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=== Design Research Lab Method #1: User Testing === | === Design Research Lab Method #1: User Testing === | ||
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User testing is a term that typically describes a research process to understand how users interact with a design. To conduct user testing, you need to have a prototype or design to test with users. | User testing is a term that typically describes a research process to understand how users interact with a design. To conduct user testing, you need to have a prototype or design to test with users. | ||
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* Usability tests | * Usability tests | ||
* Surveys | * Surveys | ||
==== Sample user testing methods at MoFo ==== | |||
* Appmaker Technovation [https://emgollie.makes.org/thimble/LTkyNDUxNjM1Mg==/technovation-appmaker-session-teaching-kit-template on-site testing] (Emily Goglioski) | |||
* Hive Labs [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1efktnCUV7qZPV41d_0zy6p8D0OF1VeaEhYs9WYht2jA/viewform platform usability survey] (Kat Braybrooke) | |||
=== Design Research Lab Method #2: Co/Participatory Design === | === Design Research Lab Method #2: Co/Participatory Design === | ||
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* Tools may include sticky notes for jotting down ideas, whiteboards for sketching, idea-inducing exercises like charettes. Outputs range from paper prototypes to full-scale reports; | * Tools may include sticky notes for jotting down ideas, whiteboards for sketching, idea-inducing exercises like charettes. Outputs range from paper prototypes to full-scale reports; | ||
==== | ==== Sample codesign projects at MoFo ==== | ||
* [http://www.priv.gc.ca/resource/cp/2014-2015/cp_bg_e.asp Co-Designing Open Badges for Privacy Education with Canadian Youth] (upcoming 2014 - 2015) | * [http://www.priv.gc.ca/resource/cp/2014-2015/cp_bg_e.asp Co-Designing Open Badges for Privacy Education with Canadian Youth] (upcoming 2014 - 2015, Karen Smith) | ||
* [http://blog.kaibray.com/post/76615169574/a-mozilla-winter-web-makers-co-designers-and Blog post: Codesign at Webmaker] | * [http://emilygoligoski.com/2013/12/11/introducing-open-badges-user-profiles/ Codesigned personae development, Open Badges] (Emily Goglioski) | ||
* [https://blog.webmaker.org/lets-teach-the-web-offline | * [http://blog.kaibray.com/post/76615169574/a-mozilla-winter-web-makers-co-designers-and Blog post: Codesign at Webmaker] (Kat Braybrooke) | ||
* [https://blog.webmaker.org/lets-teach-the-web-offline Let's teach the web offline] and [https://blog.webmaker.org/lofinofi Lo-Fi No-Fi Kit codesign] (Kat Braybrooke) | |||
* [ | * [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/codesignthinkbig Telefonica codesign workshop] (Kat Braybrooke) | ||
=== Weekly Research Meetings === | === Weekly Research Meetings === | ||
The Design Research Lab meets '''every Thursday at noon PST'''. All interested participants are welcome to attend and go through findings and methods with us. Meeting notes can be found on [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/user-research-roar](the User Research Roar Etherpad). | The Design Research Lab meets '''every Thursday at noon PST'''. All interested participants are welcome to attend and go through findings and methods with us. Meeting notes can be found on [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/user-research-roar](the User Research Roar Etherpad). | ||