Are academic websites in the decline?

Hi class,

You will be interested in reading this analysis of usage statistics of UK universities website:


http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/are-university-web-sites-in-decline/




Best,
Rong

14 Tips for website tab usability

Hi class,

You will find the following article very interesting:

http://usabilitygeek.com/14-guidelines-for-web-site-tabs-usability/

Best,

Rong

Essential tools for testing usability of your websites

Very interesting article. Tools are arranged based on the following categories:

1. User Task Analysis
2. Readability
3. Site Navigability
4. Accessibility
5. Website Speed
6. User Experience

http://mashable.com/2011/09/30/website-usability-tools/

Best,
Rong

Eight popular tools to test .m of your site

Hi class,

Here is an interesting list of tools for testing the mobile version of your site:

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/10/8-popular-online-apps-to-test-the-mobile-version-of-your-site/

Best,

Rong

Selective Attention and UX Research

Hi class,

You might be interested reading this article (including a video) on human's intentional blindness and what does it mean to the UX research:

http://uxmag.com/articles/selective-attention-and-user-experience

Best,
Rong

Nielsen's Mobile Usability Study Update

Hi class,

You might be interested in reading the report from J Nielsen on their mobile usability research:

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/mobile-usability.html

Best,
Rong

Tips on using google analytics

Hi class,

Please read the following articles on the use of google analytics.

http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/4-quick-tips-for-getting-the-most-out-of-google-analytics/

Rong

Tools for getting feedback for your prototype or wireframe

Hi class,

Please read the following article to find out various tools that you can use to gather feedback about your website:

http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/tools-for-facilitating-feedback-on-prototypes-and-wireframes/

The tools listed are:

1. Notable: http://www.notableapp.com/

2. Recurse: http://recurseapp.com/

3. Protonotes: http://www.protonotes.com/

4. Basecamp: http://basecamphq.com/

5. Google Drawings: https://docs.google.com/

6. Skype Screen Share 

Best,

Rong

Effective Minimalism in Experience Design

Hi class,

You will be interested in reading this article about minimalism in design:

http://www.uxbooth.com/blog/effective-minimalism-in-experience-design/

Rong

Webcam Eye Tracking

Hi class,

You will be interested in reading this posting about webcam eye tracking:

http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/eye-tracking/blog/the_truth_about_webcam_eye_tra/

Best,
Rong

View the UX Week 2011 Videos

Hi class,

You may want to check out some of the videos from the UX week 2011:

http://uxweek.com/2011/videos/

Best,
Rong

Screening out Liars

Hi class,

You will be interested in reading this article on screening out liars from your user research --

http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2009/09/24/screening-out-liars-from-your-user-research/

Best,
Rong

UMLibrary User Experience Specialist

Hi class,
Another job description for a User Experience position (See below).

Best,
Rong
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User Experience Specialist

University of Michigan MLibrary, Ann Arbor

The University of Michigan Library is seeking an innovative, and talented user experience professional to join our User Experience (UX) Department. We are looking for someone with a passion for better understanding users, the ability to use creative problem solving skills to design engaging interfaces, and an investment in improving the library web experience.

The User Experience Department (http://www.lib.umich.edu/user-experience-department) is part of the Library Information Technology Division (LIT) at the University of Michigan, University Library. LIT is the library's key organization for the creation, deployment and support of the library's primary web interfaces (Library Website, Mirlyn Library Catalog, Digital Library Collections, and HathiTrust Digital Library).

The UX department focuses on regular and mobile interface design, usability testing, user research, web use statistics, and accessibility. The UX Specialist works in a collaborative team environment - working closely with the UX Department Manager and another UX Specialist as well as LIT and library-wide project stakeholders. Proportion of time spent on interface design and user research is adjustable. We strongly encourage candidates who have experience in only interface design or user research to apply.

See the full job posting for more information and instructions for applying: http://www.lib.umich.edu/library-human-resources/user-experience-specialist

Contact Suzanne Chapman (suzchap@umich.edu) with any questions about the position.

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Suzanne Chapman

Head, User Experience Department

Mlibrary | University of Michigan

suzchap@umich.edu

www.userslib.com

@MLibraryUX

Guide to UX Careers

Hi class,

You will want to check out "A guide to UX Careers" by Onward Search:

http://www.onwardsearch.com/UX-Career-Guide/

See you in class soon!

Rong

UX Researchers are in demand

Check out this posting:

http://smallbiztrends.com/2011/09/simplify-this-user-experience-experts.html

Rong

Slide show on arts and craft of research interviewing

Hi class,

You will want to check out this set of slides on research interviewing:

http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/user-interviews/blog/slides_from_todays_workshop_-/

This is actually timely relevant to our class session.

Best,
Rong