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Koundinya, Vikram; Klink, Jenna; Widhalm, Melissa – Journal of Extension, 2017
Extension educators are increasingly using online resources in their program design and delivery. Usability testing is essential for ensuring that these resources are relevant and useful to learners. On the basis of our experiences with iteratively developing products using a testing service called UserTesting, we promote the use of fee-based…
Descriptors: Usability, Evaluation Methods, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Resources
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Doty, Jennifer; Doty, Matthew; Dwrokin, Jodi – Journal of Extension, 2011
Family Life Education (FLE) websites can benefit from the field of user experience, which makes technology easy to use. A heuristic evaluation of five FLE sites was performed using Neilson's heuristics, guidelines for making sites user friendly. Greater site complexity resulted in more potential user problems. Sites most frequently had problems…
Descriptors: Family Life Education, Family Life, Web Based Instruction, Web Sites
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Hightower, Tayla Elise; Murphrey, Theresa Pesl; Coppernoll, Susanna Mumm; Jahedkar, Jennifer; Dooley, Kim E. – Journal of Extension, 2011
The use of technology to deliver programming across Extension has been addressed widely; however, little research has been conducted concerning the use of Moodle[TM] as a course management system for Extension. The purpose of the study reported here was to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with the use of…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Database Management Systems