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August 6, 2001
First Rule of Usability? Don't Listen to Users
This has happened to me a lot: a supervisor reports that one of their friends tried to use the page and reported that such and such should be changed, so, would you please change it? No, says Jakob Nielsen, listening to user reports is exactly the wrong thing to do. Instead, watch what they do (as opposed to what they say they do). By Jakob Nielsen, August 5, 2001.
[Refer]The E-learning Taboo -- High Dropout Rates: Best Practices for Increasing Online Course Completion Rates
Reasonable checklist of practices likely to reduce the number of drop-outs in online learning. By Karen Frankola, NYUonline, 2001.
[Refer] Motivating Adult Learners: The Role of Financial Rewards
I don't think this would work in an environment where students pay tuitions to universities, but in the corporate setting providing payments for learning might be the way to go. Virtual Universiy Gazette, August, 2001.
[Refer] Learning 2.0 Report
Decision-makers in Europe's school systems should actively create a vision for schools, argues a new report from Sweden summarizing a conference on learning and ICT. "Most implementation is within old structures: replacing textbooks but retaining the old curriculum structure, assessing old skills, rewarding the traditional teacher. In how many countries is the official policy to build communities of learning and empower schools?" Summary in HTML; the full report is in a PDF file. By Roger Blamire, July, 2001.
[Refer] Accessibility Features of SVG
W3C discussion paper explaining how Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) can be used to improve web accessibility including for those who are blind. August 7, 2000.
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