e-Learning/Online Teaching Platform Marketplace

e-Learning/Online Teaching Platform Marketplace

This online e-learning teaching initiative connects high school students to teachers who not only help them select a career but also provide online training to achieve their career goals.

The students also get online streaming of recorded video sessions on this platform. Single click chat option enables them to connect with instructors on the go.

Country Mexico
Service Education
Industry Multiple
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Process Followed

For developing a fruitful e-learning teaching app that helps in shaping the careers of students, we followed a potent process counting in problem identification, a feasibility study followed by making note of challenges encountered by our team and how we dealt with them, and finally crafted a constructive app.

PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
FEASIBILITY STUDY
SOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION
CHALLENGES
FINAL OUTCOME

Problem Identification

Today, everyone wants to initiate and be a part of e-learning technology as it facilitates learning and makes the process continuous and comprehensive. When the client demanded to make a responsive web e-learning platform uniting students and teachers under one roof, our team aimed for making it one of the most trustworthy solutions in the industry.

Implement a solution that offers online student monitoring.
Subject Matter Experts to provide online training.
Dashboard access to students & teachers.
Affordable pricing module and secure payment gateway.

Feasibility Study

The customer wanted to integrate functionalities like easy access to pieces of information, creative learning practices for universities as well as schools, and a mobile-friendly interface that is handy for students. They also wanted a dashboard for students and teachers that provides a niche summary of their activities. We paid attention to keeping it goal-oriented.

Online chat option with expert instructors.
Availability of more than 1000 courses to choose from.
Offer support in an easy and engaging way.
Forming courses catalog, forum, and blog.
Online mock exams and streaming of recorded video sessions.

Solution
Implementation

User research

We conducted an interview session with learners and instructors of all ages to know their idea of e-learning teaching platform and how it can be implemented in a way that they can reap the benefits of the platform.

Product discovery workshop

Ensuing peer insights, we then move ahead with the product discovery workshop. This first step session was carried out to discuss a wide array of standpoints related to the app and what are the factors that can be useful in creating a fruitful e-learning teaching application. Furthermore, we exchanged views on how the UI/ UX of the solution would be and the features that would help students and teachers to connect in a better and more responsive way.

The client also shared their perspective on the application and what consolidations they would like to implement in the product. We at QSS believe in the concept of - the more you discuss the idea and vision of the product, the better success you will have in creating the right product which stands out best in the market.

Competitor Analysis

Being a software development company, it becomes important for us to assess the weaknesses and strengths of current and potential competitors of the product. We conducted a competitive analysis and examined the market to understand where our competitors are at and in what fields we can do better than them.

Sample interview questions

What goals do you have for users to accomplish through an online e-learning teaching platform?

Would you provide us with detailed app requirements for us to estimate the projected bandwidth and budget?

What are the features or functionalities you’re looking to integrate into your mobile app?

Would you like to have a CMS for the app?

Are you also considering adding programming language courses in the app?

Would you like us to design a wireframe or do you have companion apps for reference?

Which streaming software would you like to incorporate for recorded video sessions?

The Challenges

While developing a constructive app that helps teachers and students in an equal manner, there were things we faced difficulties in keeping up with. Major challenges faced while developing the application are-

Highly secured system for users using AES 256 cryptography standards.
Real-time sessions with tutors.
Adding different topics and subject matter experts for the same.
Adding both free as well as paid courses.
Availability of online mock test.
A transparent 360-degree mode of teaching system.

Final Outcome

We developed an application as a teaching platform under the eLearning domain. This online platform helps in connecting students with expert instructors who help them prepare for college, career, and life.

Email messaging using SendGrid and one-to-one Video sessions using Twilio.
Provides invite-based access for select partners and users.
Admin to control the complete ecosystem of this website.
Allows students to book a meeting for a tutorial session.
Push notifications using FCM.
The secure payment gateway that enables the student to pay fees.

Information Architecture

Technology Stack

Node.js

ReactJS

AWS Ecosystem

CSS3

HTML5

Bootstrap

Amazon Dynamo DB

FCM

Drupal LMS

SendGrid

Sketchboard

This is my favorite continuous education app. They have an excellent program and an intuitive interface. A feature I like the most is to one-click chat options. This allows me to connect to my subject teacher wherever I feel stuck.

Anonymous CEO

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