scholarly journals In Praxis: Creating a (Web)Site of Resistance and Disrupting the Hidden Curricula of Academic Socialization

JCSCORE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-217
Author(s):  
Katherine S. Cho
Keyword(s):  
Web Site ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Academic Socialization ◽  
Communities Of Color ◽  
A Site ◽  
Hidden Curricula

The navigation and socialization within academia is rife with toxicity and a hidden curricula reflective of neoliberal competitiveness, drawn from White cis-hetero colonialist patriarchy. To challenge and resist the toxicity within academia, Communities of Color have created counterspaces to share resources, build beyond the purported individualism, and connect through vulnerability and care. Within this reflection, are the lessons learned of creating one such counterspace through the development of a website— a “site” of resistance.

scholarly journals Developing Web-based Education Resources: Lessons Learned From Three Experiences

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Jo Ann Carr
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Education Resources ◽  
Annotated List ◽  
Web Based Education

This article reviews the development of three Web-based education resources and the potential for each of these resources to meet the needs of users for a 'killer app'. Three case studies (the Annotated List of Education Journals, the IDEAS Portal Web Site and the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Web Site)review the purpose, audience, content, funding, publicity and structure of the sites. Differences in staffing, funding and the centrality of these sites to the mission of their sponsoring institutions impacted the growth of these sites. Technological changes and the diffuse nature of the Internet also impacted the development of these resources.

The Effect of Usability Guidelines on Web Site User Emotions

2008 ◽  
pp. 1734-1741
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Chalmers
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Lost Sales ◽  
Software Usability ◽  
Usability Problems ◽  
A Site ◽  
And Control ◽  
Access Data ◽  
Site User

Two decades ago, the U.S. Air Force asked human factors experts to compile a set of guidelines for command and control software because of software usability problems. Many other government agencies and businesses followed. Now hundreds of guidelines exist. Despite all the guidelines, however, most Web sites still do not use them. One of the biggest resulting usability problems is that users cannot find the information they need. In 2001, Sanjay Koyani and James Mathews (2001), researchers for medical Web information, found, “Recent statistics show that over 60% of Web users can’t find the information they’re looking for, even though they’re viewing a site where the information exists”. In 2003, Jakob Nielsen (2003), an internationally known usability expert, reported, “On average across many test tasks, users fail 35% of the time when using Web sites.” Now in 2005, Muneo Kitajima, senior researcher with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, speaks of the difficulties still present in locating desired information, necessitating tremendous amounts of time attempting to access data (Kitajima, Kariya, Takagi, & Zhang, to appear). This comes at great costs to academia, government, and business, due to erroneous data, lost sales, and decreased credibility of the site in the opinion of users. Since emotions play a great role in lost sales and lost credibility, the goal of this study was to explore the question, “Does the use of usability guidelines affect Web site user emotions?” The experimenter tasked participants to find information on one of two sites. The information existed on both sites; however, one site scored low on usability, and one scored high. After finding nine pieces of information, participants reported their frequency of excitement, satisfaction, fatigue, boredom, confusion, disorientation, anxiety, and frustration. Results favored the site scoring high on usability.

Negative Effects of Advertising Techniques in Electronic Commerce

2011 ◽  
pp. 746-753
Author(s):  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Marios Koufaris ◽  
Robert H. Ducoffe
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Online Commerce ◽  
Emotional Appeal ◽  
Banner Ads ◽  
Individual Features ◽  
A Site ◽  
Product Promotion

Companies who engage in online commerce find themselves dwelling at the intersection of the real and the virtual, and facing a task that is more complex than delivering an attractive Web site (Mitra, 2003). Practitioners and scholars have paid attention to techniques used in site and product promotion, which include the overall structure of the online retailing interface and individual features like banners, animation, sound, video, interstitials, and pop-up ads (Rodgers & Thorson, 2000; Westland & Au, 1998). Banner size, image maps, audio, and Web site interactivity have been found to enhance site appeal (Coyle & Thorson, 2001; Li & Bukovac, 1999;). Banner ads effectiveness was also found to be affected by incentive offerings contained in the ads, as well as the emotional appeal imbedded in the ad (Xie, Donthu, Lohtia, & Osmonbekow, 2004). Nonetheless, the use of such promotional techniques also comes with its negative effects that could influence consumers’ perceptions of and attitude toward a site.

Negative Effects of Advertising Techniques in Electronic Commerce

2011 ◽  
pp. 842-847
Author(s):  
Yuan Gao ◽  
Marios Koufaris ◽  
Robert H. Ducoffe
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Online Retailing ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Online Commerce ◽  
Emotional Appeal ◽  
Banner Ads ◽  
Individual Features ◽  
A Site ◽  
Product Promotion

Companies who engage in online commerce find themselves dwelling at the intersection of the real and the virtual, and facing a task that is more complex than delivering an attractive Web site (Mitra, 2003). Practitioners and scholars have paid attention to techniques used in site and product promotion, which include the overall structure of the online retailing interface and individual features like banners, animation, sound, video, interstitials, and pop-up ads (Rodgers & Thorson, 2000; Westland & Au, 1998). Banner size, image maps, audio, and Web site interactivity have been found to enhance site appeal (Coyle & Thorson, 2001; Li & Bukovac, 1999;). Banner ads effectiveness was also found to be affected by incentive offerings contained in the ads, as well as the emotional appeal imbedded in the ad (Xie, Donthu, Lohtia, & Osmonbekow, 2004). Nonetheless, the use of such promotional techniques also comes with its negative effects that could influence consumers’ perceptions of and attitude toward a site.

A Successful Remediation Project

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Max Scott
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Radioactive Material ◽  
Aircraft Manufacturing ◽  
Molten Magnesium ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
A Site

As part of a program to visit formerly licensed sites to determine if they meet current uncontrolled release conditions, a United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) inspection was conducted in the fall of 1993 at a site that had possessed a radioactive material license from about 1955 to 1970. While the license was in force, the plant processed magnesium scrap containing up to 4 percent thorium. The source of the scrap is believed to be the aircraft manufacturing industry. The scrap was placed in furnaces and heated to the melting point of magnesium, and the molten magnesium was drawn off, leaving the thorium with the residue (dross). Under the regulation in existence at that time, the thorium dross was buried on site in an approximate 14 acre field. In 1993 the inspector found readings up to 900uR/h. Early in 1994 an informal grid survey of most of the 14 acre site was conducted. Based on that survey, it was concluded that the thorium was widespread and extended beyond the property lines. The preliminary findings were reported to the USNRC, and in 1994 the site was designated as a Site Decommissioning Management Plan (SMPD) site. A remediation team was formed which included the following disciplines: remediation health physics, geology, hydrology, engineering, law, public relations, and project management. This remediation team planned, participated in selecting vendors, and provided project over site for all activities from site characterization through the final status survey. In 2006 the site was released for uncontrolled access. A chronology of activities with lessons learned will be presented.

scholarly journals The Scientific Comparison between Web-Based Site and Web-Builder (Open Source) Project: Functionalities, Usability, Design and Security

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aso Mohammed Aladdin ◽  
Chnoor M. Rahman ◽  
Mzhda S. Abdulkarim
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Business Organization ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Open Source Project ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Web

In developing web sites there are some rules that developers should depend on in order to create a site suitable to the users’ needs and also to make them as comfort as possible when they surf it. Before creating any website or operating any application, it is important for developers to address the functionality, design, usability and security of the work according to the demands.  Every developer has his/her own way to develop a website, some prefer to use website builders and while others prefer to what they have primarily formed in their mind What they have primarily formed in their mind preferred software and programming languages. Therefore, this paper will compare the web based sites and open source projects in terms of functionality, usability, design and security in order to help academic staffs or business organization for choosing the best way for developing an academic or e-commerce web site.  

scholarly journals Promoting fan labor and "all things Web": A case study of Tosh.0

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Helens-Hart
Keyword(s):  
Web Site ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
User Participation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Web Site Design ◽  
Site Design ◽  
A Site ◽  
Spreadable Media

Television programs are increasingly paired with interactive media platforms in attempts to reach fragmented audiences though a medium where millions are now seeking entertainment—the Internet. Programs' online presences are cultivated and promoted by paid staffers and unpaid fan laborers. Producers monetize fan activity by guiding its form on their sites. Utilizing the concepts of sticky and spreadable media, an analysis of the Comedy Central show Tosh.0 Web site demonstrates how producers can promote particular types of interactivity through the content and architecture of a multimodal Web site. By designing a site that centralizes the use of popular social media, the producers of Tosh.0 concentrate fans and benefit from their creative labor. Furthermore, this study serves as a test for the scope and usefulness of the concepts of sticky and spreadable media in revealing strategic Web site design that encourages specific types of user participation.

GovBenefits.gov

2011 ◽  
pp. 156-177
Author(s):  
Curtis Turner
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The People ◽  
Presidential Management ◽  
Government Initiative ◽  
Shared Risk

This case study examines how 10 federal agencies came together in the fall of 2001 to implement an e-government initiative as part of President George W. Bush’s Presidential Management Agenda. The initiative, known as GovBenefits.gov™, is a Web site that connects citizens to 1,000 (390 federal and 610 state government) benefit and assistance programs. Through a series of personal interviews and an examination of program documentation, the case study explores the people, technology, and processes used to launch and maintain the Web site. The author arrives at five lessons learned, which are: (1) Establish a clear value proposition; (2) Develop shared risk and rewards; (3) Develop tangible results quickly; (4) Use creativity to get the word out; and (5) Don’t stop innovating.

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