: Students found content with ease and appreciated timely assignment reminders.
Key feedback: Participants valued the notification system and suggested adding group chat for collaboration.
Solution Preview
High-fidelity mockups demonstrate the streamlined dashboard, resource center, and integrated reminders. [Mockup & annotation placeholder]
Reflection – What I Learned
This project deepened my understanding of how crucial user research and iterative testing are for meaningful UX improvements. Designing real solutions to everyday student struggles has been rewarding.
I learned that small workflow enhancements—like notifications—can dramatically improve user satisfaction and productivity.
