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October 22, 2006
Prepping the Prototype
There come's a time when everything suddenly becomes overwhelming, the due dates are approaching at break-neck speed, and your brain's so full of miscellaneous info that you can't even remember what your car looks like in the parking lot. It' Midterm time! The usability testing article became so relevant because it offers good advice not only for testing a website, but how to approach testing yourself for anything. The 5 people seem like the right number because they are able to give you a diverse enough opinion. It's important for those people to be honest about your prototype because they will help you improve through criticism. You really shouldn't go through family because like we talked about in class, they will tell you they love everything you do. The prototype itself could be an outline for a test or a paper you're writing for midterm. It will help in trouble-shooting. I am having trouble just creating the prototype, let alone the website, but I think starting the writing or at least an outline for it will allow me to get some feedback and maybe point me in a clearer direction. The reading itself was quite helpful.
Posted by ErinWaite at October 22, 2006 07:58 PM
Comments
I agree with Erin on this because it really is useful to see how someone reacts to your page so you can tweek or fix things for certain audiences. It was something I didn't really think about until i read the article.
Posted by: Rachel Prichard at October 22, 2006 08:12 PM
And Erin, the comments you gave me on your blog were like a usability test of my teaching methods. I've got a few aces up my sleeve that might be too late to help you this term, but I'm eager to see how you feel they might have helped you, if I had shown them to you first. (Of course, I never would have been motivated to create those new resources unless I had clear evidence that my current resources weren't enough for all my students.)
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz at October 22, 2006 09:25 PM
Yes, life is definitely very hectic and stressful right now. Having tips to help with our website designing is a nice break along the way...
Posted by: Katie at October 22, 2006 11:38 PM
Thanks Dr. Jerz. I think I would still like to see some of those aces :) I think talking with other students and the resources you've shown us so far are helping me more now.
Posted by: Erin at October 23, 2006 02:40 PM