Accessibility, Usability and User Centred Design slides

1. AccessibilityUsabilityUser centred design Usability testing workshop 2

2. Usability workshop Pilot usability assessment exercise Group activity (3 to 5 members) Goal To assess and eventually contribute to the improvement of the usability of a web application considering, at least, its purpose, content, navigation support and user input options Suggested types of wed applications to consider Social networking websites e-Government websites e-Learning websites 2 David Lamas, TLU, 2010

3. Usability workshop Outcome Report on the pilot usability assessment exercise for the chosen website It should include Website identification and description Usability testing strategy Usability testing results Recommendations for usability improvement Critical reflection on the underlying options and achieved results of the pilot usability assessment exercise David Lamas, TLU, 2010 3

4. Usability workshop Minimal assessment approach Should consider both… Performance and satisfaction metrics; and Valid face to face and online usability assessment David Lamas, TLU, 2010 4

5. Resources Tools Mac Silverback http://silverbackapp.com/ PC Camtasia http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp (there is also a Mac version) David Lamas, TLU, 2010 5

6. Tools On-line testing tools are listed by Check Craig Tomlin at http://www.usefulusability.com/24-usability-testing-tools/ David Lamas, TLU, 2010 6