ConclusionĪgain, I do not believe that my Collab redesign trumps a complete redesign of the site. As such, I’ve done away with the “My Sites” button at the top of the original Collab home page, consolidating and simplifying the interface. “Archived Pages” allows users to go back to course sites from previous semesters. Clicking on a course tab will take the user to that course’s site. This text box is the exact box Collab already utilizes for their discussion post feature.įinally, I’ve replaced the unnecessary tabs on the left side of the screen with tabs for the user’s courses that their enrolled in. I consider the following a pilot interview that can be easily replicated for more reliable results. Again, if I had more time, I would conduct more interviews with this same format, as well as remote surveys in which I ask a larger number of users to explain how they use Collab, and whether or not they use any of its features displayed on its front page. Note: I recognize that one user interview is insufficient in warranting the complete upheaval of Collab’s interface. I split the interview into two parts: a direct interview with a few short questions about how the user uses Collab, and an ethnographic observation of the user navigating the site. I conducted one user interview with a UVA 4th-year undergraduate student majoring in English and Women, Gender & Sexuality studies. To begin, I needed to get a second opinion on the functionality and appeal of Collab’s home screen. Anchors aweigh! The Process: Conducting a User Interview The siren song of UX Design is, again, calling out to me. But, for the purpose of this case study, I chose to only consider the home page which, to be frank, I believe needs a lot of work in of itself. etc.īut, do others feel the same way? And if so, how might Collab’s home page be more welcoming and useful without compromising its (regrettably unstylish but ultimately functional) aesthetic? Admittedly, if I had all the time in the world, I would push towards a complete redesign of Collab to better match current UX trends for websites that serve similar purposes (see below). I simply click whichever site I’m interested in, displayed at the top of the screen next to the “Home” button, and go on to look at a course syllabus, a reading, etc. Personally, I have never used any of the side tabs, or any of the panels that take up the majority of the screen. This is the first screen that users see after they log in.
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