Hook

“Online courses shouldn’t feel like staring at a TV screen.”

In traditional e-learning, passive video lectures often fail to engage students—a gap researchers say can be closed by interactive content. Engageli Studio was built to solve this exact problem. As the Head of Product Design, I set the design vision and led a cross-functional team of researchers, designers and writers to create an AI-powered solution that transforms passive video lectures into engaging, self-paced modules. By automating tedious tasks like video editing and quiz creation, Engageli Studio allows educators to focus on teaching, not tooling.

Discovery & Research

I oversaw the research strategy for Engageli Studio, directing the team in conducting interviews with instructors across K-12, higher education, and corporate training. Under my guidance, we analyzed user feedback and industry trends to identify key needs: simplifying content creation and enhancing learner engagement. I led the prioritization of features like AI-driven video chunking, an intuitive quiz-and-poll creator, and built-in analytics, ensuring the design addressed user pain points. (Engageli’s research data later showed pilots achieved a 75% reduction in update time and that 94% of users preferred our platform for engagement.)

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Personas & Journeys

  • Instructor Persona (Educator) – e.g. a university professor, corporate trainer or K-12 teacher (Engageli specifically targets “corporate training, higher education, and K-12” instructors. Goals: Quickly turn recorded lectures into an interactive course, engage students, reduce prep time. Frictions: Existing tools are fragmented or complex; editing videos and quizzes by hand eats hours.
  • Learner Persona (Student) – e.g. a busy online student. Goals: Learn at own pace, get immediate feedback, stay motivated. Frictions: Passive videos and static slides lead to boredom; questions go unanswered unless the instructor is live. They value features like the AI tutor (Engageli’s Learning Pal) for on-demand help.

Each journey was mapped from these personas’ perspectives. For instructors, the flow begins with content upload and ends with publishing a finished course. For learners, the journey goes from discovering the course to actively answering embedded questions and receiving AI support. Our personas helped us prioritize usability for both sides: an educator-friendly authoring flow, and a learner-friendly engagement experience.

User flows

  1. Create Module: Instructor logs in to Engageli Studio and starts a new module, naming it (e.g. “Intro to Computer Science”). They upload source materials – an MP4 lecture or slide deck.
  1. AI Analysis: Studio’s AI processes the content. It auto-chunks the video into micro-lessons (scene breaks or topic shifts) and flags natural pause points. Meanwhile, it suggests adding polls/quizzes at logical spots.
  1. Add Engagement: The user reviews the automated outline. Using the Activities sidebar, they drag and drop or click to insert interactive elements (quiz questions, polls, documents) onto the timeline. A quick editor pops up to customize each question and answer.
  1. Review & Publish: The instructor previews the course in Review mode (mimicking the learner view, complete with “Learning Pal” assistance). They make final tweaks, then publish the module. The content is now a self-paced course accessible to students.

Each step flows naturally from the last. We designed clear affordances (buttons like “Add quiz”, drag-and-drop modules, etc.) so users always know what to do next. This flow was refined iteratively: wireframes and prototypes were reviewed with real educators to ensure the journey felt logical at each stage.

Wireframing & Prototyping

We started with pencil sketches and low-fidelity mockups to explore the layout. Early wireframes placed a video preview at center, a timeline underneath, and an “Add Activity” panel on the side. In these sketches (see image), we prototyped different approaches: should the timeline show thumbnails or dots? How many clicks to insert a poll? Using paper prototypes and digital mockups (Figma), we tested these questions.

 

Feedback drove major iterations. For example, one round of testing revealed that instructors struggled to understand how AI-suggested segments worked. We simplified by adding an explicit “Chunk Content” step. Another insight: users wanted to quickly change question order, so we added drag handles in the quiz editor. By the third sprint, we had high-fidelity interactive prototypes simulating the real flow. These were invaluable for catching issues early – for instance, adjusting button labels and increasing contrast for accessibility. Throughout prototyping, we kept designs simple and consistent, using Engageli’s purple-highlight theme and familiar iconography.

Final UI

The final interface is clean, intuitive, and designed to scale with future product growth. At the center sits the video player, acting as the primary workspace anchor. Directly beneath it is a dynamic timeline with subtle, color-coded markers that indicate where engagement activities have been added. As the video plays, prompts appear in sync with the timeline, creating a seamless connection between content and interaction.

On the right, the Activities Panel presents a clear, scrollable list of engagement tools. When the user clicks “Add Activity,” a focused modal appears, offering a range of content types — AI-generated podcast segments and polls to YouTube links, PDFs, PowerPoint slides, instructor self-recordings, etc. Each type is visually distinct and easily previewed.

Activities can be generated in real-time or attached to specific moments in the video. Once selected, a simple “Add” action places the activity on the timeline with immediate visual confirmation. The interaction flow is designed to feel effortless, combining clarity with creative control — enabling instructors to build rich, engaging lessons with minimal friction.

Curious to see it in action (Beta)?

Watch the Guided Video

Take Interactive Tour

Impact

  • Content Creation Speed: In beta trials, instructors reported a ~75% reduction in course update time (e.g. refreshing lecture modules that used to take hozurs now takes minutes).
  • Student Engagement: 92% of instructors said students were more engaged when videos included Studio’s quizzes and polls.
  • Platform Preference: 94% of pilot users preferred Engageli Studio over their old authoring tools

Key Learnings

This project underscored the power of empathetic design and cross-functional collaboration. Working closely with product, engineering, and real educators taught me to prioritize features that solve genuine pain points. For example, learning that students often get stuck after videos led us to integrate the Learning Pal AI tutor – now on every lesson page, the “on-demand support” is just a click away.

I also learned to handle complexity gracefully: enabling AI-driven content generation could have overwhelmed users, but by iterating on prototypes we ensured the interface remained simple. Balancing fast innovation (AI analysis of videos) with UX clarity (straightforward timeline and activity controls) was a key challenge. In future iterations, we’ll build on these lessons by deepening user feedback loops (perhaps adding in-app tips or walkthroughs) and expanding features (like more activity types).

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About

Hook

“Online courses shouldn’t feel like staring at a TV screen.”

In traditional e-learning, passive video lectures often fail to engage students—a gap researchers say can be closed by interactive content. Engageli Studio was built to solve this exact problem. As the Head of Product Design, I set the design vision and led a cross-functional team of researchers, designers and writers to create an AI-powered solution that transforms passive video lectures into engaging, self-paced modules. By automating tedious tasks like video editing and quiz creation, Engageli Studio allows educators to focus on teaching, not tooling.

Discovery & Research

I oversaw the research strategy for Engageli Studio, directing the team in conducting interviews with instructors across K-12, higher education, and corporate training. Under my guidance, we analyzed user feedback and industry trends to identify key needs: simplifying content creation and enhancing learner engagement. I led the prioritization of features like AI-driven video chunking, an intuitive quiz-and-poll creator, and built-in analytics, ensuring the design addressed user pain points. (Engageli’s research data later showed pilots achieved a 75% reduction in update time and that 94% of users preferred our platform for engagement.)

Skip to Impact

Personas & Journeys

  • Instructor Persona (Educator) – e.g. a university professor, corporate trainer or K-12 teacher (Engageli specifically targets “corporate training, higher education, and K-12” instructors. Goals: Quickly turn recorded lectures into an interactive course, engage students, reduce prep time. Frictions: Existing tools are fragmented or complex; editing videos and quizzes by hand eats hours.
  • Learner Persona (Student) – e.g. a busy online student. Goals: Learn at own pace, get immediate feedback, stay motivated. Frictions: Passive videos and static slides lead to boredom; questions go unanswered unless the instructor is live. They value features like the AI tutor (Engageli’s Learning Pal) for on-demand help.

Each journey was mapped from these personas’ perspectives. For instructors, the flow begins with content upload and ends with publishing a finished course. For learners, the journey goes from discovering the course to actively answering embedded questions and receiving AI support. Our personas helped us prioritize usability for both sides: an educator-friendly authoring flow, and a learner-friendly engagement experience.

User flows

  1. Create Module: Instructor logs in to Engageli Studio and starts a new module, naming it (e.g. “Intro to Computer Science”). They upload source materials – an MP4 lecture or slide deck.
  1. AI Analysis: Studio’s AI processes the content. It auto-chunks the video into micro-lessons (scene breaks or topic shifts) and flags natural pause points. Meanwhile, it suggests adding polls/quizzes at logical spots.
  1. Add Engagement: The user reviews the automated outline. Using the Activities sidebar, they drag and drop or click to insert interactive elements (quiz questions, polls, documents) onto the timeline. A quick editor pops up to customize each question and answer.
  1. Review & Publish: The instructor previews the course in Review mode (mimicking the learner view, complete with “Learning Pal” assistance). They make final tweaks, then publish the module. The content is now a self-paced course accessible to students.

Each step flows naturally from the last. We designed clear affordances (buttons like “Add quiz”, drag-and-drop modules, etc.) so users always know what to do next. This flow was refined iteratively: wireframes and prototypes were reviewed with real educators to ensure the journey felt logical at each stage.

Wireframing & Prototyping

We started with pencil sketches and low-fidelity mockups to explore the layout. Early wireframes placed a video preview at center, a timeline underneath, and an “Add Activity” panel on the side. In these sketches (see image), we prototyped different approaches: should the timeline show thumbnails or dots? How many clicks to insert a poll? Using paper prototypes and digital mockups (Figma), we tested these questions.

 

Feedback drove major iterations. For example, one round of testing revealed that instructors struggled to understand how AI-suggested segments worked. We simplified by adding an explicit “Chunk Content” step. Another insight: users wanted to quickly change question order, so we added drag handles in the quiz editor. By the third sprint, we had high-fidelity interactive prototypes simulating the real flow. These were invaluable for catching issues early – for instance, adjusting button labels and increasing contrast for accessibility. Throughout prototyping, we kept designs simple and consistent, using Engageli’s purple-highlight theme and familiar iconography.

Final UI

The final interface is clean, intuitive, and designed to scale with future product growth. At the center sits the video player, acting as the primary workspace anchor. Directly beneath it is a dynamic timeline with subtle, color-coded markers that indicate where engagement activities have been added. As the video plays, prompts appear in sync with the timeline, creating a seamless connection between content and interaction.

On the right, the Activities Panel presents a clear, scrollable list of engagement tools. When the user clicks “Add Activity,” a focused modal appears, offering a range of content types — AI-generated podcast segments and polls to YouTube links, PDFs, PowerPoint slides, instructor self-recordings, etc. Each type is visually distinct and easily previewed.

Activities can be generated in real-time or attached to specific moments in the video. Once selected, a simple “Add” action places the activity on the timeline with immediate visual confirmation. The interaction flow is designed to feel effortless, combining clarity with creative control — enabling instructors to build rich, engaging lessons with minimal friction.

Curious to see it in action (Beta)?

Watch the Guided Video

Take Interactive Tour

Impact

  • Content Creation Speed: In beta trials, instructors reported a ~75% reduction in course update time (e.g. refreshing lecture modules that used to take hozurs now takes minutes).
  • Student Engagement: 92% of instructors said students were more engaged when videos included Studio’s quizzes and polls.
  • Platform Preference: 94% of pilot users preferred Engageli Studio over their old authoring tools

Key Learnings

This project underscored the power of empathetic design and cross-functional collaboration. Working closely with product, engineering, and real educators taught me to prioritize features that solve genuine pain points. For example, learning that students often get stuck after videos led us to integrate the Learning Pal AI tutor – now on every lesson page, the “on-demand support” is just a click away.

I also learned to handle complexity gracefully: enabling AI-driven content generation could have overwhelmed users, but by iterating on prototypes we ensured the interface remained simple. Balancing fast innovation (AI analysis of videos) with UX clarity (straightforward timeline and activity controls) was a key challenge. In future iterations, we’ll build on these lessons by deepening user feedback loops (perhaps adding in-app tips or walkthroughs) and expanding features (like more activity types).

DAVID

YUSKOVICH

Portfolio

Art

About

Portfolio

Art

About

Hook

“Online courses shouldn’t feel like staring at a TV screen.”

In traditional e-learning, passive video lectures often fail to engage students—a gap researchers say can be closed by interactive content. Engageli Studio was built to solve this exact problem. As the Head of Product Design, I set the design vision and led a cross-functional team of researchers, designers and writers to create an AI-powered solution that transforms passive video lectures into engaging, self-paced modules. By automating tedious tasks like video editing and quiz creation, Engageli Studio allows educators to focus on teaching, not tooling.

Discovery & Research

I oversaw the research strategy for Engageli Studio, directing the team in conducting interviews with instructors across K-12, higher education, and corporate training. Under my guidance, we analyzed user feedback and industry trends to identify key needs: simplifying content creation and enhancing learner engagement. I led the prioritization of features like AI-driven video chunking, an intuitive quiz-and-poll creator, and built-in analytics, ensuring the design addressed user pain points. (Engageli’s research data later showed pilots achieved a 75% reduction in update time and that 94% of users preferred our platform for engagement.)

Skip to Impact

Personas & Journeys

  • Instructor Persona (Educator) – e.g. a university professor, corporate trainer or K-12 teacher (Engageli specifically targets “corporate training, higher education, and K-12” instructors. Goals: Quickly turn recorded lectures into an interactive course, engage students, reduce prep time. Frictions: Existing tools are fragmented or complex; editing videos and quizzes by hand eats hours.
  • Learner Persona (Student) – e.g. a busy online student. Goals: Learn at own pace, get immediate feedback, stay motivated. Frictions: Passive videos and static slides lead to boredom; questions go unanswered unless the instructor is live. They value features like the AI tutor (Engageli’s Learning Pal) for on-demand help.

Each journey was mapped from these personas’ perspectives. For instructors, the flow begins with content upload and ends with publishing a finished course. For learners, the journey goes from discovering the course to actively answering embedded questions and receiving AI support. Our personas helped us prioritize usability for both sides: an educator-friendly authoring flow, and a learner-friendly engagement experience.

User flows

  1. Create Module: Instructor logs in to Engageli Studio and starts a new module, naming it (e.g. “Intro to Computer Science”). They upload source materials – an MP4 lecture or slide deck.
  1. AI Analysis: Studio’s AI processes the content. It auto-chunks the video into micro-lessons (scene breaks or topic shifts) and flags natural pause points. Meanwhile, it suggests adding polls/quizzes at logical spots.
  1. Add Engagement: The user reviews the automated outline. Using the Activities sidebar, they drag and drop or click to insert interactive elements (quiz questions, polls, documents) onto the timeline. A quick editor pops up to customize each question and answer.
  1. Review & Publish: The instructor previews the course in Review mode (mimicking the learner view, complete with “Learning Pal” assistance). They make final tweaks, then publish the module. The content is now a self-paced course accessible to students.

Each step flows naturally from the last. We designed clear affordances (buttons like “Add quiz”, drag-and-drop modules, etc.) so users always know what to do next. This flow was refined iteratively: wireframes and prototypes were reviewed with real educators to ensure the journey felt logical at each stage.

Wireframing & Prototyping

We started with pencil sketches and low-fidelity mockups to explore the layout. Early wireframes placed a video preview at center, a timeline underneath, and an “Add Activity” panel on the side. In these sketches (see image), we prototyped different approaches: should the timeline show thumbnails or dots? How many clicks to insert a poll? Using paper prototypes and digital mockups (Figma), we tested these questions.

 

Feedback drove major iterations. For example, one round of testing revealed that instructors struggled to understand how AI-suggested segments worked. We simplified by adding an explicit “Chunk Content” step. Another insight: users wanted to quickly change question order, so we added drag handles in the quiz editor. By the third sprint, we had high-fidelity interactive prototypes simulating the real flow. These were invaluable for catching issues early – for instance, adjusting button labels and increasing contrast for accessibility. Throughout prototyping, we kept designs simple and consistent, using Engageli’s purple-highlight theme and familiar iconography.

Final UI

The final interface is clean, intuitive, and designed to scale with future product growth. At the center sits the video player, acting as the primary workspace anchor. Directly beneath it is a dynamic timeline with subtle, color-coded markers that indicate where engagement activities have been added. As the video plays, prompts appear in sync with the timeline, creating a seamless connection between content and interaction.

On the right, the Activities Panel presents a clear, scrollable list of engagement tools. When the user clicks “Add Activity,” a focused modal appears, offering a range of content types — AI-generated podcast segments and polls to YouTube links, PDFs, PowerPoint slides, instructor self-recordings, etc. Each type is visually distinct and easily previewed.

Activities can be generated in real-time or attached to specific moments in the video. Once selected, a simple “Add” action places the activity on the timeline with immediate visual confirmation. The interaction flow is designed to feel effortless, combining clarity with creative control — enabling instructors to build rich, engaging lessons with minimal friction.

Curious to see it in action?

Watch the Guided Video

Take Interactive Tour

Impact

  • Content Creation Speed: In beta trials, instructors reported a ~75% reduction in course update time (e.g. refreshing lecture modules that used to take hozurs now takes minutes).
  • Student Engagement: 92% of instructors said students were more engaged when videos included Studio’s quizzes and polls.
  • Platform Preference: 94% of pilot users preferred Engageli Studio over their old authoring tools

Key Learnings

This project underscored the power of empathetic design and cross-functional collaboration. Working closely with product, engineering, and real educators taught me to prioritize features that solve genuine pain points. For example, learning that students often get stuck after videos led us to integrate the Learning Pal AI tutor – now on every lesson page, the “on-demand support” is just a click away.

I also learned to handle complexity gracefully: enabling AI-driven content generation could have overwhelmed users, but by iterating on prototypes we ensured the interface remained simple. Balancing fast innovation (AI analysis of videos) with UX clarity (straightforward timeline and activity controls) was a key challenge. In future iterations, we’ll build on these lessons by deepening user feedback loops (perhaps adding in-app tips or walkthroughs) and expanding features (like more activity types).

DAVID

YUSKOVICH

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