Dynamic User Experience: Design and Usability
How This Course Will Help Your Career
What You’ll Learn
- How to identify and improve static web designs through the use of dynamic web content
- How to make web pages more interactive without sacrificing usability or accessibility
- How to design for progressive enhancement and graceful degradation
- How to employ dynamic designs on touch-screen devices
- How to give on-screen feedback effectively
Web technologies make it easy for websites to become more interactive and behave more like native applications. For instance, content on a website can now be loaded dynamically without the browser having to load or refresh the page. However, mindlessly increasing the interactivity of websites can sometimes damage the user experience rather than improve it. How can a designer make use of dynamic content to improve user experience, while making sure that the website is both usable and accessible?
This course will equip you with an understanding of how the use of Ajax (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) can turn a static webpage into a dynamic one. In particular, we will cover how to use Ajax appropriately, so that you can identify areas of a static webpage that the application of dynamic content can improve. At the same time, this course will teach you how to do so without sacrificing usability and accessibility, and hence achieve the optimal user experience. No technical knowledge of Ajax or coding is required, as this course is more focused on the design, rather than implementation, of dynamic web content. Implementation details are hence mentioned only briefly.
This course has been presented at many international conferences and is built on evidence-based approaches, as well as solid evidence, distilled from over 40 years of experience in the development of interactive systems. The course is taught by the founder and principal consultant of Syntagm, William Hudson, who is also a writer and teacher in the fields of user-centered design, user experience, and usability.
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Is This Course Right for You?
This is an advanced-level course suitable for anyone who is involved or interested in designing websites:
- UX, UI, and web designers looking to improve the engagement of websites without affecting a site’s usability
- Project managers keen on building products that are interactive but also allowing for accessibility across different browsers and devices
- Software engineers who want to learn how the application of Ajax in their code can best improve usability
- Entrepreneurs looking to build dynamic, interactive websites that work effectively
- Newcomers to design who are considering making a switch to UX or web design
Courses in the Interaction Design Foundation are designed to contain comprehensive, evidence-based content, while ensuring that the learning curve is never too steep. All participants will have the opportunity to share ideas, seek help with tests, and enjoy the social aspects afforded by our open and friendly forum.
Learn and Work with a Global Team of Designers
You’ll join a global community and work together to improve your skills and career opportunities. Connect with helpful peers and make friends with like-minded individuals as you push deeper into the exciting and booming industry of design.
Lessons in This Course
- Each week, one lesson becomes available.
- There's no time limit to finish a course. Lessons have no deadlines.
- Estimated learning time: 17 hours 15 mins spread over 10 weeks .
Lesson 0: Welcome and Introduction
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0.1: Dynamic User Experience: Ajax Design and Usability (6 mins)
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0.2: An introduction to courses from the Interaction Design Foundation (37 mins)
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0.3: Let our community help you (1 min)
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0.4: How to Earn Your Course Certificate (16 mins)
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0.5: Meet your peers online in our discussion forums (5 mins)
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0.6: Meet and learn from design professionals at an upcoming meet-up (1 min)
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0.7: Gain Timeless Skills Through Courses From the Interaction Design Foundation (21 mins)
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0.8: Mandatory vs. Optional Lesson Items (7 mins)
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0.9: A Mix Between Video-Based and Text-Based Lesson Content (6 mins)
Lesson 1: About AJAX
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1.1: About Ajax (1 hour 19 mins)
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1.2: Ajax Versus Other Technologies (45 mins)
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1.3: Community-based learning and networking (6 mins)
Lesson 2: Perceptual Issues
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2.1: Ajax and Change Blindness (1 hour 25 mins)
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2.2: Community-based learning and networking (6 mins)
Lesson 3: Engaging Users
Lesson 4: Design Goals and Guidelines
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4.1: Progressive Enhancement (1 hour 13 mins)
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4.2: Graceful Degradation (38 mins)
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4.3: Community-based learning and networking (6 mins)
Lesson 5: Accessibility
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5.1: Introduction (37 mins)
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5.2: WCAG 2.0 Guidelines (51 mins)
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5.3: The Future (1 hour 16 mins)
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5.4: Community-based learning and networking (6 mins)
Lesson 6: Search Engine Optimization
Lesson 7: Effective Use of Ajax
Lesson 8: Implementing Ajax Solutions
Lesson 9: Case Study
Lesson 10: Course Certificate, Final Networking, and Course Wrap-up
Learning Paths
This course is part of 2 learning paths:
How Others Have Benefited
Deepshikha Kamerkar, India
“The lectures have been organised in a way to optimise the productivity of the participants, which is great!”
John Gaffney, United States
“This was an exceptional course. Very informative, interesting, and enjoyable.”
Jasmine Barton, United Kingdom
“William Hudson is a fantastic instructor. He's clear, well-paced, and interesting. Personally, the major strength of this course is the number of real-life examples. I found it really suits my learning style, and now I spot things I've learned all the time. This course was so good, it's by far the most engaging course I've done in a long time.”
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