Toshiba

Toshiba helps teachers focus more on educating and less on grading tests

Ask any teacher; they will most likely admit that grading tests is one of the most tedious parts of their jobs. Most teachers spend more time grading tests than instructing and helping students. Teachers grade tests in the classroom, during lunch, and at home.

Toshiba Business Solutions partnered with a tech startup I was collaborating with to challenge outdated grading systems and offer teachers a more robust solution to grade tests. I helped the team to redefine the testing and grading experience and position the product in the education market.

Creative leadership

Web and mobile app design

User research

UI/UX design

User testing

Branding

Teachers spend too much time grading tests. How can teachers grade tests anywhere, anytime in seconds instead of hours?

Outcome

I designed a cloud-based platform to enable teachers to print and grade paper-based tests anywhere, anytime. Teachers printed test forms on-demand and graded them in seconds using desktop or mobile apps. By integrating our platform with the Toshiba e-STUDIO multifunction printers, teachers could also easily print and grade tests right from the machine's control panel.

Design Challenges

  • To offer teachers the flexibility to grade tests anywhere, anytime, I designed three separate applications, desktop, mobile, and the Toshiba e-STUDIO multifunction printers, plus the test forms and student reports, in record time.

  • Weeks before launching the integration with the Toshiba e-STUDIO multifunction printers, our computer vision engine did not accurately interpret the student marks from the test forms. I went through multiple design iterations of the test form to achieve high-accuracy grading.

  • In addition to building an enterprise application, our team launched a resellers program for Toshiba's dealers network. I ensured that the customer journey and brand's visual language clearly carried across all channels and touchpoints, from visiting the marketing website to purchasing and using the software.

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