Five Key Findings: Foolproof Computerized ExaminationPrometric
Tests are conducted in order to assess an individual’s knowledge and ability. While the relevance and importance of a test has remained constantly high, its method has evolved greatly. From decades of writing answers on paper, we have now entered the digital age with computerized testing.
Limits to the Digital Library Metaphor of Bible Software (BibleTech 2015)openbibleinfo
The metaphor of the “digital library” (where accumulating more books leads to a richer experience) dominates the design of modern Bible software. The assumptions driving the library metaphor were useful when early Bible software was targeting specialists, but we need to reexamine these assumptions if digital Bibles are to support the habits and practices of a wider audience.
Drawing on historical research as well as recent ethnographic and quantitative studies, I explore how readers and publishers of digital Bibles are repeating patterns from centuries past, with readers in particular revealing a surprising continuity (across time and media) in how they use—or want to use—the biblical text. This exploration unearths alternate metaphors for Bible software beyond the “library” and surveys how these metaphors in turn can lead us to design software experiences that better support people’s actual behavior when engaging the Bible.
Digital Accessibility - Section 508 Refresh: Now What?Lisa Marchand
Siteimprove's in-house accessibility expert covers the 2017 update to Section 508, legislation that requires certain websites to be accessible by January 2018. Learn what the refresh entails and what it means for your organization. For the live webinar recording, visit go.siteimprove.com/section-508-refresh-webinar.
Five Key Findings: Foolproof Computerized ExaminationPrometric
Tests are conducted in order to assess an individual’s knowledge and ability. While the relevance and importance of a test has remained constantly high, its method has evolved greatly. From decades of writing answers on paper, we have now entered the digital age with computerized testing.
Limits to the Digital Library Metaphor of Bible Software (BibleTech 2015)openbibleinfo
The metaphor of the “digital library” (where accumulating more books leads to a richer experience) dominates the design of modern Bible software. The assumptions driving the library metaphor were useful when early Bible software was targeting specialists, but we need to reexamine these assumptions if digital Bibles are to support the habits and practices of a wider audience.
Drawing on historical research as well as recent ethnographic and quantitative studies, I explore how readers and publishers of digital Bibles are repeating patterns from centuries past, with readers in particular revealing a surprising continuity (across time and media) in how they use—or want to use—the biblical text. This exploration unearths alternate metaphors for Bible software beyond the “library” and surveys how these metaphors in turn can lead us to design software experiences that better support people’s actual behavior when engaging the Bible.
Digital Accessibility - Section 508 Refresh: Now What?Lisa Marchand
Siteimprove's in-house accessibility expert covers the 2017 update to Section 508, legislation that requires certain websites to be accessible by January 2018. Learn what the refresh entails and what it means for your organization. For the live webinar recording, visit go.siteimprove.com/section-508-refresh-webinar.
