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* [http://www.webstandards.org/ The Web Standards Project] | * [http://www.webstandards.org/ The Web Standards Project] | ||
* [http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/ Designing with Web Standards, 2nd ed.] by Jeffrey Zeldman | * [http://www.zeldman.com/dwws/ Designing with Web Standards, 2nd ed.] by Jeffrey Zeldman | ||
== What's the difference between usability and accessibility? == | == What's the difference between usability and accessibility? == | ||
See [[Accessibility]] for detailed information on this related concept. | See [[Accessibility]] for detailed information on this related concept. | ||
== See also | == See also== | ||
* [[Development:Usability]] | * [[Development:Usability]] | ||
* [[Development:Interface guidelines]] | * [[Development:Interface guidelines]] | ||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=1027 Moodle Usability forum] | |||
* [[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] | |||
* [[Development:Quiz UI redesign]] - GSOC project 2008 | * [[Development:Quiz UI redesign]] - GSOC project 2008 | ||
* [[Development:Quiz Usability portal]] | * [[Development:Quiz Usability portal]] | ||
* [[:Category:Accessibility]] | * [[:Category:Accessibility]] | ||
* [[Development:Moodle Accessibility Specification]] | * [[Development:Moodle Accessibility Specification]] | ||
* [http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/QuickSearch.jspa?searchString=usability Usability related issues in the Moodle Tracker] | |||
Using Moodle forum discussions: | |||
* [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"] | |||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=116936 Navigation 2.0] | |||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126856 "Why open source software usability tends to suck" - How do we work around this?] | |||
[[Category:Developer]] | [[Category:Developer]] | ||
[[Category:Usability]] | [[Category:Usability]] | ||
[[Category:FAQ]] | [[Category:FAQ]] | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 14 May 2010
Note: This article is a work in progress. Please use the page comments or an appropriate moodle.org forum for any recommendations/suggestions for improvement.
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 for a detailed list of online and printed 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
What's the difference between usability and accessibility?
See Accessibility for detailed information on this related concept.
See also
- Development:Usability
- Development:Interface guidelines
- Moodle Usability forum
- 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
- Development:Quiz UI redesign - GSOC project 2008
- Development:Quiz Usability portal
- Category:Accessibility
- Development:Moodle Accessibility Specification
- Usability related issues in the Moodle Tracker
Using Moodle forum discussions:
- All Moodle forum discussions on usability (i.e. with the word "usability" in the subject line)
- "Moodle usability - general principles"
- Navigation 2.0
- "Why open source software usability tends to suck" - How do we work around this?
