TLDR;
Overview
A graduation project exploring how a mobile learning space can make peer support easier to find and easier to offer.
Concept testing clarified the importance of small groups, visible context, and recognition that did not feel competitive.
The Problem
Students needed help outside class, but asking publicly felt intimidating and useful peer knowledge was difficult to surface.
My contribution
I shaped the project from research question to tested prototype, focusing on low-pressure ways to request and offer help.
01 / Understand
Students wanted help without feeling exposed
Interviews revealed that students often delayed asking questions because they worried the question was too basic or the audience was too broad.
Affinity mapping separated the need for answers from the equally important need for psychological safety.
Opportunity: make asking for help feel specific, contextual, and low pressure.
02 / Decide
Design small spaces for useful peer exchange
I explored topic-based groups, contextual questions, and lightweight ways to signal when a response was useful.
The design avoided public rankings and focused recognition on contribution quality and helpfulness.
03 / Validate
Learn where collaboration needs structure
Concept testing showed that open-ended communities felt vague, while small groups with a shared course or task felt easier to trust.
The final prototype made context visible and kept the path from question to useful response short.
Outcome: clearer principles for building safe, useful peer-learning spaces.
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Let's make the next useful thing.
I'm open to working with teams that care about understanding the problem before polishing the answer.
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