Category Archives: conducting research online

Discussion about the use of the Internet and the Web in support of any stage in empirical research: from finding a problem area and conducting a review of the literature to collecting and analyzing data and disseminating the results.

Online Presentation Strategies for Visual Learners

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Doc

Greetings, Here is a Web-based version of my ECEL09 conference presentation on the topic: Online Presentation Strategies for Visual Learners http://www.programhouse.com/webpres/phecel09pres1.htm This Web-based PowerPoint presentation (optimized for the Internet Explorer browser) outlines the major points of a (peer-reviewed) paper that … Continue reading →

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how would you gather user needs data?

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Doc

In human factors work, you need to gather data about software user needs before you begin to design (or redesign) software. As a user, what are your suggestions for getting the right kind of user needs information from prospective users? … Continue reading →

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using blogs to promote traffic to a Web site

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Doc

In this entry, I would like to consider the use of blogs as a marketing tool to promote traffic to a Web site, such as my own at http://www.programhouse.com The rationale for this strategy can be expressed as tenets of … Continue reading →

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how do you use your mobile computing device to support your learning?

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Doc

There is likely to be a wide range of frequency and types of use of mobile devices in support of learning. I wonder how we might be able to accommodate those uses as user needs in the design, development, and … Continue reading →

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measuring and applying learning style for online courses

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Doc

Greetings, My take on learning style is that it is a name for an empirical concept (with respect to learners) that we commonly call “preference.” Our experience informs us that there are several components to what we call “individual differences” and … Continue reading →

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what is important to you as a user?

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Doc

In this blog entry, I would like to invite discussion on an essential ingredient in the design of information systems: the user – you and I and everyone who uses computer software and Web sites. I am predicating this discussion on … Continue reading →

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knowledge management

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Doc

In this blog entry, I would like to open up discussion about the nature and management of one of our most valuable resources: knowledge. Although its nature and use can be quite elusive, the emerging field of knowledge management draws … Continue reading →

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your thoughts about online research

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Doc

In this blog entry, I would like to invite comments on the use of the Internet and the Web in support of any stage in empirical research: from finding a problem area and conducting a review of the literature to … Continue reading →

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to blog or not to blog…

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Doc

… is that the question? Perhaps Shakespeare’s Hamlet poses it better in the affirmative: “To be, or not to be: that is the question” Like Hamlet, I have reflected on existence, but in my case the existence of something I use for online communication, teaching, … Continue reading →

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strategic management of technology innovations

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Doc

I would like to open up discussion about something that is the heart of planned change in how we learn and work: strategic management of technology innovation. I welcome your thoughts about the nature of technology innovations (in general or … Continue reading →

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