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John Romano

Experience designer, researcher and author.

VIF International Education

Still in development (no link).

VIF International Education places international teachers in American schools. The challenge: create a community where educators from all over the world can come together and collaborate with VIF staff and each other. The problem: content will encompass employer communications, lesson plans, logistics, and how we draw turkeys by tracing our hands at Thanksgiving.

This project was a pure UX engagement. Capstrat started with user research, interviewing internal stakeholders and international teachers. We then worked collaboratively with over four different internal departments to create the architecture for a community to bring everyone together.

Evan Carroll conducted the interviews. I lead the information architecture project, interaction design, and implementation recommendations. Laura Bryant was the producer. The deliverable was a strategy document with a research report, a functional spec, wire frames, permissioning requirements and a sitemap.

The development is still under way by Couto Solutions.