Redesigning Lesson Creation
Turning a fragmented, time-consuming workflow into a self-service platform for teachers and content creators.
Outcome: 1- 4 hrs per topic (5 lessons), down from 10 -15 hrs per lesson.
Lingumi
EDTECH
The Challenge
Defining the core problem
Creating a single lesson was taking 10-15 hours.
The process was spread across four different platforms, involved repetitive manual work and required engineering support to make changes or publish content.
For teachers and content creators, this meant spending more time managing the process than creating the lessons.
Understanding the user
Before redesigning the interface, I needed to understand the workflow behind it.
“Editing a lesson felt like navigating a maze...”
Teacher Hannah - Lingumi
What I learned
Through my research, I identified several core challenges that hindered the creative process for Lingumi teachers and content creators.
01
Too much manual work
02
Difficult to find content
03
Limited flexibility
04
Engineering dependency
From insight to solution
How I moved from understanding the problem to delivering a simpler, self-service lesson creation experience.
01. Discover
Mapped the existing workflow and pain points.
02. Explore
Reviewed competitor patterns and opportunities.
03. Design
Created and tested new workflows.
04. Iterate
Refined the experience through user feedback.
05. Deliver
Worked closely with engineering to bring it to life.
A single place to create, edit, test and publish lessons.
The new teacher platform
Key design improvements
Unified Workspace
Bringing the lesson creation process into one place, replacing a fragmented four-platform workflow.
Intuitive Design
Simplifying complex editing tasks so teachers and content creators could make changes without technical knowledge.
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Reusable & flexible content
Making it easier to find, reuse and customise existing content, giving users more freedom to create varied lessons.
Self-service publishing
Enabling users to test and publish lessons independently, removing the need for engineering support.
The results
1–4 hrs
to create a topic of five lessons.
Previously: 10–15 hrs to create 1 lesson
98%
of users required no additional training.
Flexibility
Users could customise activities and layouts more easily.
Self-serve
Teachers could create, edit, test and publish independently.
Reviews
What people say about the product
“This has been a real game-changer for me! I can create, test, and edit lessons all on my own, which has made the whole process so much easier.”
Luke Lampard – Creative Producer at NovaKids Inc.
“Being able to swiftly and easily adapt to different brand visuals has transformed my daily routine. I love that I can make these changes on my own without needing an engineer.”
Carol Wilson – Learning Designer at Rownd
“It's incredibly intuitive and easy to use. I can create and test a bunch of lessons in just a few hours without any extra help. This means I can now focus more on efficacious content creation.”
Hannah Papadopoulos – Education Leader at NovaKids Inc.
Reflection
What I learned
The biggest opportunity wasn't simply to redesign the interface. It was to rethink the workflow behind it.
By understanding where users were losing time and where the existing system created unnecessary dependencies, we were able to create a much more flexible, self-service experience.