Overview

Learning to Learn is a startup organization working with University Without Walls at UMass Amherst to develop a web application platform to enable the development and completion of independent study projects for students, supported by mentors.

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As a Product Manager Intern specializing in design, I collaborate with two other Product Manager interns and the founding team of Learning to Learn to enhance the Learning to Learn web application. While contributing to the full product lifecycle, I leveraged my design skills to craft user-centered interfaces and prototypes, ensuring a seamless experience for both students and mentors.

Goals

• Support the development of intuitive, visually cohesive digital experiences across web and internal tools.

• Translate user needs and stakeholder feedback into actionable product and design solutions.

• Rapidly prototype features to test hypotheses and validate usability.

• Align product strategy with user research and market insights.

Contributions

UX Design and Research

• Conducted user interviews, surveys, and competitive analysis to understand customer needs and market trends.

• Created detailed user personas to guide design decisions and maintain project focus.

• Developed Miro workflows of the UMass independent study process to identify pain points and design opportunities.

Design Leadership & Facilitation

• Facilitated a 7-hour design sprint, leading the process from ideation through prototyping and producing the first Figma prototype for the L2L web app.

• Guided the team through the UX design process, ensuring focus, organization, and adherence to project goals.

Prototyping & Visual Design

• Translated low-fidelity wireframes from the design sprint into high-fidelity Figma prototypes, iterating on designs and using prompt engineering to ensure accurate feature representation.

• Developed styling guidelines for the L2L web application, selecting UMass colors and the Aileron font to create a student-friendly, professional, and approachable design.

Outcome

Through leading UX design sprints, conducting user research, and developing high-fidelity prototypes, I helped shape the Learning to Learn web application into a cohesive, student-centered platform. My work on styling guidelines, branding, and interface design ensured the app was visually consistent, professional, and approachable, while research-driven insights and user personas guided product decisions to better meet the needs of students and mentors. These contributions improved usability, clarified workflows, and provided a clear design foundation for future development.