UCamp - Meeting
October 19November 2, 2007
attendees: Allison, Shaw-HanPaul, Gary, Barbara
UCD
- What is UCD? Introduction?
- Keep it short. How long? 30 mins.
** Gary and Allison - both have presentations, some combination.
UCamp Dev + Design Project
Reorderer for Layouts in uPortal:
- rearranging portlets on portal page (content blocks)
- drag and drop solution
- affordances?? interesting moments
- need a mockup??
- Shaw-Han to send out link to mockup for uPortal portlets
- reordering tabs for uPortal mockup exists
What do we need to be better prepared?
- mockup
- logistics of how this project segment will work? Small groups with one designer for each, one big group??
- other things??
- design patterns
- context for component use
- user research?
- usability testing (example using the reorderer mockup)
Proposed Timeline
30 mins - what is UCD
15 mins - outline of the following activities
15 - 30 mins - mock usability study
1.5 - 2 hours - work with dev on reorderer mockup
** Observe developers at work during project - mini contextual inquiry
Next Steps
- Shaw-Han to put up links to mockups
- Barbara and Shaw-Han to get mockups ready
- usability testing - Barbara
- intro - Allison and Gary
- Gary check attendance of past Ucamps
- Shaw-Han and Gary to contact developers on interest in this reorderer project, Colin
Timeline
30 mins - Accessibility evaluations - Colin
15 mins - Q&A - Colin
30 mins - what is UCD - Allison & Gary
15 mins - Q&A - Allison & Gary
15 - 30 mins - mock usability study of Sortable Tabs - Barbara
Design Project: (everyone + Dev)
- 30 mins - Design project holistic with Dev on Sortable Tabs - (all one group)
- 30-60 mins - work in small groups further implementing design ideas
- 15 mins - compare designs from small groups, wrap-up
~ 4 hours total time
Next Steps
- Gary and Allison to finalize their presentation on Intro do UCD
- Barbara to create user testing protocol for Tuesday to vet with Gary/Allison/Paul
- Barbara to create design wireframes for sortable tabs for Wednesday to vet with Gary/Allison/Paul/Shaw-Han
- Update the planning page with nice table for draft agenda - Barbara (Monday)
- Colin to finalize his accessibility presentation
- Allison and Paul to sign up for their Lightning Talks on Lightning Talk page
- Shaw-Han to start determining what he will work with Dev on for remainder of week. Can the tabs work be carried forward?
- Supplies for UCamp - Barbara to bring to Ucamp, checking on flipcharts and projectors. Everyone bring a few dry erase markers.