Tag: interactivity

Two Cheers for Web U!Online courses with very large enrollments have rapidly matured in the last two years, led largely by experiments outside mainstream academia by CourseraUdacity and edX. Ambitious educators, technologists, and funders have created courses on diverse topics, and over five million students worldwide have registered for classes. And 3% have completed the courses. What can we learn? (more…)






Labeling sequences is paramount.   The process of painting a canvas is personal and unique to each artist. Visitors step through the sequence which Philip Pearlstein used to paint a wedding portrait. (WebExhibits) View a the sequence of layers in an Incan mummy. (National Geographic) Problem You need to display a time-lapse sequence, or a

Using minimum complexity and maximum consistency in interactive UIs. (more…)

By manipulating models, visitors understand how components interact. (more…)

Incorporating intuitive graphs provides visitors with new insights. (more…)

Imparting greater understanding through object manipulation. (more…)

Reducing multidimensional data enables visitors to control what they see. (more…)

Displaying only selected data provides clarity and enhances discovery. Problem You need to display quantitative information about an image, such as calories of foods, carbon dioxide output per country, or the number of voters per state. Solution Display a fixed key alongside the image, and display or highlight relevant data as the visitor points at
