Kia ora,
This week was a more "hands on" session looking at different class sites and evaluating them based on 2 key criteria: Visual appeal and User experience. I found it very useful to see other sites to compare against my own and reflect on what I could do better on mine?
I found that both of the criteria we assessed the other sites on was very subjective- what one person likes and finds easy may not be the same for another, and ultimately it's the question of "does it work for the students of that class?" that probably matters most. I think student input would be a vital component of any successful class site.
The second half of our session was looking at our bubble groups, receiving feedback, and making changes based off the feedback we were given. I did enjoy seeing the class sites of different year levels. I focused my site changes around minimizing scrolling through my pages, creating a specific page for Cybersmart lessons, and adding links to the other classes of my FLE cohort. Overall, minor changes but ones that will hopefully improve the site.
I will apply the general idea of todays session on visibility and user experience to any future sites and pages I make.
You can check out my class site through this Link
Unfortunately my internet was impacted by the DDOS attack and I was unable to participate in the latter part of the day.
Ka pai Robin. You're right about what works for students being the most important thing. And a good reminder for us all that not everyone will find 'our way' the most logical or appealing way of laying out a site. What things would you say are non-negotiable for a site irrespective of personal taste?
ReplyDeleteHi Phil,
ReplyDeleteI do think visuals of some kind are essential and separate pages or areas to start with. Too much information in a single space is unhelpful regardless of taste.
Hey Robin! I totally agree on student import on class sites being very important. I too had the same issue with scrolling through some of my pages so I could imagine how good it must feel to just find learning instantly👍🏾 Great reflection hopefully we have no more issues with the internet this week!
ReplyDeleteHi Robin,
ReplyDeleteGreat point about our sites needing to appeal to our group of learners. I also found it really useful seeing some different examples of sites and sites for children of different age groups. I learnt a lot from looking at your site and thinking about how they are used further up the school. Thanks for sharing!