Organization of Materials and Accessing the Library in Blackboard: A Learner-centered Usability Study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2018
Keywords
Learning management systems, Blackboard, Embedded librarianship, Student centered learning, E-learning, Usability standards
Abstract
If we put the students in charge, how would they organize their course materials? What would their preferences reflect about approaches to organization? In order to engage with these research questions, a usability study aligned with social constructivist pedagogy and participatory design is described and evaluated as an avenue for investigation. The study entailed a classroom activity in which an adapted card-sort (using Legos) challenged students to organize their course materials, including librarian-created research materials, for their Composition II course's Blackboard site.
Citation
Gibeault, M. (2018). Organization of Materials and Accessing the Library in Blackboard: A Learner-centered Usability Study. University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/libpub/27