Motivation by Design: Helping Learners Stick with your EdTech Product

This course series explores how to design EdTech experiences that do more than capture attention, they support lasting learner motivation, confidence, and growth. Grounded in learning science and product design, the series equips you with the tools to move beyond surface-level engagement and build products that learners return to because they’re genuinely invested.

You’ll start by uncovering what motivation really is, how it influences learning outcomes, and how design decisions can either support or undermine it. From there, you’ll learn how to guide users through the early stages of their journey with effective onboarding, personalized pathways, and well-designed rewards. The final course focuses on long-term strategies – how to respond when motivation dips, foster social and emotional connection, and help learners develop a sense of purpose and identity through your product.

• Designing for Motivation in EdTech
• Designing Product Experiences that Motivate Learners
• Supporting and Sustaining Motivation Over Time

Whether you’re creating a new learning tool or improving an existing one, this series will give you the insight and strategies to design for motivation at every stage – so learners don’t just get started, they keep going.

Learn more about this series or register.