MyTime
Making it easy for students to have a meaningful
impact within their community.
Aneesa Ali
Software Developer
Harjot Bhatia
Product Manager
Vivian Li
UX/UI Designer
Thushnica Villavarajan
Project Manager & Business Lead
Amy Wang
Software Developer
Meet The Team
Each of us bring our own strengths to the table but together, we're able to tackle any challenge that may come our way!
All of us grew up in Ontario and have had first-hand experience with completing volunteering hours to graduate from high school. We each faced our own set of challenges, which inspired us to create MyTime. We are committed to improving the process for the future generations.
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Our Journey
A brief glimpse into our exploration and implementation process
Understand
OSSD Requirements
High school students must complete a minimum of 40 community service hours to receive their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
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Volunteering mandate strengthens the community and provides students opportunities to reinforce civic responsibility, develop new skills and gain confidence.
Identify Bottlenecks
Build
MyTime
Design an NLP-based software tool that connects students with their community, based on required skills and personal interests. ​
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Strategically designed for all stakeholders involved - students, volunteer organizations, and high schools.
Lack of coordination between schools, students & volunteering organizations results in an inefficient and challenging process for students to partake in.
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Mismatch in skills make it challenging for students to find positions they enjoy, and organizations to find qualified applicants.
Hassle in tracking hours create inefficient processes that leave room for assumptions and errors.
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Design Verification & Validation
Conduct cognitive walkthroughs and surveys to confirm that our tool meets respective specifications and fulfills its intended purposes.
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Iteratively improve tool prototypes based on feedback and experiences from stakeholders.
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Tested and validated by students and volunteer organizations.
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Team Video
A short clip to showcase MyTime in action
Get Started
Explore our 3 portals to get first-hand experience with MyTime
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Search for relevant volunteer positions
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Apply for best-fit roles
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Verify volunteer organizations
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Oversee postings
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Create volunteer postings
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Manage applications
Students
Distributed online surveys and forms to gain insight on profiles and personal goals related to volunteering.
Conducted phone and video interviews to gather user research in specific use-cases and learn more about students current experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leveraged our own first-hand experiences throughout high school to make strategic decisions, for both MyTime process flow and design implementation.
What are students saying?
"The addition of the schedule as a monthly calendar is very helpful. The profile is also a great tool to showcase myself and hopefully attract organizations."
"Clean interface and good use of web design.
"Overall the design is very user friendly, wish I had this before!"
Organizations / School
Shared interactive forms to gain insight on the recruitment process.
Reached out to contacts across volunteer organizations to understand short and long-term scope.
