I interviewed Beyang Shi, who is a User Experience and Interaction Designer, having worked in-house with education startups, as well as a freelancer. I was intrigued by her background as a teacher, often working across language barriers, and what light that unique perspective can shed on what makes something truly usable.
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I spoke with Pamela Pavliscak, UX researcher, data scientist, and founder at Change Sciences. I was interested in how Pamela’s background in Information Science influences her work today. Pamela also spoke about Positive Design, the challenges she faced and still faces with Change Sciences, the future of the field, and what she reads to stay
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For this assignment, I interviewed Jesse McBride, a Senior UX Talent Manager at UX Hires. In order to prepare for my own job search, I wanted to gain insight into the hiring process to see what I could improve upon as I send out resumés and go on interviews. Jesse shared his thoughts about the UX
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In Spring 2015, a team of students from my Projects in Information Experience Design course (LIS 682) at Pratt Institute planned and implemented a semester-long research and design project aimed at helping the Asia Society Museum better engage with college-aged adults. Course projects covered three broad areas: Communication, Engagement, and Interactivity. Communication The Communication team presented […]
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In Spring 2015, a team of students from my Projects in Information Experience Design course (LIS 682) at Pratt Institute planned and implemented a semester-long research and design project aimed at helping the Asia Society Museum better engage with college-aged adults.
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In Spring 2015, a team of students from my Usability Theory & Practice course (LIS 644) at Pratt Institute conducted a usability study of the website for Columbia University Libraries’ U.S. Government Documents department (http://library.columbia.edu/locations/usgd.html). Student Team: Corina Bardoff, Mike Benowitz, Scarlett Taylor, Janelle Varin Download Full Report: Columbia University Libraries Government Documents User Testing Report Spring […]
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In Spring 2015, a team of students from my Usability Theory & Practice course (LIS 644) at Pratt Institute conducted a usability study of the online catalog for the Ingalls Library and Museum Archives at the Cleveland Museum of Art (http://library.clevelandart.org/). Student Team: Lisa Barrier, Erin Barsan, Greg Chaput, Alex Provo Download Full Report: Ingalls Library […]
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In Spring 2015, a team of students from my Usability Theory & Practice course (LIS 644) at Pratt Institute conducted a usability study of the website of the website of the Archivists Round Table (A.R.T.) of Metropolitan New York (http://www.nycarchivists.org/), one of the largest professional associations in North America for archivists, librarians, systems and records managers, […]
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In Spring 2015, a team of students from my Usability Theory & Practice course (LIS 644) at Pratt Institute conducted a usability study of the website for The Grey Literature Report (http://www.greylit.org/), a web resource for public health researchers to fill in the gaps of their peer-reviewed literature research with relevant grey literature. Student Team: Allie […]
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In Spring 2015, a team of students from my Usability Theory & Practice course (LIS 644) at Pratt Institute conducted a usability study of the website for the U.S. Government Documents department at Columbia University Libraries (http://library.columbia.edu/locations/usgd.html). Student Team: Corina
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