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Following this [[User_talk:Frank_Ralf#Usability| discussion ]], 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." <br />
From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability Wikipedia: "Usability"]
 
== Where can I find more information on usability? ==
 
* See [[Development:Usability#Additional Resources]]
* Usability guru [http://www.useit.com Jakob Nielsen's website]
* [http://boxesandarrows.com 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."
* [http://www.webstandards.org/ The Web Standards Project]
* [http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/ Designing with Web Standards, 2nd ed.] by Jeffrey Zeldman
 
== Usability and Moodle ==
 
=== 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 [http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=757944&course=1 Syndia Lengyel]
 
=== Forum discussions ===
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=1027 Moodle Usability forum]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/search.php?id=5&notwords=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
* 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]
 
== How can usability be evaluated? ==
* See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability#Evaluation_methods
 
== What's the difference between usability and accessibility? ==
See [[Accessibility]] for detailed information on this related concept.
 
== See also: ==
* [[Development:Usability]]
* [[Development:Interface guidelines]]
* [[Development:Quiz UI redesign]] - GSOC project 2008
* [[Development:Quiz Usability portal]]
* [[:Category:Accessibility]]
* [[Development:Moodle Accessibility Specification]]
 
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Latest revision as of 08:40, 22 June 2011

This development related page is now located in the Dev docs.

See the Usability FAQ page in the Dev docs.