BYU Educator Preparation and Licensure Program
As a UX designer for BYU's Office of Information Technology from January to August 2021, I led the redesign of the Educator and Licensure Preparation Program.
Previously reliant on paper processes, the admissions and information management for the School of Leadership and School of Psychology's master’s programs have now been transformed into a unified online system. This comprehensive platform integrates admissions, coursework, graduation requirements, and alumni information, ensuring the education department maintains CAEP accreditation and operates more efficiently.
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Educator serves as a comprehensive guide for BYU undergraduate and graduate School of Education students, outlining essential steps for graduation, including fingerprinting, assessments, internships, and connections with mentor teachers and evaluators.
The primary goal of Educator redesign was to centralize credentialing information to maintain CAEP accreditation by transitioning all paper processes to a digital system, ultimately providing students, faculty, and administration with a more efficient and secure program experience.
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The Educator Program impacts over 3,000 students, six school districts in Utah Valley, two master's programs at BYU, and all alumni from the Education Department.
I collaborated closely with key stakeholders, including the interim Director of the Education Preparation Program Accreditation Office (EPPAO) and the heads of both the Educational Leadership and Foundations (EdLF) and School of Psychology master’s programs at BYU.
Low-Fidelity Wireframes
At the start of Educator, I met with stakeholders from the EPP office and the directors of multiple masters departments and gathered requirements from them. Creating a new online system that replaced all paper processes of an education department required extensive research and testing. Pictured above is part of my ideating and wire-framing process that I presented to stakeholders.
Pictured here is me presenting my design to the stakeholders involved in the Educator Preparation and Licensure Program.
I coordinated and led weekly meetings throughout the project, collaborating closely with key stakeholders, including the interim Director of the Education Preparation Program Accreditation Office (EPPAO) and the heads of the Educational Leadership and Foundations (EdLF) and School of Psychology master’s programs at BYU.
High-Fidelity Wireframes
The evaluation page is where students go to take assessments and complete important program surveys.
Each student in the School of Psychology has to complete their portfolio to graduate. Students have to upload files and reports to check off each of their 10 NASP Domains.
Here is an example of what it looks like for students to submit their files.
In the School of Leadership, each student has to complete a certain number of hours interning at different kinds of schools in order to graduate. I created this accordion style form where they can go in and submit their hours.
When the kind of school is selected, this is an example of how students submit their completed hours.
In the School of Psychology, students need to complete their thesis as part of their internship. I created a system that would display their progress.
In order to graduate, students have to complete a number of complicated steps. By condensing them into one online program, students complete their assessments with assurance that they are on track to graduate on time.
Here is the opening home screen for Educator. This is where students go to find links to resources, see their to-do list, and become aware of important announcements.
Final Prototype Walkthrough
