Week 1 - Week 15

24May 2025 - 31July2025

QIULIHUA/0365036

Design Research Dissertation / Bachelor of Design (Honours)in Creative Media

miro project

INSTRUCTION

EXERCISE

Progress: here

In the first week, we each divided the work and wrote the CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH part.

Fig 1.0 CONTEXTUAL RESEARCH

We then created a user journey map.After the interviews, we needed three targets, so we sought out Mariam (an aspiring educator), Hassan (a retired tutor), and Jamal (aspiring informal educator).

Fig 1.1Jamal (aspiring informal educator).

Fig 1.2 Mariam (an aspiring educator)

Fig 1.3 Hassan (a retired tutor)

Create a character：

Fig1.4 character 1

Fig 1.5 character 2

Fig 1.6 character 3

interview question:

We created some interview questions about night school to better understand the needs and pain points of refugee teachers and help them solve problems.

Fig 1.7 interview question

We conducted an interview and the interviewee's response

Fig 1.8 interview answer

Then, we go back to the miro board and continue writing our information.

Fig 1.9Insight

Fig 2.0 problem statement&how might we..?

Art direction:

In order to better unify the style, we have determined consistent fonts and colors

Fig 2.1 Typography & Color

After collectively reflecting on the question, "What can we do?", several ideas emerged. The first was to create a training support toolkit, which would include joining a peer group on WhatsApp or Telegram for emotional support and encouragement. The toolkit would also include printable teaching aids such as lesson plans, behavioral cheat sheets, flashcards, a monthly planner (with a simple planning structure), and an emotional assessment to foster empathy in the classroom and support effective communication.

Fig 2.2 design

Fig 2.3 Design Lesson plan

Figure 2. 4 Design Emotional

Figure 2.5 quick responses Design

Figure 2.6 Behavior cheat sheet Design

To address issues related to emotions and work-related stress, we created a mindfulness co-teaching system, developed a “Mindful Moments” diary for self-reflection, and a flashcard toolkit to help teachers cope with challenging teaching jobs.

Figure 2.7 Mindful Journal Design

Figure 2.8 Co-Teaching system Design

Then, to boost the motivation and confidence of refugee teachers, we proposed creating a recognition wall and badge system to highlight their skills and achievements.

Figure 2.9 Recognition Wall design

Figure 3.0 Teacher badges profile design

After our first presentation, the teacher gave us feedback. The project leader expressed their hope that we could create a solution that would allow users to easily find all the information in one place. Currently, content and information are too fragmented, and users often don't know where to find what they need.

Therefore, we decided to develop an app to help users easily find all the information in one place. We also created an Instagram post to promote and share our app with a wider audience. Below are examples of the app and Instagram page.