EECS 441 Company Preso

EzCoach UM LS&A Physics Dept.

Xi Huang (huangxi)

Problem…

Caught in the Middle How do teachers design class?

Photo Credit: Stuck in the Middle — http://www.flprobatelitigation.com/files/2014/09/stuck_in_the_middle.jpg

Burdon on:• Prof. and Teach• Students

History of EzCoach Message Tailoring SystemPersonal Coach

Tim Mckay

2008 — Michigan Tailoring System (MTS)

2012 — E2Coach

2013 — EzCoach

Latest: Integration — system and data

Financial InformationUnstable funding from the U

• Volunteering Project Manager

• $75,000 for the year

• Cannot afford full-time employees

What’s Hot“Borrow” reusable content from others

Straightforward framework

Tailoring based on student performance

Secret Source

Roots in the Users — Professors’ buy inFlexibility to expand — Echo360

https://ecoach.lsa.umich.edu/authoring/#

Story Time Once upon a UX Research…

Competition No direct competition

• w3widget

• Qualtrics

• Tsugi

Future…… UP IF DONE RIGHT

Educational application

No direct competitor

Roots in university