EduSeek AI
Designing safer, more accessible AI learning experiences for K–12 students
EduSeek is an AI learning platform for K–12 students, teachers, parents, and schools. I joined at an early stage and worked with the team through launch, designing experiences across the product—from the AI Tutor and learning activities to teacher support and the shared design system.
Role
Product Designer
Timeline
May 2025 - Aug 2026
Platform
Responsive Web
Status
Shipped
Product reach
200+ Students & parents
Design-system scope
100+ Components & variants
Team: Product Designers · UX Researchers · Developers · Product Manager · Founders
Tools: Figma · FigJam · Claude · ChatGPT · Notion · Slack
The challengeDesigning AI for students means designing for more than one kind of learner
EduSeek serves students across K–12, from young children who may still be learning to read and type to more independent high-school students. At the same time, teachers needed visibility and control, while parents needed to understand and trust how AI was being used with their children.
The challenge was designing an AI learning experience that could work across different ages and abilities while also building in the right accessibility, human support, and safety.
Discover
I contributed to the early research through competitor analysis and worked with the UX research team to turn key findings into two personas: students and teachers.
My RoleFrom early ideas to a shipped platform
As a Product Designer, I worked from early exploration through production, partnering with founders, product, research, design, and engineering as the platform evolved.
Owned
End-to-end design of key experiences
AI Tutor and student interactions
Chat experience, guardrails, and learning flows
Assignments, quiz, and flashcards
Practice and assessment experiences
SOS / human-support workflow
Clear handoff from AI to real teachers
AI safety and teacher oversight
Inappropriate content safeguards and flagged interactions
Student dashboard and teacher analytics
Tracking progress and classroom insights
B2B/B2C landing pages and pricing
Marketing site, messaging, and plans
Accessibility and responsive design
Designed for different ages, abilities, and devices
Design system
100+ components and variants
Collaborated on
Worked closely across the team
Personalized learning plans
Goal setting and learning roadmaps
Product direction
Strategic decisions with the founders
Iterations from real feedback
Insights from partner schools, teachers, and students
Boarder AI-safety decisions
Including age-appropriate image safeguards
Design-to-production
Partnered with engineering to bring designs to life
Building the FoundationOne system for very different learning experiences
EduSeek.AI had to feel:
Warm and encouraging for students
Professional and structured for teachers
I led the visual design work and built a responsive system of 100+ components and variants, covering typography, color, hierarchy, interaction states, and accessibility across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
01 - When AI isn't enoughDesigning a clearer handoff from AI to a real teacher
EduSeek gave students access to AI support anytime, but there were moments when the AI Tutor still wasn’t enough. A student might not understand the explanation, know how to rephrase the question, or simply need help from a real person—especially at younger ages.
We needed a way for AI to step aside.
The first approach
My first version placed a human-help option at the end of the AI Tutor’s responses.
Why I redesigned it
Students often missed the option
It wasn’t clear who they would connect with
Teachers didn’t want every request to become a live chat
Redesigning the handoff
I redesigned the experience around a persistent SOS button inside the AI Tutor.
Students could choose an available teacher, add an optional message, and send the request with the relevant AI conversation already attached - so they didn’t have to explain everything again.
Teachers received the request with the relevant AI conversation and could choose how to respond.
The Result:
The AI could step aside without losing context, while students and teachers both had more control over how human support was provided.
02 - From practice to progressHelping students understand what to work on next
EduSeek needed to support more than AI conversations. Students also needed ways to practice what they were learning, while teachers needed a faster way to turn lesson content into activities.
I designed AI-powered quizzes and flashcards that could generate practice from lesson material.
Flashcard
Quiz
Why I redesigned it
Feedback showed that students wanted more clarity after completing quizzes and flashcards. Finishing the activity alone didn’t give them enough sense of how they had performed or where they stood.
Designing beyond completion
I redesigned the experience to include progress tracking, score summaries, and feedback at the end of each activity, giving students a clearer picture of where they stood and what to focus on next.
BEFORE
Practice → Complete
AFTER
Practice → See progress → Know what to work on next
03 — What happens when AI shouldn't answer?Keeping human judgment in the loop
Because EduSeek serves young students, safety couldn’t depend on the AI simply generating a response to every prompt. The platform needed a clear way to handle inappropriate or off-context interactions while keeping teachers/parents aware of what was happening. EduSeek also positions teacher and parental oversight as an important part of how its AI tools are used with students.
The Original Rule
AI flagged inappropriate content, warned the student, and repeated flags could result in suspension of access.
Why I changed it
Feedback from teachers and parents showed that a fixed rule was too rigid because context mattered.
Giving teachers/parents the final decision
The AI could identify and surface a concern, but the consequential decision stayed with the person who understood the student and the situation.
Extending safety beyond text
Generated images raised similar safety concerns for younger students. The product shifted to an age-appropriate, grade-level image library, giving the AI a controlled set of visuals instead of relying on unrestricted image generation.
The Result:
The redesign replaced rigid automation with contextual teacher control, keeping human judgment at the center of safety decisions.
04 - K–12 isn't one user groupDesigning for students who may not be ready for a text-first AI experience
For younger students, especially in early grades, reading and typing could already be a barrier. A typical text-first AI experience wasn’t enough.
Designing for more flexibility
I expanded the experience with different activity types and customizable characters with their own voices and personalities. Teachers could choose how learning content was presented based on the activity and the students they were teaching.
Making AI usable beyond text
Voice input, audio responses, and larger, simpler controls gave younger students ways to interact without depending entirely on reading and typing.
Why I expanded it
Teacher feedback showed that different ages, learning styles, and lesson formats needed more flexibility than a single interaction style could provide.
The Result:
The same learning experience could be adapted to different levels of independence without creating a separate product for younger students.
05 — Beyond the AI TutorDesigning the broader EduSeek experience
EduSeek extended beyond the AI Tutor into a broader product ecosystem for students, teachers, parents, and schools. The work also included the experiences that helped each audience understand, navigate, and use the platform as a whole.
Student Dashboard
Creating a clearer starting point for students
Before
Where it fell short
Recent activity dominated the page
Weak visual Hierarchy
Limited visibility into progress
No clear path to continue learning
After
What Changed
Brought active learning forward
Made progress easier to understand
Created clearer paths to continue learning
Reduced the emphasis on past activity
Improved accessibility with WCAG-informed design
Pricing
Simplifying the pricing strategy
A competitor review showed an opportunity to make EduSeek’s pricing simpler and more approachable. I shared the findings with the founders and CEO, which helped shift the strategy from multiple paid tiers to a clearer free-to-paid model.
Before
After
What Changed
Simplified three paid tiers into Free + Study Pro
Set one clear premium option at $25/month
Made plan differences easier to scan and understand
A clearer pricing model with less friction around choosing the right plan.