Try the Laurentis Launch Assistant
After completing the design and development work for the Laurentis course template, I created a lightweight interactive tool to support instructors during the final stage of the course build: preparing their shell for launch. The goal is not to evaluate or grade the course, but to help instructors notice common implementation gaps before students enter the space. The goal is not to evaluate or grade the course, but to help instructors notice common implementation gaps before students enter the space.
Designer Reflection
The artifact also reflects my philosophy that implementation support should be actionable, contextual, and respectful of instructor time. By focusing on five high impact checkpoints, the tool helps instructors confidently approach launch while reducing student friction in the first week of the course.
I designed the Launch Assistant as a concise, instructor guided tool that mirrors the small decisions instructors make during course setup. Twine allowed me to build a structured walkthrough without tying the workflow to a specific LMS. The experience reinforces consistent teaching practices while keeping the cognitive load low, and instructors can check their course quickly without reading through lengthy documentation.
Accessibility Considerations
Accessibility informed both the visual style and the structural choices in the Launch Assistant. The walkthrough uses a clean card layout, readable typography, and high contrast color choices to support comfortable reading for a wide range of users. All interactive elements are implemented as semantic HTML links, which supports screen reader compatibility and predictable keyboard navigation. Each button includes a clear focus state, and the interface avoids color dependent cues so that meaning is always conveyed through text. The layout remains functional when users increase text size or zoom the page, and no content is presented as text within images.
These decisions reflect the accessibility principles that guide the larger Laurentis project. The Launch Assistant is intended to help instructors prepare a course for students, so it models the same inclusive practices that instructors are encouraged to apply in their own teaching materials. By prioritizing clarity, structure, and consistent interaction patterns, the experience supports users with a variety of needs and reinforces the goal of creating learning environments that are welcoming and accessible from the first week of the course.