An Evolution Of User Participation

This artifact is a virtual quiz using Socrative.com. I created a ten question quiz about animal adaptation that is appropriate for 3rd graders. With the creation of this quiz, I utilize the tools presented by Socrative. I had family members take the quiz in teacher mode where I was able to control the pace of the quiz and in student mode where they were able to take the quiz at their own pace. Also, I utilized the excel results to determine the effectiveness of the quiz. This artifact shows that I can “address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.”

Software companies should renovate their websites based on modernized use of the internet. They should be aware that the internet is used differently now than it used to be, and that more people use it as a means of bridging communication gaps with people that they don’t know. They should find ways to keep people educated about social issues in a well-distributed

Swales’ (1990) “Concept of Discourse Community” commences with his point that a discourse community has a set of common goals. The International Game Developers Association’s mission is “to advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on

Being new to Iowa just three years ago, volunteering in community events was a great way for me to build relationships and get my name out in the community. My sophomore and junior year at William Penn, I participated in Education Club, which opened the door to many great volunteer opportunities. I believe these experiences really helped me build strong relationships with people in the community. These volunteer opportunities also got my name out there in the community, which will help me when I build relationships with my students’ parents.

The appropriate paradigm for this study is the Design Science Research (DSR) paradigm. The study demands development of an artifact to evaluate its value and usability. The research will also include interpretive paradigm and qualitative methods to collect data for genuine understanding of my research.

If designers know very little about the situation in which technologies are used, they have to rely on their own experiences and imaginations running the risk of designing products better suited to their needs than those of actual user. Ethnographic research establishes an ongoing relationship with users based on first-hand knowledge of the user.

From that standpoint, I actively participate in surveys, user-research groups, and alpha/beta testing of products I use, taking the time to answer questions, discover shortcomings, and provide constructive criticism. I hope to see these contributions result in design and engineering decisions being made from feedback rather than instinct. These participations serve as insight and allow me to recognize opportunities and challenges as I work towards my goal of being on the other side of the table in the role of User Experience Designer.

Social media is the product of innovation and electronic progression: Social media are webpages and applications that enable the creation and distribution of information: Social media is the future. Since the beginning of time, humans have had the instinctual desire to communicate with one another. With impeccable capabilities to bring people together, the world uses social media to interact and stay connected. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. are some examples of the everyday media networks which people use to share thoughts, news, ideas, photos, and videos. Social media is heavily used for recreational uses; staying connected with friends and family at all times is a huge draw to social media. Social media, not limited to social purposes,

Time is starting to mark a new era in the technological progress and advances have transformed the face of Earth. Throughout time, mankind has evolved in many different aspects. From sticks and stones to the moon and back, mankind finds everyday new technological advances to make our day by day easier and more comfortable. After the Industrial Revolution on the XIX century, the growth of technological advance marked greatest changes in society.Hardwares, browsers, internet are just a few examples of what changed throughout the years. First, human jobs were substituted by machines and with that, humans had more free time to explore other ways of knowing.

Have you ever dealt with buggy software? Was it a caching issue or maybe your computer was just unable to support an update? These are some of the most common issues with technology and software. However, it is most often ignored that the biggest issue has nothing to do with the software itself. Kate Matsudaira argues that bad software stems directly from the teams of people that build it. Matsudaira works in the technology field and published an article explaining that “when people don’t work well together they make bad decisions”. This argument is generally a widely accepted one except when it is applied to be the reasoning behind bad software architecture Kate Matsudaira uses

Social media is a great outlet for sharing your personal pictures, ideas, views, thoughts and opinions. The ability to publicly express yourself gives other users two options: embrace and accept you, or to ridicule and ostracize you. As society continues to progress, it has proven that other people are much more like ourselves than we might think initially. Although social media can seem like the source of internet hatred and segregation, users have actually made great advances in the way they interact with one another, seemingly eliminating social division.

Crowdsourcing is defined as “checking in with the voice of the crowd” (Evans et al., 2014, p. 10). Crowdsourcing has been around for many years and allows a wide range input from large groups of people. However, the most recent advancement in how crowdsourcing works comes from the use of the internet. The internet allows an even wider range of input from even larger groups of people. The internet can accomplish this, because it is far reaching and allows for quicker transmission of data. Because of this, the internet’s influence has drastically changed the world of crowdsourcing both positively and negatively. In this paper, both aspects of the internet’s influence on crowdsourcing will be discussed.

This paper will include information about the role of social media and how it effects society in an emotionally, spiritually, and

1.  True or False: One reason to involver users in the development process is to incorporate their prefererences, desires, and needs.

When using crowdsourcing platforms to handle information security needs, collaboration between users is a key factor in determining overall success. Collaboration involves sharing information among enterprises, governmental institutions, and cybersecurity professionals to improve the defense against sophisticated cyberattacks (Juzenaite & Dimov, 2015). The biggest advantage with sharing security information so freely is to improve information security awareness to the benefit of all participants.