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== Usability and Moodle == | == Usability and Moodle == | ||
=== Moodle Docs === | |||
* [[Development:Usability]] in Moodle Docs | * [[Development:Usability]] in Moodle Docs | ||
* [[Development:Moodle_User_Interface_Guidelines|Moodle User Interface Guidelines]] - Summer 2009 [[Development:Usability/Improve_Moodle_User_Experience_Consistency|project]] to create user interface guidelines for Moodle | |||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=19&rid=2486 "Make the Most of Your Studies: A Case Study and Web Usability Study Using the Collaborative Virtual Learning Environment Moodle with Postgraduate Students from Oil & Gas Related Courses"] MSc Dissertation by Syndia Lengyel | |||
=== Forum discussions === | |||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=1027 Moodle Usability forum] | * [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=1027 Moodle Usability forum] | ||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/search.php?id=5¬words=Re%3A&subject=usability All Moodle forum discussions on usability] (i.e. with the word "usability" in the subject line) | * [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/search.php?id=5¬words=Re%3A&subject=usability All Moodle forum discussions on usability] (i.e. with the word "usability" in the subject line) | ||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=93188 "Moodle usability - general principles"] forum discussion | * [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=93188 "Moodle usability - general principles"] forum discussion | ||
* Discussion on [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=116936 Navigation 2.0] in the General Developer forum | * Discussion on [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=116936 Navigation 2.0] in the General Developer forum | ||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126856 "Why open source software usability tends to suck" - How do we work around this?] forum discussion | |||
=== Moodle tracker === | |||
* [http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/QuickSearch.jspa?searchString=usability Usability related issues in the Moodle Tracker] | * [http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/QuickSearch.jspa?searchString=usability Usability related issues in the Moodle Tracker] | ||
== How can usability be evaluated? == | == How can usability be evaluated? == | ||
Revision as of 08:10, 3 July 2009
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Following this talk, there seems to be some general information about usability missing...
This page can serve as a hub for all things related to usability and Moodle. Any contributions are welcome!
What is usability?
"Usability is a term used to denote the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or other human-made object in order to achieve a particular goal. Usability can also refer to the methods of measuring usability and the study of the principles behind an object's perceived efficiency or elegance."
From Wikipedia: "Usability"
Where can I find more information on usability?
- See Development:Usability#Additional Resources
- Usability guru Jakob Nielsen's website
- Boxes and Arrows - "Boxes and Arrows is devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business."
- The Web Standards Project
- Designing with Web Standards, 2nd ed. by Jeffrey Zeldman
Usability and Moodle
Moodle Docs
- Development:Usability in Moodle Docs
- Moodle User Interface Guidelines - Summer 2009 project to create user interface guidelines for Moodle
- "Make the Most of Your Studies: A Case Study and Web Usability Study Using the Collaborative Virtual Learning Environment Moodle with Postgraduate Students from Oil & Gas Related Courses" MSc Dissertation by Syndia Lengyel
Forum discussions
- Moodle Usability forum
- All Moodle forum discussions on usability (i.e. with the word "usability" in the subject line)
- "Moodle usability - general principles" forum discussion
- Discussion on Navigation 2.0 in the General Developer forum
- "Why open source software usability tends to suck" - How do we work around this? forum discussion
Moodle tracker
How can usability be evaluated?
What's the difference between usability and accessibility?
See Accessibility for detailed information on this related concept.
