EduNest - AI-Powered Student Dashboard Design

Project Title: EduNest - AI-Powered Student Dashboard

Role: Product Designer & UX Researcher

As a student, I constantly forgot class schedules and assignment deadlines. I relied heavily on friends and coursemates to stay on track - without them, I'd be completely lost. This made me realize: students need a centralized platform to manage their academic life without the stress and constant reminders.

The Challenge How might we help students stay organized and on top of their academic responsibilities while making education more accessible, especially for those without laptop access?

Students juggle multiple courses, assignments, and schedules with no single source of truth

Mobile accessibility is critical - not all students have laptops

Generic AI tools don't understand student-specific curriculum context

Real-time collaboration during live classes is limited by anxiety and technical barriers

Students rely heavily on peer-to-peer communication for academic success

Study groups are often disorganized across multiple platforms (WhatsApp, Discord, email)

The Solution A comprehensive student dashboard that combines schedule management, assignment tracking, live classes, curriculum-focused AI assistance, and seamless peer collaboration - all accessible on mobile.

Students see everything that matters the moment they open the app: today's classes, upcoming deadlines, how they're performing across courses, and their attendance patterns. No more scrambling through multiple apps or calling friends to figure out what's happening today.

Live Classes

Live Classes - Learn and Participate Your Way : students can join live lectures with options to chat, use voice input, or just listen. Automatic transcription ensures nothing gets missed even if attention drifts, and AI-generated summaries make review effortless. It's learning without the anxiety of traditional classroom participation.

AI Tutor

AI Tutor - Help That Knows Your Curriculum : Unlike generic chatbots, this AI understands each student's specific courses and materials. It explains concepts using the exact content from Prof. Ngozi's lectures, generates practice problems aligned with the curriculum, creates personalized study guides, and even explores topics beyond the syllabus when students want to dig deeper. All conversations stay organized by course and topic.

Study Groups

Students can create course-specific spaces for group projects and exam prep, share resources and notes, and keep everything organized in one place. No more losing important discussions in WhatsApp threads or switching between five different apps to work with classmates.

Messages

Messages - Keep Academic Conversations Together :direct messaging with classmates and professors, course-based group chats, and the ability to share assignments and materials - all without leaving the platform. Students can find that helpful explanation from last week without scrolling through endless chat history across multiple apps.

Mobile-First Approach Designed for mobile from the ground up because students check schedules between classes, and not everyone has access to a laptop.

Curriculum-Aware AI Unlike generic chatbots, the AI understands each student's specific courses, professors, and materials - providing relevant, contextual help.

Reducing Participation Anxiety Added chat and voice options in live classes so students can participate comfortably without the pressure of speaking up in front of everyone.

Centralized Communication Instead of scattering conversations across WhatsApp, email, and Discord, all academic communication lives in one place - organized by course and context.

Information Hierarchy Prioritized the most time-sensitive information (today's schedule, upcoming deadlines) at the top, with deeper details accessible through intuitive navigation.

Reduced dependency on peers for schedule information

24/7 access to academic help regardless of timezone

Improved organization through centralized academic management

Increased accessibility through mobile-first design

Streamlined peer collaboration in one platform