User Experience Testing in the Open Textbook Adaptation Workflow

Abstract

As library publishers and open education programs grow, it is imperative that we integrate practices in our workflows that prioritize and include end users. Although there is information available on best practices for user testing and accessibility compliance, more can be done to give insight into the library publishing context. This study examines the user and accessibility testing workflow during the modification of an existing open textbook using Pressbooks at Texas Tech University.

Conversations With Open Textbook Authors: The Factors That Help and Hinder Accessibility

“…Most recommendations center around educating or training and heavily supporting potential faculty authors and adopters, but other strategies have also been put forward (Bong & Chen, 2021). Two specific examples include the creation (and subsequent assessment) of a learning analytics tool (Avila et al., 2020) and the development of a new workflow for library publishing, or other campus publishing units, that place accessibility at the forefront (Thomas et al, 2021). Reed and Turner (2018) illustrate the benefits of bringing in students to help gauge the accessibility of OER.…”

Ontology for the User-Learner Profile Personalizes the Search Analysis of Online Learning Resources

“…4 Education stakeholders may choose OER based on their informational needs, behaviors, and preferences. 5 We hope to contribute to the field of research in information technology and digital libraries by analyzing the connections between Thematic Digital Universities and digital user-learner profiles. We are conducting a case study using the Digital University Engineering and Technology.…”