Prototype Evaluation Report
Ed Tech 561
Joe Deegan
Evaluation Type: Think Aloud
User 1: Spouse (Project Manager)
User 2: Co-Worker (Training Manager)
User 3: Class Listserv
I conducted a “Think Aloud” evaluation for my “Twitter for learning” multimedia page with my wife, a co-worker, and I also got some good feedback from the class listserv. The evaluation proved to be helpful as I found a few changes that should definitely improve my project described below.
- Twitter screenshot image size – My co-worker who also works with a lot of multimedia for training purposes suggested reducing the size of the image of the twitter screenshot. I was actually hoping to do this after posting it on the page but did not realize that you could not do that. I’ll be using Photoshop to shrink the image so that it fits better on the page.
- Style sheet discrepancies – After sending my first draft out to the class listserv I got some feedback that my section headings didn’t meet the requirements outlined in the style sheets. This was a quick change that has already been implemented. I also found that I need to add my “signature” to the end of the page as described in the style sheet page.
- Typo – My wife found a small typo where I incorrectly used a <br/> html tag to add a line of space. This is an easy fix that has already been implemented.
- Embed Common Craft Video – Both my co worker and my wife suggested that I embed the common craft video in the page like I did with the “Twitter Experiment” video. I didn’t do this at first because I thought it might clutter the page but I think once I shrink the image it will de-clutter the page . I think it’s a worthwhile change considering both of my testers mentioned the same thing.
- More Links – Throughout the article there are Twitter terms used that not everybody is familiar with as my co-worker who does not use Twitter pointed out. To address this I added hyperlinks for terms such as “Tweet,” “Hash Tag,” and “Back Channel.”
All of these changes will be easy to make and will definitely improve my page. An evaluation never sounds like a fun thing to do but always proves necessary. There’s nothing like a fresh set of eyes to find things you may be over looking.
