Show/Hide Menu
Hide/Show Apps
Logout
Türkçe
Türkçe
Search
Search
Login
Login
OpenMETU
OpenMETU
About
About
Open Science Policy
Open Science Policy
Open Access Guideline
Open Access Guideline
Postgraduate Thesis Guideline
Postgraduate Thesis Guideline
Communities & Collections
Communities & Collections
Help
Help
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Guides
Guides
Thesis submission
Thesis submission
MS without thesis term project submission
MS without thesis term project submission
Publication submission with DOI
Publication submission with DOI
Publication submission
Publication submission
Supporting Information
Supporting Information
General Information
General Information
Copyright, Embargo and License
Copyright, Embargo and License
Contact us
Contact us
Usability Issues in Online Courses; User Tests of Web Course Tools
Date
2006-09-13
Author
Gündoğan, Mihraç Banu
Metadata
Show full item record
Item Usage Stats
171
views
0
downloads
Cite This
In online learning, the learner is responsible for his or her own learning process in a virtual environment. Before learning can take place, the design of the virtual environment is important since the user may face troubles in understanding the interface. Alongside with content development and media selection, usability issues also need to be considered and user tests provide beneficial feedback at the design and development stages.This study aims to draw attention to usability in online learning environments by examining two different web course tools used by two State Universities in Turkey. User tests were conducted to observe usability from the learner’s perspective. Tasks selected cover the common features of both tools; lecture notes, announcements, chat and e-mail. Users, volunteer undergraduate students, from both universities had no experience in online course tools but were computer literate. All users worked with both tools. Usability was observed in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. User satisfaction and learnability were not included. In Turkey, many institutions offer online learning programs but the usability evaluation is a very new concept. This study aims to draw attention to this subject and underline the importance of usability in the development of online learning programs.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/71135
Conference Name
2nd International Open and Distance Learning (IODL) Symposium, 13 - 15 Eylül 2006
Collections
Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Conference / Seminar
Suggestions
OpenMETU
Core
EFL Preservice Teachers’ Online Flipped Task Design and Universal Design for Learning: Towards a More Engaging and Inclusive Learning Environment
Kaçar, Işıl Günseli (2021-11-05)
Online flipped learning is an innovative pedagogical approach prioritizing an active, dynamic and interactive learning environment for creative learner engagement. The extant literature on flipped classrooms mostly focuses on the impact of flipped learning on student achievement and teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards flipped learning in the tertiary context. However, the flipped task design and the benefits and challenges associated with it have been underexplored. Similar to the flipped learn...
Online collaboration: Collaborative behavior patterns and factors affecting globally distributed team performance
Serce, Fatma Cemile; Swigger, Kathleen; Alpaslan, Ferda Nur; Brazile, Robert; Dafoulas, George; Lopez, Victor (2011-01-01)
Studying the collaborative behavior of online learning teams and how this behavior is related to communication mode and task type is a complex process. Research about small group learning suggests that a higher percentage of social interactions occur in synchronous rather than asynchronous mode, and that students spend more time in task-oriented interaction in asynchronous discussions than in synchronous mode. This study analyzed the collaborative interaction patterns of global software development learning...
Seize the Moment: Turning Local Contingencies into LearningOpportunities
Balıkçı, Gözde; Seferoğlu, Gölge (2019-04-10)
Facilitating learning opportunities for learners is a complex task for teachers involving careful decision making skills in the natural flow of the classroom interaction. For pre-service language teachers in their first contact with learners in practice teaching, this task can be even more challenging. While studies on successful language teachers who open up learning opportunities for their learners in classroom interaction might be found in the literature, studies on missed learning opportunities are not ...
Multi-dimensional evaluation of e-learning systems in the higher education context: empirical investigations
Köseler, Refika; Özkan Yıldırım, Sevgi; Department of Information Systems (2009)
There has been little research on assessment of learning management systems (LMS) within educational organizations as both a web-based learning system for e-learning and as a supportive tool for blended learning environments. This study proposes a conceptual e-learning assessment model, HELAM (Hexagonal e-Learning Assessment Model) suggesting a multi-dimensional approach for LMS evaluation via six dimensions: (1) system quality, (2) service quality, (3) information (content) quality, (4) learner perspective...
Challenges Faced by Adult Learners in Online Distance Education: A Literature Review
KARA, MEHMET; Erdogdu, Fatih; Kokoc, Mehmet; Çağıltay, Kürşat (2019-01-01)
Although online distance education provides adult learners with an opportunity for life-long learning, there are still factors challenging them to engage in educational processes. The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges faced by adult learners in online distance education through the analysis of the relevant literature. The articles (N=36) published in the key journals in the fields of open and distance education, instructional technology, and adult education were reviewed and analyzed throug...
Citation Formats
IEEE
ACM
APA
CHICAGO
MLA
BibTeX
M. B. Gündoğan, “Usability Issues in Online Courses; User Tests of Web Course Tools,” presented at the 2nd International Open and Distance Learning (IODL) Symposium, 13 - 15 Eylül 2006, Eskişehir, Türkiye, 2006, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/71135.