
Application development
We design and build educational tools, products and applications to support learning and development.
What we do
Custom applications to deliver educational outcomes
We collaborate with universities, schools, professional bodies and corporates to develop applications that support learning and development outcomes. We deploy a user-centred design thinking approaches that incorporates user research, testing and feedback. We then architect and build scalable, flexible applications and extend the capabilities of existing platforms and systems. Alongside web-based tools, these includes interfaces with Application Programming Interfaces (API) and Learning Technology Interoperability (LTI) integrations to ensure a consistent user experience and flow of data. Some of our projects have even turned into standalone products, launched through Curio Ventures.
Design and development of a capability framework and self-assessment tool
One of Australia’s largest accounting organisations with a membership of more than 160,000 members in over 100 countries approached us to help them develop their offering to provide a compelling experience for the next generation of learners.
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Building a university homepage using an iterative UX design process
Our Digital Director Michael Frantzis discusses a past project of his, redesigning University College London’s homepage with Independent Design Director, Will Kruger and UX Consultant Marcos Villasenor. The project involved extensive user testing to iteratively improve the page design and refine content. The result was a beautiful, user-friendly landing homepage that saw some impressive results.
Creation and delivery of nanoMOOCs hosted in Canvas
The Assessment Research Centre (ARC) is a leading research unit, with a focus on improving assessments, reporting, and credentialing in universities and industry. Through a program of research, commercialisation, teaching and engagement, the Centre aims to solve challenges that face education and training providers. Part of this work involves the creation and delivery of nanoMOOCs, … Creation and delivery of nanoMOOCs hosted in Canvas
A user-friendly CMS for The Institute of Positive Education
The Institute of Positive Education is an initiative by Geelong Grammar School aimed at improving student wellbeing. Curio Digital worked with the Institute to co-design the Positive Education Enhanced Curriculum (PEEC) portal. PEEC is a research-based explicit Positive Education curriculum that has been developmentally sequenced from Early Learning (age four) through to Year 12.
Micro-credentials discovery platform for the Irish Universities Association
The platform is a unique development in the Irish higher education landscape bringing together accredited short courses from different universities on to one central platform with course information, enquiries, and enrolment segregated and controlled by each institution.
A new digital ecosystem for a leading accountancy professional body
We worked collaboratively with a leading accountancy membership body to develop the future state vision of their digital learning ecosystem. Their new vision placed members and their personal learning journeys at its centre. The organisation was in the process of shifting to a new direction in professional development and embracing digital technologies to create unique learner experiences.
An online transformation for RMIT’s MBA programs
RMIT’s College of Business and Law wished to update their offerings in response to whole-of-university changes to blended learning. The College of Business and Law approached Curio with the challenge: “How should we change our MBA to embrace blended learning opportunities?”.
Uplifting the Canvas environment for the Howard Hughes Institute
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a not-for-profit philanthropic research and teaching organisation which aims to develop individuals in the sciences sector to achieve advances in the sciences. Howard Hughes was looking for support to develop their Canvas LMS, to improve the presentation of their brand in the market and ensure that they had the … Uplifting the Canvas environment for the Howard Hughes Institute
Design and development of a capability framework and self-assessment tool
One of Australia’s largest accounting organisations with a membership of more than 160,000 members in over 100 countries approached us to help them develop their offering to provide a compelling experience for the next generation of learners.
Kids First Stand Up! program
Kids First is an independent child and family services provider and early education specialist. Their vision is for all children and young people to thrive in resilient, strong and safe families and communities. Stand Up! is a face-to-face, facilitated experience for students over four sessions. The program is so popular it was difficult to further … Kids First Stand Up! program
A flexible, market-facing storefront for Phoenix Australia
Phoenix Australia deliver world-leading mental health and trauma training, programs of research and knowledge translation. Demand for Phoenix’s training increased significantly after Australia’s devastating bush fires over the 2020-21 summer season, before increasing again as Covid-19 hit. With all training delivered face to face, Phoenix sought to rapidly move online to meet demand at this critical time across the country.
Custom Canvas development for Melbourne Business School
As an Instructure partner, Curio has the expertise to develop custom solutions for Canvas LMS and was able to provide a solution for MBS and their client.
A high quality learning experience for education students at Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University’s School of Education was working on a new online version of its Masters Programme in Teaching to be launched in the fall of 2023. This programme is being produced in response to the growing demand for a flexible option for students wishing to study and to receive a teaching credential at the … A high quality learning experience for education students at Santa Clara University
A fully customised and robust Canvas template for Auckland University of Technology
Curio worked closely with the AUT Learning Transformation LAB (altLab) to design a robust, user-friendly Canvas template to roll out during the LMS migration to improve the user experience.
Together, we developed a detailed brief of requirements for the template and identified common elements that would be used across faculties and departments. The aim of the template was to provide a consistent look and feel across all courses with sufficient flexibility to cater for the wide range of courses offered by AUT.
A digital toolkit for the National Workforce Skills Development Unit
The Trust was asked by Health Education England to solve the problem of trying to support the management teams of the national mental health workforce. They approached Curio to help build an online toolkit to help managers and workforce planners develop their teams.
Custom Canvas template for University of Sydney’s Arrivals Program
The University of Sydney has seen incredible results from the International Arrivals Program since its launch. A dedicated Arrivals Program team, supported by a multitude of stakeholders across the University, Study NSW, NSW Government, and FCM Travel, have worked tirelessly in a continuously changing environment to ensure that students receive the support they require as … Custom Canvas template for University of Sydney’s Arrivals Program