Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wikis and Moodles usability, sociability and sustainability

Wiki and Moodle
Likeable design features that are tips for usability, sociability and sustainability

Usability

Both Wiki and Moodle are easy to locate and log into on the Internet. The sites are easy to navigate. Wikis are excellent for beginners and quite intuitive, they are easy to use by the creator and other users. Moodles allow the creator to easily add web content into the site and the end users are able to simple navigate the Moodle format to participate in their course. Both sites off high levels of support and there are many excellent tutorials for using these sites online.

Sociability
Wikis and Moodles both offer opportunities for sociability. A wiki allows all members to participate in preparing a collaborative essay or document, as there is also a wiki feature in Moodle this enables both of these applications this element of sociability. Moodle also provides real-time chat and video conferencing features which enhance sociability. Both Wikis and Moodles have changed as new features are developed through user and programmer suggestions.

Sustainability
Both Wikis and Moodles are powerful sites that have intuitive interfaces, which are easily accessible to the user. They have been widely promoted as essential tools for sharing and learning. Wikipeadia is a great example of a sustainable collaborative site. Moodle has developed a reputation as a risk free, easy to use way of managing a course.

No comments:

Post a Comment