Usability & reflection
Reflect on who you were able to have conduct the usability testing and was it the right choice?
~I had two teachers/students in the MED program and a curriculum coordinator at another high school conduct my usability tests. I feel like they were the right people to ask because 2 of them are currently adult students in the program (which is what my course is geared towards). They are also teachers and can give me insight on what they would change or do differently. I feel it is necessary to get an outside opinion with a different set of eyes based on their experience. I also think the curriculum coordinator was a great choice because she writes curriculum on a daily basis. She is a great person to tell me if I should change an aspect or add more details for clarification.
What can you do to better improve this in the future?
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I think that I could possibly get a previous activities director with more experience to help me with the creation of the course or when trying to update it with information I have not stumbled across yet since it is only my first year in this role.
What were the lessons you learned from the usability testing feedback?
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I learned the more information and videos you have available the better understanding your viewers will have. You want to ensure understanding of the platform you have chosen before the course gets started.
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In the introduction/beginning of the course possibly describe who the course is geared towards/age group and be more specific on the content that will be covered during the in-person portion of the class. This seemed to be a little more difficult than I had considered. Some were under the impression it was for high school students until I explained it was for adults who were going into an activity director's role.
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It is good to get multiple people to view and leave feedback on the course because everyone has had different years of experience and have different ideas and questions when looking at something new. This helps ensure that you cover all aspects for all types of learners.