Everyone likes to be rewarded for their efforts. Course evaluators are no exception. We get asked often to look at new online courses and sometimes even get offered a login name and password to a course that other people wouldContinue reading… What’s in it for me? Rewarding course evaluators
Tag: user research
Search is now normal behaviour. What do we do about that?
ThisĀ presentation, co-authored with Whitney Quesenbery, Ian Roddis, Viki Stirling and Sarah Allen, was delivered atĀ UPA 2008 ā The Many Faces of User Experience June 16-20,2008, Baltimore, Maryland, USA http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org Exploring the way search affects usability of a site SomeContinue reading… Search is now normal behaviour. What do we do about that?
When more data really isnāt the issue
A few years ago, a rather dull conference speaker spoke one phrase that stuck in my mind. He said: āI was at this meeting, and I heard a voice going āblah blah blahā. And then I realised: it was meā.Continue reading… When more data really isnāt the issue
Useful, usable and used – your new look council website
Question: where do you go to find 225 local government officials, all talking about usability? Answer: the recent Headstar/Socitm event: Building the perfect council website. So what is Headstar / Socitm? Headstar is a pioneering e-publisher. If youāre into e-governmentContinue reading… Useful, usable and used – your new look council website
Teaching beginners to find usability problems
My sister lives in Melbourne and that naturally makes me want to get to Australia as often as I can. So I was especially pleased when a few things came together and I was able to make it to OzCHI,Continue reading… Teaching beginners to find usability problems
Designing comparative evaluations
It was one of those calls that is simultaneously good news and bad news. āWeād like you to do an evaluation for us. We have two designs here and we want to know which one is betterā. The good news:Continue reading… Designing comparative evaluations