 OPEN TO NEW TECHNOLOGY  LIKE TO MULTI-TASK  LIKE TO USE MOBILE OR HANDHELD DEVICES

◙Constantly changing context of usage ◙Limited user attention given to the device and application ◙High mobility during tasks, need to adopt variety of positions and postures ◙Interacting with devices while in motion

◙Limited or split attention ◙Speed and recovery (ability to switch to other applications and save the current work) ◙Top-down interaction (too much information requires large amounts of scrolling and focused attention) ◙Use multi-layer communication (allowing user to decide if he/she wants more information)

◙Present high levels of information first ◙Design for synchronization (User will want various devices to interact) ◙Authentication issues (how many layers will you require) ◙Interface should be as similar as possible to desktop version ◙Security issues Tarasewich, P., Gong, J., Nah, F. & DeWester, D. Mobile interaction design: Integrating individual and organizational perspectives. Information Knowledge Systems Management 7 (2008) MORE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

 OWL website for LiBerry Guide › Contains detailed information on citing etc. › Very large scrolling site › Should we jump to APA, MLA

◙ Look up a word/concept while professor is talking ◙ Quick answers ◙ Only a snippet (comes from Google) can go back later and get more info ◙ Look up a drug ◙ Check course reserve but not read it ◙ Check how to cite sources “What type of information would you be looking for if you were using your hand held.

 Pick only four to six sites.  Look for sites with mobile versions.  Choose sites that fit the tiny screen.  Avoid sites with layers of links.  Check out the site on a real device.

LIBGUIDES

Some professors create a tab for the LibGuide, others simply put the URL on the first page of the D2L site. ABOUT LIBGUIDES:

BREAK TIME WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

1. Yes 2. No 3. Maybe 4. Don’t know

1. 10% 2. 25% 3. 50% 4. 75% %

1. True 2. False

 Does the site require authentication?  Using open source vs. proprietary  Does the site have a mobile version?  Will the site fit on a mobile device’s tiny screen?

*ANY PROGRAM OR DEVICE YOU COME UP WITH

 FIREWALLS  DEAD ZONES  INTRANETS  PROPRIETARY APPLICATIONS  INCOMPATIBLE APPLICATIONS  BLOCKS SET IN APPLICATIONS  HUMAN ERROR/IGNORANCE

MOBILE GUIDES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF USERS: CASUAL USERS

GUIDES FOR SPECIFIC CLASSES

GUIDES FOR SPECIFIC USER GROUPS