Teaching Students about Usability Testing in Distance Learning Environments

Department

Computer Science

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges

ISSN

1937-4771

Volume

36

Issue

2

DOI

10.5555/3447065.3447075

First Page

79

Last Page

87

Publication Date

Fall 1-1-2020

Abstract

This paper documents two different approaches taken to teach students how to conduct remote usability testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has necessitated new requirements that limit or entirely exclude students from sharing the same physical space at the same time. The paper will first detail how two different sections of a human-computer interface design course implemented remote usability testing into their offerings. The paper will then use the notes and details from those two courses to analyze and discuss key points learned. By discussing the implementations and lessons learned, the paper aims to be informative for instructors interested in teaching or supporting students to conduct remote usability testing in the future.

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