1. the My SylViA editor Final Presentation
Sarai Mitnick
Carolyn Cracraft
Lisa de Larios-Heiman

2. Heuristic Evaluation d.r.e.a.m. found: 50 altogether! 4 Severity 4

3. Heuristic Evaluation – The Big Problems
Choosing and changing reading types
Transition from set-up wizard to tabbed pages
Topics confusing
Editor branding needs to be distinct from viewer
Lacking edit buttons for entered information

4. Current Design
Added confirmation page between wizard and tabbed pages

7. Current Design
Removed reading type choice from schedule page

11. Current Design
Added labels to icons

12. Current Design Tried rewording topic question
Revamped logo and reworded links in sidenav
Added inactive edit links
Increased visual similarity between viewer and editor (boxes!)

13. Demo!
mySylViA/login.jsp

14. Pilot-Study
2 Professors
1 First Year
Scenario task list
Talk aloud

15. Pilot-Study Results Wizard to tabs transition still bad!
Topics still confusing!
Readings entry forms confusing

16. Pilot-Study Results Pop up calendars necessary
Moving classes not obvious
Conflict bad
– need martini

17. Lessons Learned More guidance, less freedom
Stick to wizard metaphor for set up
More simple steps instead of fewer complicated screens

18. Lessons Learned Shoehorning just doesn’t work
People love pop up calendars -- a lot
Be careful with wording on buttons

19. Changes making Removing topics from syllabus set up wizard
Creating schedule set up wizard
New syllabus set up confirmation page

20. Changes making Preview tab becomes preview button
Reordering reading fields
Clarify wording of links and buttons
Add publish/draft confirmation page