This thesis describes the process in which a new piece of educational technology, PromptMe, was conceived, developed, and tested. The paper documents how the researchers identified an existing issue in writing classes, undertook a multi-stage research problem to refine the exigency and identify possible solutions. In addition, this thesis documents the testing process, situated into a theoretical framework of design, that researchers used to prove their design concept, and observe user interactions. This work builds on a history of software development by writing instructors in the 1980s and 90s, and uses the PromptMe development process to create a list of key steps in the development process that future creators can follow to build their own academic technology. This addresses a gap in the current literature that covers the process of conceiving and testing new software. -- Abstract.
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