[Building Sakai] Participation in Research Study about Educational Software Designers’ Educational Backgrounds

[Eli Cochran]

Marisa,
I'd be willing to participate. How are you defining software  
designers? UI design? Coding? UX design? Visual design? (We struggle  
with this definition all the time.)

I am user experience designer and developer as well as a manager of  
three user experience designers just to give my background.

And finally, is any of your work with Elizabeth Boling at IU? I don't  
know whether it's a factor or not, but Elizabeth is an old friend and  
colleague from Apple.

- Eli Cochran

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Eli Cochran
manager of user experience design
ETS, UC Berkeley

"Do not solve the problem that’s asked of you. It’s almost always the  
wrong problem."
     - Don Norman




On Aug 11, 2009, at 3:18 PM, Marisa Exter wrote:

> Dear Sakai Team Members,
>
> I was wondering if you might be willing to participate in a research
> study. The purpose of the study is to gain a greater understanding of
> the educational experiences and needs of software designers/developers
> working on educational software. Data collected in this study will be
> used in a dissertation study and may also be included in research
> publications or conference presentations. This study has been approved
> by the IU Bloomington Human Subjects committee.  Permission to post
> the invitation on the Sakai development mailing list has been granted
> by Michael Korcuska.
>
> If you know of colleagues either in your own organization or in
> another company or organization that might be willing to participate
> in this study, please forward them this email.
>
> You will be asked to participate in a 30-40 minute phone interview,
> which can be scheduled at a time that is most convenient for you.  The
> topics covered in the interview will be related to your educational
> experiences, your work history, the types of duties you regularly
> perform as part of your job, and the resources you use in your daily
> work.  You will not be asked for proprietary information or for
> details about specific projects.  The purpose of this study is to talk
> about the background of software designers in general, not to profile
> any specific company or individual.  Therefore, names of participants
> and employers will be kept anonymous.
>
> If you have any questions about the study or procedures, please
> contact me at mexter at indiana.edu.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Marisa Exter
> Doctoral Candidate, Instructional Systems Technology
> Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
> mexter at indiana.edu
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