The Magic of Thinking Big

One 1. don't sell yourself short 2. conquer the foe of self-deprication 3. concentrate on your assets 4. use big, bright cheerful words that promise victory 5. avoid words that create failure 6. stretch your vision 7. practice adding value to things, people, and especially yourself 8. keep your mind above trivial things   Two 1. make an effort to put only positive thoughts in your memory bank, refuse to recall unpleasant events 2. remember to keep people in proper perspective; develop an understanding attitude 3. make everything you do say "I'm confident, really confident."   - be a front seater - make eyecontact - walk 20% faster - speak up - smile big   Three 1. look important 2. think your work is important 3. give yourself a pep-talk several times daily   Four 1. be environment conscious 2. make your environment work for you, not against you 3. don't let small thinking people hold you back 4. get your advice from successful people 5. get plenty of psychological sunshine; circulate in new groups; discover new and stimulating things 6. throw thought poison out of your environment; stay on the positive side   LBJ's RULES 1. learn to remember names 2. be a comfortable person 3. acquire the quality of being relaxed 4. don't be egotistical 5. cultivate the quality of being interested 6. study to get the scratchy elements out of your personality (even subsonscious ones) 7. sincerely attempt to heal every misunderstanding you've had 8. practice liking people 9. never miss an opportunity to congratulate or express sympathy 10. give spiritual strength

 

2.5 Usability Evaluation Tool (UET) - done

20101031 sun 1433   2.5 Usability Evaluation Tool (UET) completed.   I did not have subtopics to 2.5 as originally planned. 2.5 Usability Evaluation Tool 2.5.1 Usability Checklists 2.5.2 Usability Questionnaire 2.5.3 Web-Based Tool 2.5.4 Support Tool As I began to start writing, I noticed that there not many UET to write about. So, no sub-topics.   Happy that I have completed the entire Literature Review now. Of course, I may have additional points added into Literature Review as the Dissertation progresses.   Next actions: Contact Ryu as requested by Supervisor. Look for potential journals to submit. Write a concise hournal paper.

 

2.4 Usability Evaluation Method (UEM) - 70% done

20101029 2100 Can't do more...my head is feeling heavy.   2.4 Usability Evaluation Methods 2.4.1 Three Categories of UEM  - completed 2.4.2 Usability Testing  - completed 2.4.3 Usability Inspection  - completed 2.4.4 Usability Inquiry  - in-progress 2.4.5 Think-Aloud Protocol Usability Testing  - outstanding 2.4.6 Heuristic Evaluation  - completed 2.4.7 Cognitive Walkthough  - completed 2.4.8 Usability Questionnaire  - in-progress   I was in Penang from Sunday to Thursday, 24 - 28 Oct 2010.  I had earlier hoped and planned that I could use 24-26 (Sun - Tue) to do up my Literature Review part 2.4 Usability Evaluation Method.  I could not focus...not inspired to write.  :(

 

2.1 Mobile Learning (Chpt 2 Literature Review) completed

20101022 Friday - 2310

Completed my write-up of 2.1 Mobile Learning.

Contains:
2.1.1 What is Mobile Learning?
2.1.2 Mobile Learning as a form of e-Learning
2.1.3 Characteristics of Mobile Learning

Future Plan:
2.1.4 Related Research Work

Decided to cancel 2.1.4 Usability Issues/Problems of Mobile Learning.
Reason: Most of these usability issues/problems are not relevant to my direction. Most of these...technical, connectivity, small screen, high cost, limited access...cannot be solved by usability evaluation. So, no point talking about problems/issues which are out of context of my research.

2.3 Usability Criteria 97% complete...until I suddenly found new materials :) + :(

20101021 - 15th Anniversary today.

2200 - I thought I was 97% complete...just waiting for the compilation of Usability Guidelines of HHS & GSA 2006.

2200 ~ 2300...I found some wonderful materials on Mobile Usability and Web Usability. So I think I just cannot ignore them.

2.3 Usability Criteria
status: ALL completed except 2.3.6 Mobile Usability and 2.3.7 Web Usability.

plan: Looks like I will only be able to complete this @Cititel, Penang....this coming Sunday - Tuesday.

2.2 Usability (Chpt 2 Literature Review) 80% complete

20.10.2010
10.45pm

Feeling satisfied. I have finished about 80% of 2.2 Usability.

2.2 Usability
2.2.1 What is Usability? - complete (60% of 2.2)
2.2.2 Why Usability Evaluation - complete (20% of 2.2)
2.2.3 Usability of Mobile Learning & Mobile Applications - outstanding (20% of 2.2)

I am in dilemma about writing the Usability Problems & Issues of mobile learning.
He does not like to hear about "bad things" about mobile learning...he is in denial stage.

So, I have to be extra careful....how to word the problems/issues.
He disliked issues like...small screen, lack of wifi access, expensive data rates...

Mmm...
Crack my head....how lah!
Eeeeeh...

Just now I felt like emailing my 2.2 to Sup and Co-Sup.
May be later lah, a few days later...just emailed the Slides and Chapter 1 on last Sunday & Monday.

This morning, I emailed out TQ again to all my respondents of Questionnaire Survey for Main Study. Hopefully, many of these will be willing to help with Questionnaire Survey again in the near future, and some may be willing to participate in the Focus Group. :)

Structuring my Literature Review

My problem is my Chapter 2 Literature Review file is very long. So, it is tedious to scroll such lengthy/many pages.

I decided to structure and chop the files into several files.

2.1 Mobile Learning

2.2 Usability

2.3 Usability Criteria

2.4 Usability Evaluation Methods

2.5 Usability Evaluation Tool

To zoom in...
2.2 Usability
2.2.1 What is Usability?
2.2.2 Why Usability Evaluation?
2.2.2 Usability related to Mobile Learning and Applications

To zoom in...
2.3 Usability Criteria
2.3.1 What is Usability Criteria?
2.3.2 Nielsen's Ten Heuristics
2.3.3 Kapoun's Five Web Evaluation Criteria
2.3.4 Learning/Pedagogical Usability
2.3.5 Usability Questionnaire Criteria
2.3.6 Web Usability Criteria
2.3.7 Mobile Usability Criteria
2.3.8 Su's Usability Criteria
2.3.9 Yeap's 36 Usability Criteria

To zoom in...
2.4 Usability Evaluation Methods
2.4.1 Three Categories of UEM
2.4.2 Usability Testing
2.4.3 Usability Inspection
2.4.4 Usability Inquiry
2.4.5 Think-Aloud Protocol Usability Testing
2.4.6 Heuristic Evaluation
2.4.7 Cognitive Walkthough
2.4.8 Usability Questionnaire

To zoom in...
2.5 Usability Evaluation Tool
2.5.1 Usability Checklists
2.5.2 Usability Questionnaire
2.5.3 Web-Based Tool
2.5.4 Support Tool

To zoom in...
2.1 Mobile Learning
2.2 Mobile Learning as a form of E-Learning
2.3 Characteristics of Mobile Learning
2.4 Existing Mobile Learning Applications

Focus Group prospects....FIST-MMU

Faculty of Information Science and Technology Multimedia University   HCI / Usability / e-Learn / M-Learn  Academicians   http://fist2.mmu.edu.my/?act=staff&posGroup=16 Name: Dr. Lau Siong Hoe (Senior Lecturer) Position: Deputy Dean (Student & Facilities) Office: FIST Office Telephone: +606-252 3348/4018 Fax: +606-231 8840 Academic Interest: 1. Human-Computer Interaction 2. Interactive Information Visualization 3. Affective Computing   Name: Dr. Cheah Wooi Ping Position: Lecturer Office: ITBR2002 Telephone: 06-2524113 Fax: 06-2318840 Academic Interest: Ubiquitous Computing, Soft Computing, Knowledge Engineering, Software Engineering , Artificial Intelligence, Programming Paradigms   Name: Fathin Fakhriah Abdul Aziz Position: Lecturer Office: ITAR2006 Telephone: 06-252 3404 Fax: 06-231 8840 Academic Interest: Networking, Computer Programming, Database, Web Technologies, Online Marketing, E-Commerce, E-learning   Name: Goh Pey Yun Position: Lecturer Office: ITAR 2009 Telephone: +606-2523910 Fax: +606-2318840 Academic Interest: Knowledge management, e-learning   Name: Goh Yi Zheng Position: Lecturer Office: ITAR 2016 Telephone: 06-252 3077 Fax: 06-231 8840 Academic Interest: HCI, image processing, Database Systems   Name: Halawati Abd. Jalil Safuan Position: Lecturer Office: ITAR2004 Telephone: 06-252 3063 Fax: 06-231 8840 Academic Interest: data communications & networking, MIS, soft computing, e-learning paradigm.   http://fist2.mmu.edu.my/?act=staff&posGroup=16&f=1 Name: Subarmaniam Kannan Position: Lecturer Office: IT B 3004 Telephone: 606 252 3062 Fax: 606 231 8840 Academic Interest: Multi Agent Technology; Knowledge Engineering; Semantic Web; Ontology; Knowledge Management; E-Learning; Information Systems Auditing; COBIT, CISA; Information Systems Security; Network Security, Security Audit; Machine Learning; Neural Network;   Name: Tan Phit Huan Position: Asst. Lecturer Office: IT A R 0006 Telephone: 06-252 3239 Fax: 06-231 8840 Academic Interest: Computer programming, Database Design, E-learning, Gaming, HCI

 

Focus Group prospect...FIT-MMU

Faculty of Information Technology Multimedia University HCI / Usability / E-Learn / M-Learn Academicians Dr. Ting Choo Yee Deputy Dean Room: FIT BR 1005 Phone: +60-3-8312-5217 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Data Mining and Machine Learning, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, User Modeling and Profiling. Prof. Dr. C. Eswaran Professor Room: FIT BR 1013 Phone: +60-3-8312-5831 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Multimedia Digital Signal Processing, Compression, Neural Networks, Bio-medical engineering, e-Learning Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lee Chien-Sing Associate Professor Room: FIT BR 3026 Phone: +60-3-8312-5425 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Ontological structures, data mining, knowledge management, e-learning (authoring tool, adaptive web learning environments, collaborative concept maps), human resource development, mobile learning, games Dr. Ng Boon Yian Senior Lecturer Room: FIT BR 3015 Phone: +60-3-8312-5337 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Mathematical Analysis, Mathematics Education, e-learning Dr. Chua Fang Fang Lecturer Room: FIT BR 4018 Phone: +60-3-8312-5406 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Service-oriented Architecture,V&V,Intelligent Agents,Software Architecture,Information Systems, Knowledge Management, E-Learning Dr. Ku Day Chyi Lecturer Room: FITBR 3012 Phone: +60-3-8312-5044 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Computer graphics (CG), human-computer interaction (HCI), calligraphic interface, computer-aided-design (CAD/CAGD), constructive geometry in the 3D modeling, combinatorial and numerical computational geometry, online non-photorealistic rendering (NPR), 3D NPR, conceptual design. Dr. Lim Tek Yong Lecturer Room: FIT BR 4019 Phone: +60-3-8312-5470 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Human Computer Interaction, Computer Supported Cooperative Work Dr. Md Jahangir Alam Lecturer Room: FIT BR 2005 Phone: +60-3-8312-5289 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Human Computer Interaction, Image processing, Pattern Recognition, Medical Image Technology, 3D Reconstruction, Biometrics for security -Face Recognition, Signature Verification and Gait Recognition Dr. Wong Chee Onn Lecturer Room: FIT BR 1023 Phone: +60-3-8312-5319 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Pattern Recognition, Human-Centered Interfaces, Interactive Digital Media. Aishah Abdul Razak (Leave) Lecturer Room: FIT BR 2007 Phone: +60-3-8312-5253 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Digital Signal Processing (image and speech processing), Emotion extraction and recognition, AI and Multimedia applications-HCI, E-learning and interactive design, 3D Animation Chong Pei Fen Lecturer om: FIT BR 2018 Phone: +60-3-8312-5260 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 E-Learning, Web & Mobile Devices Usability, Human-Machine Interfaces Khairil Imran Bin Ghauth Lecturer Room: FIT BR 2012 Phone: +60-3-8312-5403 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 E-learning, Information Retrieval, Web Technologies, Distributed Systems, Web Services Khor Kok Chin Lecturer Room: FIT BR 3014 Phone: +60-3-8312-5053 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Web Technologies, Open Source Technologies, Cisco, Bayesian AI, Network Security Nor'ain Binti Mohd Yusoff Lecturer Room: FIT BR 4009 Phone: +60-3-8312-5247 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Affective Computing Wong Hui Shin Lecturer Room: FIT BR 1016 Phone: +60-3-8312-5212 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 Future Communication Networks, E-commerce, M-commerce, Mobile Content and Application Development, Cellular-WLAN Integration related Deployment and Policies research, Wireless Sensor Network, Information Exchange and Data Process Flow, Voice XML, Wireless Modulation, Wireless Computing, Distributed Networks, Peer-to-peer Network Zarina Che Embi Lecturer Room: FIT BR 2015 Phone: +60-3-8312-5265 Fax: +60-3-8312-5264 E-learning, Educational technology, Multimedia applications Next, FIST-MMU.

Focus Group prospects...FCM-MMU

Faculty of Creative Multimedia Multimedia University HCI / Usability / E-Learn / M-Learn Academicians Khong Chee Weng Deputy Dean Lecturer Program Coordinator - Interface Design cwkhong@mmu.edu.my Room No: 2035 Tel: 83125621 Fax: 83125554/5621 Interface design, -human factors & ergonomics, MMI, HCI, design research & management, rapid prototyping, TQM in design & education Dr Koo Ah Choo Deputy Dean Lecturer ackoo@mmu.edu.my Room No: 1053 Tel: 83125544 Fax: 83125554 E-learning, mobile learning, educational research, mathematics education. Dr.Peter Charles Woods Specialist Chairman Knowledge Management p.woods@mmu.edu.my Room No: Tel: 83125829 Fax: 83125554 Knowledge Management - audits, strategies and applications, Knowledge Creation- education, heritage, virtual workplace Associate Professor Dr. Neo Mai Director of R&D Collaboration MMU neo.mai@mmu.edu.my Room No: 1047 Tel: 83125538 / 5455 Fax: 83125554 / 5445 Interactive Web-Based Education: A Multimedia-Mediated Web learning (MMWL) Framework Dr. Lim Yan Peng (Forest ) Lecturer forest.lim@mmu.edu.my Room No: 2034 Tel: 83125620 Fax: 83125554 Interactive design for information, edutainment game and installation art. GUI and HCI Dr. Hew Soon Hin Lecturer shhew@mmu.edu.my Room No: 2020 Tel: 83125606 Fax: 83125554 Applications of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Development of educational multimedia, CAI, CAL, courseware , Online learning, e-Learning, e-commerce. Dr. Neo Tse Kian Senior Lecturer tkneo@mmu.edu.my Room No: 2045 Tel: 83125631 Fax: 83125554 A Framework of Knowledge Transfer in Teaching and Learning Environments Using Multimedia Imran Othman Lecturer imran@mmu.edu.my Room No: 4028 Tel: - Fax: 83125554 php , flash , e-learning , knowledge management Helena Song Sook Yee Lecturer helena.song@mmu.edu.my Room No: 1036 Tel: 83125592 Fax: 83125554 Mobile learning, Web 2.0 for teaching and learning, Children and technology June Jong Sze Joon Lecturer sjjong@mmu.edu.my Room No: 2030 Tel: 83125026 Fax: 83125554 Motion capture, 3D animation, Computer Modeling, 3D visualisation, Interface Design. Ling Siew Woei Lecturer swling@mmu.edu.my Room No: 1049 Tel: 83125540 Fax: 83125554 Educational technology, e-learning, instructional, design, social learning, motivation Tengku Putri Norishah bt. Tenku Shariman Lecturer tengku.norishah@mmu.edu.my Room No: 4047 Tel: 83125533 Fax: 83125554 E-learning and Instructional Systems Design, Computer supported collaborative learning, Mobile learning, Digital Multimedia Content and Learning Objects for Education, Discourse Analysis of Online Interaction Yuen May Chan Lecturer mcyuen@mmu.edu.my Room No: 2026 Tel: 83125612 Fax: 83125554 multimedia learning, education technologies, 3d modelling and animation Wong Chui Yin Lecturer cywong@mmu.edu.my Room No: 1030 Tel: 83125521 Fax: 83125521 Interface Design, Human Factors, Interaction Design, Usability, User Experience, Accessibility and Universal Design, Design Research and Methods, Mobile Content Design, Human-Computer Interaction Muhammad Asyraf Mhd Pauzi Assistant Lecturer asyraf.pauzi@mmu.edu.my No: 2047 Tel: - 83125633 Fax: 83125554 Interface Design-Presentation Technique,3D-Alias Studio Tools, Photography I am researching on Who's Who….those who are involved in HCI, Usability, E-Learning, Mobile Learning and related fields. These academicians are my potential Focus Group. First search is FCM of MMU. Next, proceed to FIT, and subsequently, other relevant faculties. Subsequently, other Universities in Malaysia.