Blog # 6 - Discussion of a Learning Object, i.e. Your Canvas UX Course, for the New Met-Verse Computer Lab

 

                                                            Here is a question for you... 

                                What is the relationship between psychedelics and VR...?

                                                    That's an interesting question...right?

            For this Blog # 6, you will investigate and learn that on your very 1st first assignment.

                                So, let's not waste time. Let's get started with your UX course.

                                            This is your course, Heuristics Evaluation.

    Objective: To learn User EXperience, UX so that the new Meta-Verse Engineering Computer Lab

                     can be efficiently designed with the user in mind. 

c(Hillman, 2022)

    Contents of course.

                    Your course is designed using Canvas LMS. Here is the opening module. 

                    Very simple, you just go step-be-stgep thru the module.

                     Contained here is your syllabus. Very important

                     Followed by the references used in this course

                     NOTE: All refs used in the course are also cited at the end of this discussion.

                     Then, a tiny assignment for your quiz work  to introduce yourself

                     Followed by a quick quiz on how quizzes work on the site.

    

                                

Moving on to the core of the first UX Learning Module

                                

     

This is the first significant module for your course.

     There are 2 assignments. Let's briefly describe them

     Assignment #1 is for you to obtain two books, one on UX and the other by Dr. Leary

     Start reading these two books during your 1st week of studies

     For this, you will 

     When complete, do ADiscussion #1 based on what you learned from those books

     Assignment #2 is similar, except it is based on the original journal article on UX Heuristics

     here, you must do a particular assignment in Appendix 1 &2...

     Molich & Nielson (1990). The original article on heuristics and design

     Read, think about it, extract meaningful information asked for, and then do Discussion #2

The following modules are very similar.

    More journals to read and write discussions about.

    You will be doing a heuristic evaluation of user interfaces (Nielson & Molich, 1990)

    Then, when those are completed, you will start moving on to establishing your own heuristics

    You will see that various author describe their own set of heuristics

     but now you must synthesize these for your own use.

All of these modules will be easily accessible on your computer.

     No special apps

     Simple sign-in ID & PW

     Because it's online, you can work on it whenever you choose

     Suggestion. Make hard copies of the journal you will read.

     Research shows that reading hard copies increases student's learning

     Do the same for other items you will read and study.

    Always write your discussion posts on MS Word first, then edit, use Grammarly, then post

After establishing your particular heuristics, you will be in a position to start designing the new Meta-Verse computer lab. This is clearly your goal. 

Items you will need to consider for your new engineering lab are

     

Handheld or Wearable

c(Hillmann, 2021)

Spatial Arrangement

c(Vi et al., 2019)

View

c(Vi et al., 2019)

Equipment Used

c(Vi et al., 2019)

I hope you have found this blog an excellent overview of the UX class you will take.

There is much to learn in the fields of UX/VR/MR/AR/XR

The field is expanding rapidly, so you must be grounded in your studies and understanding.

Study hard

Remember well

and

Always try to get ahead of the XR World

Carpe Diem

References

Blog #5 - Proposal for Expansion of Engineering Lab into the Meta.Verse

 A Proposal for Expanding Engineering Computer Lab for Education 4.0

cBaratko (2024); Tremusa (2022)

This proposal will expand the current computer lab into VR/AR/MR technologies to create a metaverse learning environment for engineering students, Soylu & Lee (2023). The proposal emphasizes the rapid evolution of user experience (UX) and "meta realities" as drivers for this expansion, Pyae et al. (2023). These technologies are essential for preparing students for Industry 4.0 and Education 4.0, Castro et al. (2024). There is great potential for VR/AR technology applications in subjects like calculus, where students can visualize 3-D curves, and chemical engineering, where students can virtually explore chemical plants. This proposal also implements the guidelines for designing practical user experiences in these immersive environments:

●Organizing the spatial environment for efficiency and flexibility5.

●Prioritizing user comfort and avoiding overwhelming experiences.

●Considering hardware limitations and using cues to guide users.

●Creating compelling experiences grounded in real-world knowledge.

●Empowering users with control and opportunities for trial and error.

                                                                                    (IxDF, 2020); (Vi et al., 2019)

By moving into Education 4.0, which is part of Industry 4.0, we will be integrating AR/VR/MR, personalized learning, UX, collaboration & social interaction, improved accessibility and affordability, ethics, teacher training, and continued R&D and including the new organization, Artificial Intelligence Information Systems, AIIS, Collins et al. (2021).

 We must be a part of that!

Blog #4 - Professional Learning Microblogging

 

Students Doing Their Micro-Blogging, c2024 Baratko & Microsoft Designer

Our Post #4 This Week - 

Whether you do Mini-Blogging, Micro-Blogging, or Macro-Blogging, it is all about learning. And with learning comes communication; with that, there is collaboration. There are copious pros and cons to this. The pros and cons are listed below in the following infographic.

However, whatever blogging level you do, there is one top item to be super aware of, and that is...

                                                                --> "Scraping"

Scraping comes from the word scraper, a tool for scraping deteriorated paint from surfaces. Scraping is a very advanced method of playing peek-a-boo with a social media site to extract data.

Whether you are scraping or being scraped, be sure you are protected. You can use several protectors, and I will discuss that in the next blog post because it is a very advanced area.

" +'s " & " -'s "

Benefits & Challenges with Social Media Use are:

Enhanced knowledge, skills, teaching, learning, and access to professional communities.

Can foster collaboration because they give teachers and students a place to share their ideas.

However, challenges include managing the quantity of available content, the risks of context collapse, and having the cultures and discourse of online spaces.

Carpenter & Harvey (2020); Purwanto et al. (2023)

References

Carpenter, J. P. & Harvey, S. (2020). Chapter 2: Perceived Benefits and challenges of physical   

        edujcators' use of social media for professional development and learning. Journal of Teaching

        in Physical Education, 39(4), 434-444. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2020-0002.

Purwanto, A., Fahmi, K., & Cahyono, Y. (2023). The benefits of using social media in the learning             process of students in the digital literacy Era and the Education 4.0 Era. Journal of Inbformation             Systems and Management, 2(2), 1-7.