What is SchoolShell?

SchoolShell is a groundbreaking school management platform designed with both academic and behavioral excellence in mind. Optimized for all devices, SchoolShell offers a seamless blend of top-tier administrative tools and compassionate student support. It’s the ultimate solution for a balanced and efficient educational experience.

Project Overview

Project Duration

Three Months (Initial Launch)

Tools:

Figma, Miro, Jira, Photoshop, Zeplin, Google Analytics, Zenhub, Powerpoint, Illustration, Paper and Whiteboard

Team

UI/UX Designers, Developers, Scrum Masters and Product Owners

Method:

Agile Project Management

The Product

App Name: SchoolShell

Category: B2B Web & Mobile App

Colour: Green, Red, Blue and While

Features: School Management System

The Case

The Problem

The increasing student population in Nigeria is placing significant pressure on school management and staff. Managing student attendance, class records, grade reports, financials, and biodata is becoming progressively challenging. Consequently, schools are seeking systems that effectively streamline administrative and non-academic processes, allowing them to concentrate on their core academic responsibilities.

The Goal

Design and develop a comprehensive, user-friendly school management system that includes both a webpage and a mobile app. Ensure that this system is cloud-based, providing accessibility from any location at any time. This will enable administrators, teachers, students, and parents to seamlessly manage and interact with the school’s academic and administrative processes, promoting efficiency and convenience across all user groups. Leverage cloud technology so that the system will offer robust data security, real-time updates, and scalable features to accommodate the growing needs of educational institutions.

The Solution

Collaborating with a cross-functional team using Agile methodology, we focused on building features incrementally in direct response to user needs. Each feature, including student and staff records management, school activities, behavioral tracking, admissions, online tests and exams, financial management, online payments, live chat, and online result checking, was deployed and tested to ensure it met the specific needs of users. I conducted user research, created prototypes, and tested designs, resulting in a platform that effectively addresses the administrative requirements of schools while providing a supportive and engaging experience for students and staff.

My Role

As the UI/UX Designer on the SchoolShell project, I played a crucial role in developing an intuitive and user-friendly school management software. Collaborating with a cross-functional team, I focused on creating a seamless user experience across the platform. Using Agile Methodology, my team and I went through several iterative stages of design and development to add new features and meet user requests. I conducted user research, created prototypes, and tested designs to ensure a user-centered approach, resulting in a platform that meets the administrative needs of schools while providing a supportive and engaging experience for students and staff.

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The Product

  • Simplistic Dashboard

    A streamlined dashboard offering an overview of the school, quick access to frequently used features, and a minimalist side menu.

    Dashboard
  • Detailed Profiling

    A comprehensive biodata page, meticulously designed to capture all pertinent information for students, parents, and staff.

    Student Profile
  • Messaging

    A messaging function enables seamless communication between various user groups within the app.

    Messaging Image

The Process

We conducted a thorough survey by visiting schools and consulting with management, staff, parents, and students to collect insights from potential user groups about their experiences managing both academic and administrative responsibilities. Our objective was to pinpoint their challenges and design a solution that effectively addresses these issues.

Our findings revealed that numerous schools face difficulties in meeting deadlines for administrative tasks, such as the timely preparation of student grade reports and financial statements. Moreover, the reliance on traditional pen-and-paper methods leads to frequent errors and messy corrections, resulting in unprofessional documentation. Teachers handling large class sizes often encounter problems in accurately recording information, occasionally assigning incorrect grades to students.

In response to these challenges, we developed customized user stories. By employing Agile methodology, we advanced through multiple sprints, delivering valuable increments and integrating feedback at each stage. This iterative approach ensured that we consistently addressed and met the evolving needs of our users.

This summary highlights key points and features of the case study. A detailed report can be made available upon request, including the research process, ideation, methodology, wireframes, low- and high-fidelity prototypes, pain points, personas, user groups and stories, mockups, and other documentation.

The Mobile App

Designed to allow teachers, parents, and students to manage their profiles and access relevant information. With a simple design, features are added based on user stories developed upon real feedback.

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