Testing Usability, Learning Ethics
Joe Jeyaraj
English
Planning and Testing User Documentation (Eng 3780)
Activity Description: Provide a brief description of the activity
Students will do usability testing of a health document either they or a friend or relative may have used.
Learning Goals: What do you aim to achieve with this activity?
How well the document works for its audience and purpose.
Timing: At what point in the lesson or semester do you use this activity? How much classroom time do you devote to it? How much out-of-class time is expected?
In the second section of the course.
Logistics: What preparation is needed for this activity? What instructions do you give students? Is the activity low-stakes, high-stakes, or something else?
As assignments go, it is simple in its planning, but complex in its completion.
Assessment: How do you assess this activity? What assessment measures do you use? Do you use a VALUE rubric? If not, how did you develop your rubric? Is your course part of the college-wide general education assessment initiative?
I use a rubric that I have for upper level courses in technical and professional writing.
Reflection: How well did this activity work in your classroom? Would you repeat it? Why or why not? What challenges did you encounter, and how did you address them? What, if anything, would you change? What did students seem to enjoy about the activity?
I have given students a document I have personally used, and students generally respond well to this type of assignment because it involves their personal life.
Additional Information: Please share any additional comments and further documentation of the activity – e.g. assignment instructions, rubrics, examples of student work, etc. These can be links to pages or posts on the OpenLab.
Please share a helpful link to a pages or post on the OpenLab
