Design Anthropology Design Anthropology: Practices, Perspectives and Potentials - Ton Otto (Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Denmark), Rachel Charlotte Smith (Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Denmark) and Wendy Gunn (Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark)Section One: Concepts, Methods and Practices The Social Life of Concepts in Design Anthropology - Adam Drazin (Institute of Anthropology, University College London, UK) Transforming Knowledge-pieces into Design Concepts: Creative Montage at Design Workshops - Mette Kjaersgaard (Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University, Denmark) Tools and Movements of Engagement: Design Anthropology as a Particular Style of Knowing - Kyle Kilbourn (Institute of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark) Section Two: The Materiality of Design Designing by Doing: Building Bridges in the Highlands of Borneo - Ian J. ReferencesIndex
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Wait for! Datavisualization.ch Selected Tools Top 20 UX Blogs the DEFINITIVE List The top 20 UX blogs you HAVE to read if you are in any way associated with UX or user experience design I have been in the business of creating and marketing applications, websites and mobile experiences for quite a while now (over 20 years, ouch). I have built up a list over the years of my favorite UX blogs I visit. I use these to catch up on the latest trends in user experience and design. Top 20 UX Blogs in Alphabetical Order: 1. A List Apart has been around since 1997 (their website was launched in 1998), almost as long as me! 2. Adaptive Path touts itself as one of the first design firms focused on user experience. 3. The Apple developers blog (aka news and announcements) is probably more for you techies. 4. Boxes and Arrows is nothing but a great big blog with tons of interaction design and UX articles. 5. Econsultancy is a digital marketing firm, so this blog admittedly is mostly marketing focused. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Charles L. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Allan's Blog Powered by Translate DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION: V4 published Mar 2015. This PDF Poster has links to 122 of the latest and most popular educational apps. Now these resources are available in 19 different languages. I am still a little numb at the amazing interest in, and discussion about, the Padagogy Wheel from teachers and educators around the world. So why yet another version only one week later? Graduate Attributes and Capabilities: Without this your learning design will drift. These capabilities should be identified as part of our graduate attributes and woven into the fabric of our courses in the activity design. Please visit the blog post and listen to the podcast episode at: “If you exercise these capabilities.. you will be employed!” The Puzzle of Motivation: Teachers use the term engagement all the time. Dan Pink shows what science knows about motivation and what business does about it are largely mismatched.
An Introduction To A/B Testing A/B Testing isn’t a new term. In fact, many canny marketers and designers are using it at this very moment to obtain valuable insight regarding visitor behavior and to improve website conversion rate. Unfortunately, A/B Testing still remains in the dark for most online marketers and web designers. Definition of A/B Testing A/B Testing (also known as Split Testing) is a website optimisation technique that involves sending half your users to one version of a page, and the other half to another, and watching the web analytics to see which one is more effective in getting them to do what you want them to do (for example, sign up for a user account) (Source). An excellent introduction video about A/B Testing from Hutchinson Web Design To improve your website conversion rates using A/B Testing, you must first learn and master the technique. Benefits of A/B Testing Still, take note that it ultimately relies upon the amount of alterations that you are planning to introduce to your website.
50 Resources For Teaching With Bloom's Taxonomy - Simple suggestions for applying the taxonomy to kindergarten-level children. Lesson Planet: This source gives the goods on creating complete lesson plans using Bloom’s Taxonomy. Prezi: Enjoy this stylish Prezi presentation on Bloom’s Taxonomy. Iowa State U.: This is a wonderful tool to build learning objectives based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. The Differentiator: Teachers and students can work together using this source to design creative activities; provides resources, content and the verbs. Slideshare: Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, this presentation shows how to apply the principles for high-order technology skills. The Literary Link: This is a list of book review questions to use in the classroom. Vague Verbs: A quick list of verbs to stay away from when using Bloom’s Taxonomy. Educators Technology: Unique approach to using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Twitter. Bloom’s Taxonomy: This is an official iTunes app on Bloom’s Taxonomy. PLP Network: Poses the view of focusing more on creating using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
12 Typography Guidelines for Good Website Usability Improving your website usability can be a real headache especially when you are novice in this field. Typography plays a key role in improving the usability of web projects. Even if you classify yourself among the experts in web design, investing some time to learn more about typography would most certainly help you in discovering something new. In this article I will be discussing a couple of interesting facts about usability, readability and legibility which can help you in selecting adequate fonts when designing your next website. I will then provide a list of 12 practical typography guidelines which will help you improve your website usability. The Elements and Purpose of Typography More than 90 percent of information on the web is in the form of written language. Typography defines the speed and comfort with which text is read by your users. Legibility and Readability in Website Usability Every language has its own specific typographical approach. The Usability Factor of Typography
Mi PLE y nuestro OLE: de aprendices autónomos a organizaciones que aprenden (@balhisay) Son más de 10 años los que venimos reflexionando, investigando, experimentando, escribiendo y debatiendo sobre el concepto de Entorno Personal de Aprendizaje. Mi querida amiga Linda Castañeda me ‘regaña’ cuando explico que el concepto de PLE surge como respuesta a una necesidad tecnológica: la evolución de los tradicionales Learning Management Systems, o LMS, como Moodle a soluciones más personalizables por el usuario-aprendiz, si bien pronto la gente de pedagogía amplió el concepto, y hoy es una idea con más pedagogía que tecnología. Y tiene razón en hacerlo, ya que la realidad es que conviven las dos corrientes de pensamiento, la de los que siguen viendo los PLE como una cuestión de software educativo y la de aquellos que entienden los PLE desde una perspectiva pedagógica. Sin embargo, muchos no nos hemos podido resistir a aproximarnos al concepto de PLE desde la perspectiva de las organizaciones. Interesante reto, ¿verdad? Comparte este post en:|Más