Wonderful posts on usability! Good questions and discussions, all. Tira's post adds the dimension of gender to the equation, and John's makes us all wonder "what's the use of usability?"
If gender and education level are important axes of audience consideration, is age another, or should we consider audiences/users in terms of network experience? The authors of the articles in Innovate seem to assume that members of the Net Generation are all the same, and that students will come to school with similar computer/network experiences. Is this an assumption we need to problematize, and if so, how?
Lots to talk about on Wednesday; I hope we can focus on the important issues. I'll have more focused questions up Wednesday afternoon.
Thanks,
M. Day
Net Generation issues, Innovate
Journal of Online Education, April/May 2007
http://innovateonline.info/index.php?
The April/May issue of Innovate focuses on the
Net Generation, a generation that grew up with
video games, computers, and the Internet. The
expectations, attitudes, and fluency with
technology of this new generation present both a
challenge and an opportunity for educators. In
this special issue of Innovate, guest edited by
Chris Davis, we examine how educators and
educational systems can respond to the challenge
and leverage the opportunity. A selected number
of articles will be accompanied by an
Innovate‑Live webcasts, offering an opportunity
to synchronously interact with the authors. More
information about registering for the webcasts
can be found here: http://www.uliveandlearn.com/PortalInnovate/
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I'm not sure all of the Net Generation has the same knowledge and skill set. I have a 16 year old son who is constantly IM'g with 3 accounts simultaneously. He's also proficient at loading software & music to the computer. His 15 year old female cousin is also IM'g constantly but is not at all comfortable loading software or maintaining info on her computer because her father has helped her and wants to keep track of what's going on. My son asks & we check on what he's doing and keep track while my brother wants to keep tighter control by loading everything himself. This could also be a factor for the Net Generation that's not considered.
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