If current trends continue, it is likely that the web browser will become the only widely used us... more If current trends continue, it is likely that the web browser will become the only widely used user interface. Web applications will become the predominant software. Should this happen, user interface design, implementation and evaluation skills can become more focussed and effective. Some of the benefits current browser user interfaces provide are discussed in the context of web application tools produced by the author and supported by examples. The software architecture of the Web brings special HCI demands, and the user design experts of the future will require training in this architecture. This evolution is scrutinised in terms of the new web services that will become available. Recent trends in this direction are presented, and future trends explored, with supporting evidence taken from a range of applications. The influence of the Web, with now a long history of user experience, can bring benefits to user interface design in the future.
Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2001
This paper describes solutions for distributed software project management, focusing on tools and... more This paper describes solutions for distributed software project management, focusing on tools and techniques for effective project communication. Microsoft's Internet collaboration tools are used for software development and to monitor and control project progress. Student programmers and supervisors at different physical locations collaborated to produce add-on tools for the Microsoft Office Server Extensions. The modes and mechanisms of a conceptual
Today, Learning Management Systems (LMS), both commercial and open source, are available to imple... more Today, Learning Management Systems (LMS), both commercial and open source, are available to implement web-based learning environments, yet they require large servers, a team of support staff, and have expensive licensing costs. Open source LMS alternatives often run on leaner machines, but hiring a team to support the system can be costly. The complexity and cost of undertaking the implementation of an LMS can often be taxing on a smaller institution, but they must offer an LMS to compete with other institutions. WILE (Web-Integrated Learning Environment) is an LMS that uses combinations of either free or low-cost services already available on the Internet. WILE is available anywhere there is an Internet connection through a standard web browser. Fully exploiting the idea of Web 2.0, WILE is a mashup of different services to create a complete web-based environment, different from the wide range of LMS products currently on the market. WILE is a mashup of Google Apps, Google Docs, Go...
Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in …, 2005
... The built-in SharePoint log analysis can be a useful educational tool for the instructor. ...... more ... The built-in SharePoint log analysis can be a useful educational tool for the instructor. ... It should not be forgotten that the major defect in SharePoint as regards its use as an LMS lies in the lack of a centralized grade book ... Instant Intranets with Microsoft Sharepoint Team Services. ...
This presentation is from the Teaching and Learning seminars series at Bond University. The prese... more This presentation is from the Teaching and Learning seminars series at Bond University. The presentation covers what RSS is and how it can be used in a feed reader, or news aggregator, to keep up to date. There are also some examples of how it has been used for teaching purposes.
This report was inspired by the authors' personal experience of using social media systems o... more This report was inspired by the authors' personal experience of using social media systems over the last two years. During that time both authors have used a range of public, private and hosted social media systems for their professional activities and well as for personal use. They are convinced that a unified approach to social media systems can benefit the communications processes within our institution and our interaction with our important existing and potential clients, the students and alumni.
If current trends continue, it is likely that the web browser will become the only widely used us... more If current trends continue, it is likely that the web browser will become the only widely used user interface. Web applications will become the predominant software. Should this happen, user interface design, implementation and evaluation skills can become more focussed and effective. Some of the benefits current browser user interfaces provide are discussed in the context of web application tools produced by the author and supported by examples. The software architecture of the Web brings special HCI demands, and the user design experts of the future will require training in this architecture. This evolution is scrutinised in terms of the new web services that will become available. Recent trends in this direction are presented, and future trends explored, with supporting evidence taken from a range of applications. The influence of the Web, with now a long history of user experience, can bring benefits to user interface design in the future.
Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2001
This paper describes solutions for distributed software project management, focusing on tools and... more This paper describes solutions for distributed software project management, focusing on tools and techniques for effective project communication. Microsoft's Internet collaboration tools are used for software development and to monitor and control project progress. Student programmers and supervisors at different physical locations collaborated to produce add-on tools for the Microsoft Office Server Extensions. The modes and mechanisms of a conceptual
Today, Learning Management Systems (LMS), both commercial and open source, are available to imple... more Today, Learning Management Systems (LMS), both commercial and open source, are available to implement web-based learning environments, yet they require large servers, a team of support staff, and have expensive licensing costs. Open source LMS alternatives often run on leaner machines, but hiring a team to support the system can be costly. The complexity and cost of undertaking the implementation of an LMS can often be taxing on a smaller institution, but they must offer an LMS to compete with other institutions. WILE (Web-Integrated Learning Environment) is an LMS that uses combinations of either free or low-cost services already available on the Internet. WILE is available anywhere there is an Internet connection through a standard web browser. Fully exploiting the idea of Web 2.0, WILE is a mashup of different services to create a complete web-based environment, different from the wide range of LMS products currently on the market. WILE is a mashup of Google Apps, Google Docs, Go...
Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in …, 2005
... The built-in SharePoint log analysis can be a useful educational tool for the instructor. ...... more ... The built-in SharePoint log analysis can be a useful educational tool for the instructor. ... It should not be forgotten that the major defect in SharePoint as regards its use as an LMS lies in the lack of a centralized grade book ... Instant Intranets with Microsoft Sharepoint Team Services. ...
This presentation is from the Teaching and Learning seminars series at Bond University. The prese... more This presentation is from the Teaching and Learning seminars series at Bond University. The presentation covers what RSS is and how it can be used in a feed reader, or news aggregator, to keep up to date. There are also some examples of how it has been used for teaching purposes.
This report was inspired by the authors' personal experience of using social media systems o... more This report was inspired by the authors' personal experience of using social media systems over the last two years. During that time both authors have used a range of public, private and hosted social media systems for their professional activities and well as for personal use. They are convinced that a unified approach to social media systems can benefit the communications processes within our institution and our interaction with our important existing and potential clients, the students and alumni.
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