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Usability Lab

The Usability Lab provides actionable feedback to instructors on ways to improve the navigability of their Canvas course sites using data gathered from usability and eye tracking testing. 
 
Usability testing is a common assessment method used to determine (1) how easy a website is to use and (2) what improvements might make the website more accessible and intuitive to a greater number of users. Eye tracking allows you to see what a user navigating a website sees—and what they don’t—while using a website. 

In the video below, you can see how students navigated a Canvas course homepage to find where they needed to go to get started with the course:
 

 
The eye tracking in the video reveals that most students missed the Watch Here First video, suggesting the video needs to be placed elsewhere to get students’ attention. These types of insights and more can be reveled through usability testing. To get started, all you need to do is schedule a short 30 minute consultation.    

To schedule a service consultation or to learn more about the Usability Lab, please contact Lauren Johnson, our User Experience Librarian, at lauren.johnson@nevadastate.edu or (702) 992-2802.