Mobius
Private academies faced high costs and struggled to provide personalized SAT prep. I designed a digital platform that streamlines operations, adapts to online testing, and enables personalized, efficient learning for students and educators.
UI & UX
Project Overview
Client: Mobius, an early-stage edtech startup
Industry: EdTech, Test Preparation
Timeline: 12 weeks (2024)
My Role: UX Engineer
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Problem / Context
Private academies rely heavily on manual processes for scheduling, grading, communication, and payments. These workflows increase operational costs, limit scalability, and prevent personalized learning.
The shift to digital SAT testing further exposed gaps. Many academies lacked the tools to prepare students for online exams or to track progress effectively across instructors, students, and parents.
How might we design a single platform that reduces operational overhead while enabling personalized, adaptive SAT preparation?
Research / Insights
Methods:
Competitive analysis of SAT prep and education platforms
Feature benchmarking across scheduling, testing, communication, and payments
Stakeholder feedback sessions with Möbius representatives
Key Insights:
Most platforms solve individual problems, not the full academy workflow
Scheduling and communication are major sources of friction
SAT-aligned interfaces improve student confidence
Personalized instructor feedback is a strong differentiator
Admin visibility is critical for scaling operations
Ideation / Design Strategy
Based on research, we structured the platform around role-based experiences and feature buckets, ensuring each user type had clear, purpose-driven workflows.
Design Principles:
Role-specific views for students, instructors, and admins
Familiar SAT-like testing interfaces
Centralized data visibility for performance tracking
Feedback loops that reinforce learning
Flexible systems that scale with academy growth
Design Solution (End-to-End Platform)
1. Scheduling & Time Management
Role-specific calendar views for students, instructors, and admins
Instructor-set availability with student reschedule requests
Approval-based workflow to prevent conflicts
2. User Management & Profiles
Student profiles with diagnostics, roadmaps, and score breakdowns
Instructor/admin dashboards for cohort-level visibility
Integrated chat for student–teacher communication
3. Testing & Assessment
SAT-mimicked testing interface (fonts, layout, structure)
Practice and mock exams for Math and Reading & Writing
Post-test summaries with actionable insights
4. Feedback & RedPen
Instructor-side feedback on specific questions
Student reflection flow to reinforce learning
Structured error analysis to drive improvement
5. Payments & Financial Management
Invoice-to-confirmation payment flow
Multiple payment options including Apple Pay and PayPal
Automatic receipt generation
Each section was designed to support a clear user goal while maintaining consistency across the platform.
Link to final presentation with full research and prototype
Impact & Outcomes
Reduced reliance on manual workflows
Enabled personalized SAT preparation at scale
Improved instructor efficiency and admin visibility
Created a cohesive, SAT-aligned digital learning experience
This platform positions Möbius as an all-in-one solution for modern private academies.
Learnings & Reflections
Designing Möbius from scratch reinforced the importance of system-level thinking in complex, multi-user products. Balancing student experience with instructor efficiency and admin control required constant trade-offs and iteration.
Weekly feedback sessions with Möbius stakeholders ensured alignment and helped refine features based on real operational needs. This project strengthened my ability to design scalable platforms that balance usability, structure, and adaptability.