1. Soci.us:
Making Group Projects
Effortless
Lindsay Luft
February 29, 2016

2. Objectives
• Create a learning space that includes:
• For Teachers
• Group pairing
• Grading tools
• Project rubric creation
• For Students
• Safe communication forum for group ideas
• Clear delineation between each individual’s work
• Flexibility to work on projects from anywhere

3. Competitive Analysis
Schoology Slack Canvas

4. Research Findings
Students
• Dislike group work
• Want to receive credit for their
own contributions
• Priorities:
• Completion
• Efficiency
• Quality
• Optimal group number: 4
Teachers
• Want students to be socially
involved and team players
• Create a collaborative, creative
environment with projects
• Priorities
• Quality
• Completion
• Increased teamwork abilities
• Optimal group number: 4

5. Personas
Tommy Schaefer, 16
• High school junior
• B+/A- average student
• Values his independence
• Likes to procrastinate
• Plays basketball
Gina Strieter, 32
• High school ELA teacher
• Has a master’s degree
• Low on free time
• Trying to encourage student
interaction

6. Challenges
• Building two parallel sites
• Easy access for students
• Not overloading the teacher users with options

7. Teacher User Flow
Start
New
User?
Make
account
Log
In
New
Project?
Create
Project
Input
Class
Adjust
Groups
Provide
info to
students
Check
Students
Mod
Groups
Check
Projects
Check
Student
Grades
Give
Final
Grade
Project
Finished?
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes

11. Student User Flow
Start
New
User?
Make
account
Log
In
Give
Group/
Self
Grades
View
Final
Grade
Project
Finished?
View
Group
Post
in
Group
Add
to
docs
Meet
With
Group
No
Yes
Yes
No

12. Soci.us Prototype in InVision

13. Thank you.
Lindsay Luft, lmluft@gmail.com