Usability testing is done for very good reasons–such as, that it helps the developers of the website to know if their website is accessible and navigable. Some observations that I noticed yesterday while watching the usability test is that it is a very formal process, which it should be. It was also nice to hear […]
J. McKenzie Hansen
Reflections
Spreadsheet Assignment 1 Reflection
Click here to view Spreadsheet Assignment 1 For our first spreadsheet assignment I created some data about credit cards. I then manipulated it to make it easier to read because with 500 rows of data it can be hard to read it and understand what has been collected. That is why I used conditional formatting and […]
Website Evaluation
One website that I frequent is hrccl.castep.co. This website is the online portal for my EAST program that I run at the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library. It was developed by B.J. Hansen. Structure: This website is very structured. Each page is easily accessible through the menu buttons at the top. It is easily navigable […]
Power Searching with Google
After taking the power searching class, there are five new tips and tricks that I learned to help me become more Google efficient. 1.) The Ctrl-F function. This tool was designed to help your find certain text in a very long document. This function is extremely useful when I am doing homework or my EAST […]
Reflection on Active Listening: A Case Study
Click Here: Active Listening Case Study After reading this case study I began to realize how important active listening really is. It can actually make or break relationships–personal or professional. I always knew that you should provide feedback when listening, but little things such as, repeating the speakers words back to clarify your understanding helps […]
You May Be Surprised Video
After watching the video, I noticed that while I may notice something, I do not pay attention to every little detail, because I get distracted by something else. While watching the video, I counted 13 passes and did see the gorilla enter into the shot. But I did not pay attention to what he did […]
Time Management Assignment
On Tuesday we were asked to create a to do list of all of the stuff that we wanted to accomplish the next day and then to keep a record of what was actually done. Here was my to do list: Read chapter 5 before class-History to 1877 Work (8:00-10:00, 3:30-7:00) Do discussions for World […]
Reflection 1
My first week in the IT Minor program went better than expected! I was fortunate to come in possessing some basic computer knowledge and communication skills so, I was not completely afraid when I walked into the lab on the first day. I was very intimidated about the time of class because I have a […]