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UI/UX Design EdTech Concept Project

Praxis UI Kit
Contextual Learning

What if course content had a contextual AI companion that understands learning design? A Figma UI kit exploring conversational interfaces built for education, not help desks.

42

Components

8

Interaction Patterns

AAA

WCAG Accessibility

100%

Figma Design System

Praxis — Module 4: Aspiration Risk Management
Explain Mode

Building on your Module 3 work with thickened fluids — aspiration pneumonia occurs when food, liquid, or saliva enters the lungs. For aged care residents with dysphagia, key risk factors include...

How does this relate to the IDDSI levels we covered? I'm still unclear on Level 3 vs 4.

JC
Module 3 — IDDSI needs reinforcement

Good question — I flagged this from your earlier assessment. Level 3 (Liquidised) flows off a spoon but can't be piped. Level 4 (Pureed) holds its shape on a spoon...

Learning Checkpoint

A resident on Level 4 diet is coughing during meals. First action?

Stop feeding Check positioning Call nurse
Ask about aspiration risk factors...

Client

Self-initiated

Industry

EdTech / eLearning

Service

UI/UX Design, eLearning

Year

2026

The Challenge

AI in learning is being done wrong

Every LMS is rushing to bolt on AI chat. But they're building the same generic help desk interface whether someone's ordering pizza or studying pharmacology. It sounds like compliance box-ticking — except now with a chatbot.

I build training for a living. My hammer is learning content. But not everything is a nail. After years of building compliance training for healthcare — and watching the industry treat training as a regulatory checkbox rather than capability building — I kept seeing the same gap: we measure "training delivered," not "learning achieved." And now AI is making that gap wider, faster.

My litmus test for whether learning content works: can someone apply this Monday morning? No existing AI chat interface was designed with that question in mind.

Context Blindness

Generic AI doesn't know where a learner is in their course journey. It treats every question as if the learner just walked in off the street.

No Pedagogical Intelligence

Current AI chat can explain, but it can't scaffold, detect knowledge gaps, or adapt difficulty. It answers — it doesn't teach.

Poor Learning Affordances

Chat UIs lack visual cues for learning actions — no way to signal "reflect on this", "practise this", "test yourself", or "go deeper".

Accessibility Gaps

Most AI chat UIs fail keyboard navigation, screen reader threading, and cognitive load management. Learners with disabilities are an afterthought.

The Solution

What I designed

Praxis is a 42-component Figma UI kit purpose-built for conversational learning interfaces. Every component was designed with pedagogical intent — grounded in Mayer's Multimedia Principles, Cognitive Load Theory, and Bloom's Taxonomy. Not just how it looks, but how it teaches.

01

Contextual Awareness Layer

Components that surface course progress, current learning objectives, and prior misconceptions. The AI companion always knows where the learner is and what they've already covered.

02

Pedagogical Interaction Patterns

Eight dedicated UI states that go beyond "answer mode" — Explain, Practise, Test, Reflect, Go Deeper, Simplify, Socratic, and Summarise. Each mode has distinct visual treatment so learners always know what kind of interaction they're in.

03

Learning Checkpoint System

Pause-and-reflect prompts and micro-assessments woven into the conversation flow. The companion doesn't just deliver information — it checks understanding at natural breakpoints.

04

Accessibility-First Design

Full keyboard navigation, screen reader threading with ARIA live regions, cognitive load management through progressive disclosure, and WCAG AAA contrast ratios throughout.

Try It Yourself

Don't take my word for it

This is a live AI demo powered by the Praxis system prompt. Ask questions about aspiration risk management and see how a contextual learning companion actually behaves — eight pedagogical modes, real-time context awareness, and conversation memory.

Praxis — Module 4: Aspiration Risk Management

Welcome to Module 4. You've done solid work through the first three modules — your dysphagia fundamentals are strong, though I noticed you found the IDDSI levels tricky (60% on that section). No worries, we'll build on that here. Ready to explore aspiration risk factors?

Context loaded: Modules 1-3 progress, IDDSI gap detected
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This is a concept demo. Praxis is responding through a pre-configured system prompt — the same approach that would power a production learning companion. Responses are generated by AI and may not always be clinically accurate.

Components

The system

The Difference

Before & after

None Full Integration

Context Awareness

From zero course awareness to full learning journey integration

1 mode 8

Pedagogical Modes

From "answer" to explain, practise, test, reflect, go deeper, simplify, Socratic, summarise

Design Outcomes

  • 42 production-ready Figma components with auto-layout and variants
  • WCAG AAA compliance across all components — contrast, keyboard nav, screen reader support
  • Cognitive load management through progressive disclosure and visual hierarchy
  • Learning checkpoint system with micro-assessment components embedded in conversation flow
"Tools serve the craft. Craft doesn't serve the tools. The question isn't whether AI can answer a learner's question — it's whether the learner can apply the answer Monday morning."
NG

Nic Gallardo

On the craft

Skills Demonstrated

UI/UX Design Systems Figma Prototyping Instructional Design Conversational AI Interface Design Accessibility (WCAG AAA) Learning Experience Design Interaction Design

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