TY - GEN
T1 - An adaptable usability heuristic checklist for online courses
AU - Dringus, Laurie P.
AU - Cohen, Maxine S.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Creating a rich online learning environment is a challenge and requires thoughtful User Experience Planning (UEP) for the effective presentation of the course interface. The user experience of an online course from a human-computer interaction point-of-view is not a naturally occurring process; it must be planned for. Instructors can apply the UEP process with measurable usability attributes and adaptable heuristics to evaluate the user experience in an online course. As a tool, UEP could be used to locate specific usability problems related to navigation, error recovery, locating information, and the selection of hyperlinks. An adaptable usability heuristic checklist for online courses will be presented. The checklist includes 13 heuristic categories, including: Visibility, Functionality, Aesthetics, Feedback and Help, Error Prevention, Memorability, Course Management, Interactivity, Flexibility, Consistency, Efficiency, Reducing Redundancy, and Accessibility.
AB - Creating a rich online learning environment is a challenge and requires thoughtful User Experience Planning (UEP) for the effective presentation of the course interface. The user experience of an online course from a human-computer interaction point-of-view is not a naturally occurring process; it must be planned for. Instructors can apply the UEP process with measurable usability attributes and adaptable heuristics to evaluate the user experience in an online course. As a tool, UEP could be used to locate specific usability problems related to navigation, error recovery, locating information, and the selection of hyperlinks. An adaptable usability heuristic checklist for online courses will be presented. The checklist includes 13 heuristic categories, including: Visibility, Functionality, Aesthetics, Feedback and Help, Error Prevention, Memorability, Course Management, Interactivity, Flexibility, Consistency, Efficiency, Reducing Redundancy, and Accessibility.
KW - Heuristics checklist
KW - Learning management systems
KW - Online courses
KW - Usability
KW - User experience
KW - User experience planning
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33947218516
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33947218516
SN - 0780390776
SN - 9780780390775
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
SP - T2H-6-T2H-11
BT - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education, 35th Annual Conference
T2 - Frontiers in Education - 35th Annual Conference 2005, FIE' 05
Y2 - 19 October 2005 through 22 October 2005
ER -