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Summary

Audio Dichotics: Designing and Building a Web-Based Auditory Training Program

I developed the front-end for a web-based auditory training program designed to improve users' listening and sound processing skills. Over four sprints, I translated wireframes into responsive pages, maintained interface consistency, and debugged test features within an inherited codebase–all while collaborating with a small agile development team.

My Role

Front-End Developer

Tools

Balsamiq, Github, Visual Studio Code

Duration

September 2023-April 2024

The Problem

The original auditory training platform lacked the necessary training modules and had an inconsistent structure that made it difficult to scale. Our goal was to build new training pages, implement missing functionality, and ensure the system could reliably handle user sessions and store results — all without disrupting the original codebase.


The Process (Sprints Overview)

Sprint 1: Project Planning

We met with the original development team to understand the existing codebase and mapped out a strategy for scaling the platform without breaking its core structure.

Key takeaway

Early collaboration helped us avoid friction later.

Sprint 2: Lo-Fi Wireframes + Feedback

Using Balsamiq, I designed the initial low-fidelity wireframes, focusing on layout and user input flows. My team presented them for feedback, which helped shape key decisions around functionality and test logic.

Challenge

Without audio files, we had to prioritize layout, interaction, and architecture first.

Initial Wireframes

Updated Wireframes

After feedback, our second draft centered on user-specific content, streamlined training flows, improved result visibility, and new admin tools like a client edit page.

Sprint 3: Development Begins

Once we received the audio files and the wireframes were approved, I built the Week 1 training pages. I ensured the pages were functional and visually consistent with the original site's style guide.

  • My contribution: Web page development + interaction functionality
  • Consistency goal: Reuse the original site’s visual language to avoid user confusion.

Challenge

One of the RDDT test algorithms were producing incorrect results. After digging in, I realized it was a math bug—not a logic issue. I corrected the math and got the test running correctly.

Training page screenshot

Completed Training Page Interface

Sprint 4: Final Pages + Polish

With an extended sprint, we added the final training pages and core functionality like result tracking. Though we used placeholder audio files, we swapped in the updated files before release.

  • New features added: Results landing page, test score saving functionality

Example of Training Results Table


Outcome & Learnings

From Prototype to Production

The platform began user testing in San Diego in early 2025, with plans to expand to educational institutions such as Shelby County Schools in Memphis, Tennessee.

This project sharpened my skills in debugging inherited code, communicating across dev teams, and shipping updates under tight iteration cycles.

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