Usability inspection methods
Evaluating Web Usability With MiLE+
WSE '05 Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE International Symposium on Web Site Evolution
An approach to usability evaluation of e-learning applications
Universal Access in the Information Society
On the Quality of Information for Web 2.0 Services
IEEE Internet Computing
ICWE'11 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Web engineering
Development of a methodology for evaluating the quality in use of web 2.0 applications
INTERACT'11 Proceedings of the 13th IFIP TC 13 international conference on Human-computer interaction - Volume Part IV
Exploring the quality in use of web 2.0 applications: the case of mind mapping services
ICWE'11 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Current Trends in Web Engineering
SUE inspection: an effective method for systematic usability evaluation of hypermedia
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans
Empirical investigation on factors influencing the behavioral intention to use Facebook
Universal Access in the Information Society
The uptake of Web 2.0 technologies, and its impact on visually disabled users
Universal Access in the Information Society
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The emergence of Web 2.0 applications has provided new opportunities for all participants in the educational process. Students are encouraged to create and share educational artifacts and thereby actively contribute to the development of knowledge repository. On the other hand, teachers are enabled to publish lecture resources, communicate with students, comment on shared and integrated artifacts, and evaluate completed educational e-activities. Considering that usability represents a necessary condition for an effective learning, it affects the adoption and use of created artifacts in e-learning settings. Although Web 2.0 applications are widely used for educational purposes, a consolidated methodology for the assessment of artifacts resulting from their use is still not available. The work presented in this paper is the first step towards a comprehensive framework for evaluating the usability of educational artifacts created with Web 2.0 applications. Following the standard procedure for instrument development, we conducted an empirical study during which specific pedagogical and technical attributes that capture certain usability facets of educational artifacts created with Web 2.0 applications were identified.