Thinking Gym
A platform where critical thinking, design, and collaboration shape the future of learning!

About Project
Thinking Gym is an educational platform that enhances critical design thinking and reflection for students, enabling project documentation, peer interaction, and feedback.
Technology Stack
Tools

VS code

Git
Cloud/Server
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Apache
Database

MySQL
Back-end

Laravel

Php
Front-end

HTML5

CSS3

Bootstrap

JavaScript

jquery
Team Members
Laravel
1 Member
QA
1 Member
React
1 Member
Project Manager
1 Member
Business Goals
Enhance Critical Design Thinking:
Equip students with skills to tackle complex, untrained problems through structured reflection and critical thinking activities.
Improve Collaboration:
Facilitate seamless interaction among students, tutors, and peers for better project outcomes and learning experiences.
Streamline Feedback Mechanisms:
Implement efficient feedback systems to provide timely and constructive feedback on student submissions.
Support Academic Success:
Boost students' academic performance by integrating critical thinking exercises into their coursework.
Scale Across Courses:
Initially deployed for UDE1001, with plans to expand to other project-based modules, supporting over 3000 students annually.
Enhance User Engagement:
Provide an intuitive, user-friendly platform that encourages active participation and continuous improvement.
Integrate Advanced Analytics:
Use analytical tools to monitor engagement, identify trends, and improve the overall educational experience.
Features
SSO Integration
Connect with LMS.
Assignment Filters
Overdue, Due This Week, Not Due, Submitted, Module, Session.
Team Tasks
Share and submit tasks.
Peer Feedback
System for peer reviews.
Tagging and Commenting
On student submissions.
User Management
Mass import via Excel.
Module/Session Management
Includes duplication.
Task Creation
Form builder for task types.
Task Scheduling
Dates, team tasks, peer feedback, shareable options.
Mass Notifications
For assignments.
Instructor Feedback
Draft, send, comment, and publish feedback.
Admin Dashboard
Extended reports on submissions.
Peer Feedback Reports
Detailed feedback insights.
Assignment Statistics
Includes instructor feedback.
Analytics
Thought and Standards analytics.
Export/Save
Filtered content options.
Typography & Color Palete

Results
👉 Enhanced Collaboration: Increased interaction and collaboration among students, tutors, and peers through shared logs and feedback mechanisms.
👉 Improved Critical Thinking: Empowered students to engage deeply with critical thinking and reflection activities, leading to better learning outcomes.
👉 Scalability: Successfully implemented the platform for the UDE1001 module with plans to extend its use across other project-based courses.
👉 User Engagement: Achieved high user engagement and satisfaction with intuitive interfaces and robust reporting features.
👉 Future Enhancements: Planning AI-driven features for tagging appropriateness, advanced analytics, and enhanced visualization of user activity and progress.
Client Review

Daxesh and his team are amazing. They are super customer oriented, very friendly, easy to work with and very experienced and skilled. It was an absolute pleasure working with Daxesh and his team and we will for sure engage them again and I can 100% recommend him to work with. The best freelancer / agency on Upwork I have worked with so far.
Christian Borchert