Anyone who works in design understands the very real importance of the visual, from aesthetics and colour choice, to information design and orderliness. They also know how often these aspects of the user experience are underestimated, neglected, or scoffed at for their lack of quantifiability. The commercial sector, with its dependence on marketing, understands the sometimes, irrational
Thursday, 9 August 2007
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Summary: Pitfalls for collaborative learning
Posted on 17:48 by Unknown
If computer-supported communication tools provide so much promise for learning and group collaboration, why are there so many failed attempts? Is technology to blame? Not according to the research. This paper looks at the causes behind why online collaboration and learning don't always go as planned.Below is a summary of key points from the article:"Identifying the pitfalls for social
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Web 3.0? - The Future User Interface
Posted on 16:55 by Unknown
If a web 2.0 interface makes intuitive use of Ajaxian finesse, folksonomies and wikinomics, these wild innovations may be where Web 3.0 will take us. These approaches to interface tools make a mouse and keyboard look like a rock and chisel. Enjoy the time warp....The Wii may be a nascent stepping stone into the future of HCI tools, but with the I/O Brush from the MIT Media Lab (a wooden paint
Thursday, 24 May 2007
Extreme Usability
Posted on 17:11 by Unknown
While usability and open source software has come leaps and bounds with newer developments (Joomla, Alfresco, ruby etc.) sporting squeaky clean UI's, the nature of the OS development pattern has often left usability experts out of the mix, and shiny nav bars don't translate to ease of use. FLOSS is an ongoing attempt to bridge this gap.FLOSS Usability, initiated by the non-profit, Aspiration,
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
Sydney elearning conference and workshop
Posted on 19:33 by Unknown
eLearning: Driving Instructional Design with Emerging Technologies Linking design and technology to enhance the potential of online training. This conference will be held in Sydney in June, including the post-conference workshop: "Best Practices in collaborative learning and managing net-based teams". More information at the Ark Group website.The Ark Group regularly pull together industry
Wednesday, 9 May 2007
Promoting Collaboration - Horton Summary
Posted on 21:11 by Unknown
Online collaboration tools like email, chat, discussion forums, web conferencing, shared whiteboards and screen sharing can promote collaboration in effective and unique ways. But what are the pros and cons? When do online tools work better for collaboration and when don't they? William Horton provides some answers.In the context of putting together readings for a workshop on collaborative
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
Fluid Project - UX for elearning systems
Posted on 17:10 by Unknown
Why is it so many learning management systems seem to be stuck in the tar pits when it comes to the user experience? Let's hear it for the folks at the Fluid project who are attempting to tackle this mammoth problem.As any designer working with elearning software is keenly aware, as technically robust and feature-full a system may be, it always seems to be the interface design and usability that
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