We kicked off the project with a three-day fast forward Workshop in a team of 6 people. In it we first of all specified the rough concept developed in a foundations’ competition. We collected our assumptions about possible problems teachers might encounter when using digital tools in their lessons, analyzed existing platforms and researched in forums on how teachers exchange experiences. Based on this we developed concrete ideas and the first functioning MVP within the sprint. In addition to user testing interviews, we also sent the platform to teachers without commentary and asked them to enter their own content. From this we quickly learned that the fear of losing face is too great for teachers to put selfievideos on a website.

Thereupon we documented the lesson on site with photos and video interviews. In this iteration loop we learned that teachers are deterred by too high quality images. If everything looks like an advertisement, it doesn’t seem like an authentic insight into the classroom. It doesn’t feel like you can do the examples of lessons shown yourself.
Besides there are also big differences in how technically proficient teachers are, which meant that the platform had to provide both shortcuts and detailed instructions on how to use digital tools, so that colleagues can quickly try things out for themselves.
In the end, the website should offer a good balance between motivating insights, concrete how-to instructions and authentic reflection by teachers and students on what they have experienced.