NDLI: Enriching the E-learning Experience in the Framework of Web 2.0 Using Usability 2.0

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Gallula, D. Frank, A.J.
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	The e-learning experience suffers from several known drawbacks; some resulting from the media in use, but some resulting from the unwise use of technology. The field that methodically deals with ways to utilize technologies and harness them for the users, in our case – the learners, is Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The two major methods utilized are usability and user experiences. Web 2.0 has been creative with an approach that integrates these two methods – Usability 2.0 – distinguished from Usability 1.0 that is more oriented to usability. This work tries to understand how and in what way HCI methods can be used in order to enrich the e-learning experience. The research question investigated here is will the design of an e-learning environment in the framework of Web 2.0 (i.e., user content publishing and collaboration between users), via use of methodology and tools of Usability 2.0 (that integrates usability and user experiences) – enrich the e-learning experience itself. This work though only investigates the difference between the influences that Usability 2.0 has on the e-learning experience in comparison to Usability 1.0. The investigation was carried out on a student population from technological colleges in northern Israel. Quantitative tools were mainly used in this research while utilizing also qualitative tools. Quantitative outcomes confirmed that interface design using Usability 2.0 methods can enrich the e-learning experience. As was hypothesized, such an advanced interface enables an innovative flow experience and better perceived feeling of control of the learning process. In parallel, qualitative outcomes point to hardships encountered by the learners in their work with e-learning systems that were not designed using Usability 2.0.
Starting Page	229
Ending Page	234
File Size	573754
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424446803
DOI	10.1109/ICCGI.2009.41
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-08-23
Publisher Place	France
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Web 2.0 Collaborative tools Educational institutions e-learning experience user experience Information technology HCI Human computer interaction Computer science Electronic learning Publishing e-learning usability Collaboration collaborative learning Collaborative work Usability
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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