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Welcome to the Information Experience Lab (IE Lab), a usability testing facility for the evaluation of web applications, computer software and hardware.
Located in London Hall on the MU Campus, the IE Lab combines the knowledge of experienced professionals with academic scholarship to provide a sophisticated approach to the study of human-computer interactions. Our IE Lab team specializes in the use of digital, integrated usability testing software, with both in-lab and on-site evaluation capabilities.
We invite you to explore our site to learn more about how usability testing can create more effective and more valuable online resources.
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IE Lab News
Distinguished Visitors to IE Lab
(1/22/2009)
The IE Lab has recently played host to several distinguished visitors from the UM System and MU Administration. Each of the visitors received a short briefing from faculty members and saw a demonstration of data collection techniques conducted by IE Lab graduate researchers.
College of Education Interim Dean Rose Porter arranged each of the visits and served as host during their tour.
Thursday, October 16, 2008, MU Provost Brian Foster was briefed by Sanda Erdelez, Joi Moore and Oliver Chen and Said Alghenaimi, Andrew Tawfik andNgoc Vo
Thursday, December 11, 2008, the Lab was visited by the senior leadership from MU’s Development Office, including:
- David Housh, Vice-Chancellor of Development
- Jim Salmo, Assoc. Vice-Chancellor of Development
- Bill Sheehan, Assoc. Vice-Chancellor of Development
- Todd McCubbin, Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Alumni Relations
- David Clithero, Associate Vice-Chancellor of Development
John Wedman, Neeley Current and Elliott McClelland served as guides during the tour. The IE Lab discussion and demonstration was conducted by Sanda Erdelez and Kim Thompson and facilitated by researchers Borchuluun Yadamsuren, Anindita Paul Xin Wang and Andrew Tawfik. Researcher Ngoc Vo took photos during the visit to the Allen Institute.
Friday, January 16, UM President Gary Forsee and UM Director of Governmental Relations Marty Oetting were hosted by Interim Dean Rose Porter during a visit to the Allen Institute. Other visitors on the tour were Dean James Thompson and Dale Musser from the MU College of Engineering and College of Education visitors Glenn Good, Linda Bennett, Deb Carr, Jay Scribner, Mike Pullis, and John Lannin. John Wedman, Tom Kochtanek and Elliott McClelland led the tour for the group. Researcher Ngoc Vo served as photographer during the tour. IE Lab faculty during the demonstration were Sanda Erdelez, Joi Moore and Oliver Chen and were assisted by graduate researchers Borchuluun Yadamsuren, Anindita Paul, and Andew Tawfik.
IE Lab Celebrates World Usability Day 2008
(11/13/2008)
Come join the IE Lab as we celebrate World Usability Day 2008 on Thursday, November 13, from 10:00am - 2:00pm in Brady Commons, University of Missouri. This year hundreds of events are taking place in more than 40 countries around the globe. You can experience website usability testing firsthand by being a part of our study on the usability of Columbia's Interactive Walking and Biking Map. We want to see how easy it is for bike riders to get directions from the map.
Thailand Cyber University E-Learning Usability Laboratory Update
(9/18/2008)
Dr. Anuchai Theeraroungchaisri, Deputy Director of the Thailand Cyber University (TCU) consortium of universities, has notifed the IE Lab that space for their new Usability Laboratory is will be assigned soon. Chulalongkorn University, TCU Partner Institution in Bangkok, is close to assigning space for the laboratory. Dr. Theeraroungchaisri hopes that the new laboratory will be operational by January 1, 2009.
Ms. Tanyapar Jirathamthanakul plans to conduct TCU's first usability studies E-Learning courseware over the next few months in a temporary usability facility set up in TCU's offices within the Thailand Commission on Higher Ecucation. The IE Lab's Dr. Joi Moore and Ms. Ngoc Vo have been working on procedures upon how best to evalutate E-Learning courseware and will be advising Ms. Jirathamthanakul during this process.
Usability Evaluation Studies at Tamkang University – IE Lab Partner Institution
(9/18/2008)
Dr. Chun-Yi Danny Shen and graduate students within Tamkang's Department of Educational Technology have collected data to evaluate a new Missouri Department of Agriculture website written in Chinese. Mr. Hank Ma, Director of the Missouri Agriculture Office in Taipei, had the new website constructed by his assistant Ms. Phoebe Chen to assist in their efforts to promote the sale of Missouri products in Taiwan.
The usability group at Tamkang recruited representatives from three companies in Taiwan to serve as test participants in evaluating the new website. One of the companies was the distributor of Missouri's own Budweiser Beer in Taiwan. The data will be analyzed over the next few weeks and Dr. Shen will present a report to Mr. Ma with the results of the study and recommendations for changes to improve the usability of the website.
Dr. Shen and his graduate student team are conducting a second usability study now for a web application called "Export" for an external client in Taiwan during the fall of 2008.
More IE Lab News available here.