Determining effective distance learning designs through usability testing

Miller-Cochran, Susan; Rodrigo, Rochelle

doi:10.1016/j.compcom.2005.12.002

Cited by 21 publications

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“…We also ask students to show us how they navigate to our classes on their mobile devices. In doing so, we see firsthand the ways that students navigate our online courses, which rarely follow the pathways we intended (see also Miller-Cochran & Rodrigo, 2006).…”

Section: What Is Ppdd and Delivery?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Multimedia for Instructor Presence in Purposeful Pedagogy-Driven Online Technical Writing Courses

Harris

Greer

2020

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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Teaching and composing with multimedia humanizes online technical writing and communication classes. However, students do not always see the connection between multimedia instructional materials, multimedia assignments, and the course learning outcomes. Purposeful pedagogy-driven course design uses multimedia instructional materials to connect assignments, course materials, and assessments with course outcomes. Technical writing instructors can integrate synchronous and asynchronous multimedia elements to address not only the what and why of online technical writing instruction but also the how of multimedia instructional materials. Example multimedia instructional materials and student projects discussed in the article can increase student retention and promote engaged learning.

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Section: What Is Ppdd and Delivery?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Multimedia for Instructor Presence in Purposeful Pedagogy-Driven Online Technical Writing Courses

Harris

Greer

2020

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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“…Heuristic evaluations have been used to improve e-learning and online instruction, such as web-based writing courses (Miller-Cochran & Rodrigo, 2006), web-based tools for collaboration (Hvannberg et al, 2007), web-based support for competence maps (Stoof et al, 2007), online employee training (Zaharias & Poulymenakou, 2009), MOOC-like online courses (Zaharias & Koutsabasis, 2012), virtual laboratories (Davids et al, 2013), game-based social skills training (Tan et al, 2013), and peer communication (Carmichael & MacEachen, 2017). These tests were able to reveal issues in system design (e.g., access, navigation, and clarity), which allowed the developers to address problems in future studies or interventions.…”

Section: Heuristic Evaluations Of Srl Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Heuristic Evaluative Framework for Self-Regulated Learning Design

Roscoe

McNicol

Bhat

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Researchers and educators have explored a variety of technologies to facilitate self-regulated learning (SRL). Drawing from contemporary perspectives on SRL, this paper articulates two fundamental design principles for SRL-promoting technologies: the platform principle and the support principle. This paper then discusses how usability inspection methods, such as heuristic evaluations and cognitive walkthroughs, can readily assess whether and how these needs are met. This framework can assist researchers and educators in evaluating technologies to make strategic design and implementation decisions aligned with self-regulation.

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“…Usability testing and usability labs (for example , Rubin 1994;Coe 1996;Barnum and Dragga 2001) have received increased attention in recent years. In most cases, usability testing has been used in testing computer-based products (Dumas and Redish 1999), web-based products and services (for example , George 2005;Miller-Cochran and Rodrigo 2006) and mobile devices (for example, Zhang and Adipat 2005;Ji et al 2006). The purpose of such testing focuses on making the product or service more user-friendly.…”

Section: Product Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%