Browsing Research publications by Author "Jefferies, Amanda"
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Adapting Heuristics for the Mobile Panorama
Joyce, Ger; Lilley, Mariana; Barker, Trevor; Jefferies, Amanda (2014)Expert-based usability inspection methods are well established; the heuristic method in particular is widely known for being fast, relatively inexpensive and easy to learn. However, traditional heuristics are not easily ... -
Are our students digitally ready for HE study? : Exploring student attitudes to blended online study in a campus-based university
Jefferies, Amanda (2015-09-01)The outcomes of a survey of Australian Engineering undergraduates on a campus-based blended course offer a snapshot of trends in student ownership of technologies and a view of student attitudes and preferred choices of ... -
The benefits and challenges of large-scale deployment of electronic voting systems : University student views from across different subject groups
Cubric, Marija; Jefferies, Amanda (2015-09-01)Electronic Voting System (EVS) is a classroom technology that provides a means to increase students’ engagement, attention and attendance. The purpose of this paper is to provide a deeper insight into students’ views on ... -
Blended learning in the campus-based university : a case-study exploring the student experience of technology for enhancing learning
Jefferies, Amanda (Engineering Science Reference (IGI-Global), 2012-06) -
The Blended Learning Unit, University of Hertfordshire: A Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Evaluation Report for HEFCE
Jefferies, Amanda; Russell, Mark; Alltree, Jonathan (HEFCE, 2010-04)The University of Hertfordshire’s Blended Learning Unit (BLU) was one of the 74 Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs) funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) between 2005 and ... -
Digital Learners in Higher Education: Exploring Technology Ownership Patterns and Learning Engagement
Jefferies, Amanda; Monett-Diaz, Dagmar; Kornbrot, Diana (ACPI (Academic Conference Publishing International), 2016-10-26)Recent studies into ‘digital learners’ have pointed to the high level of digital skills which many UK and US based students entering HE are now demonstrating (White & Beetham, 2013; Pew, 2013). However while students may ... -
Diversity and Conformity in the Use of Technology by ‘Net Generation’ Learners : Exploring Research Outcomes to Inform Future Academic Practice
Jefferies, Amanda (Academic Conferences International, 2010-01)A number of names have been given to the generations born in the last 50 or so years, which have sought to identify characteristics of those born in those eras. Most recently we have seen the ‘Net Generation’ coined by the ... -
Do You See What I See? : Understanding the Challenges of Colour-Blindness in Online Learning
Jefferies, Amanda; Egan, Colin; Dipple, Edmund; Smith, Dave (Academic Conferences Ltd., 2011)In this paper we introduce the 'Hertfordshire Colour-blind Emulator' (HCBE) software application. Currently, our aim is to raise awareness of the challenges that the colour-blind encounter on their learning journey. HCBE ... -
Enhancing learning and teaching using Electronic Voting Systems : the development of a framework for an institutional approach for their introduction
Jefferies, Amanda; Cubric, Marija; Russell, Mark (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2013-02) -
Evaluating Electronic Voting Systems (EEVS) : Final report for JISC Assessment and Feedback Programme, Strand B
Jefferies, Amanda; Cubric, Marija (JISC, 2012-11-01)The ‘Evaluating Electronic Voting Systems’ (EEVS) Project was part-funded by JISC from November 2011 to October 2012. It provided the opportunity to evaluate the large scale introduction and deployment of EVS technology ... -
Evaluating the impact of changing contexts on mobile application usability within agile environments
Joyce, Ger; Lilley, Mariana; Barker, Trevor; Jefferies, Amanda (2016-12-06)Mobile applications tend to be used in contexts that change over time. These varying contexts may impact the usability, and potentially the overall user experience, of mobile applications. However, the impact of context ... -
How Learners Change: Critical Moments, Changing Minds
Jefferies, Amanda; Hardy, Judy (Routledge, 2010) -
Introducing and Using Electronic Voting Systems in a Large Scale Project With Undergraduate Students : Reflecting on the Challenges and Successes
Jefferies, Amanda (Academic Conferences Ltd., 2011)Electronic Voting Systems (EVS) have become a popular medium for encouraging student engagement in class-based activities and for managing swift feedback in formative and summative assessments. Since their early days of ... -
Investigating university students' prior experiences of technology and their expectations of using technology in their studies
Jefferies, Amanda; Kornbrot, D.; Quadri, Nuzhat (Association for Learning Technology, 2007)Who are the university students of the 21st Century and what characteristics do they have in terms of their interest in using technology for learning? They have been called, for instance, 'the iPOD generation' from the ... -
The Long March or Bold Strokes : Comparing Strategies for Adopting EVS Learning Technology at a UK University
Jefferies, Amanda; Cubric, Marija; Vuolo, J. (ACPI (Academic Conference Publishing International), 2014-10)In recent years there has been much encouragement to investigate the use of classroom technologies to enhance the student learning experience especially in the STEM subjects but now extending across other subject areas as ... -
The Mining and Analysis of Data with Mixed Attribute Types
Wakelam, Ed; Davey, Neil; Sun, Yi; Jefferies, Amanda; Alva, Parimala; Hocking, Alex (IARIA, 2016-05-22)Mining and analysis of large data sets has become a major contributor to the exploitation of Artificial Intelligence in a wide range of real life challenges, including education, business intelligence and research. In the ... -
Mobile Application Tutorials: Perception of Usefulness from an HCI Expert Perspective
Joyce, Ger; Lilley, Mariana; Barker, Trevor; Jefferies, Amanda (Springer Nature, 2016-06-19)Mobile application tutorials are an opportunity to educate users about a mobile application. Should a mobile application tutorial not be used, the number of frustrated users and uninstalled applications could increase, ... -
Mobile application usability heuristics: Decoupling context-of-use
Joyce, Ger; Lilley, Mariana; Barker, Trevor; Jefferies, Amanda (Springer Nature, 2017-05-14)Context-of-use is a vital consideration when evaluating the usability of mobile applications. Thus, when defining sets of heuristics for the usability evaluation of mobile applications, a common practice has been to include ... -
Mobile Application Usability: Heuristic Evaluation and Evaluation of Heuristics
Joyce, Ger; Lilley, Mariana; Barker, Trevor; Jefferies, Amanda (Springer Nature, 2016-06-30)Many traditional usability evaluation methods do not consider mobile-specific issues. This can result in mobile applications that abound in usability issues. We empirically evaluate three sets of usability heuristics for ... -
Planning for Success in Introducing and Embedding Technology to Enhance Learning
Jefferies, Amanda; Cubric, Marija (ACPI (Academic Conference Publishing International), 2013-10-29)The authors reflect on the outcomes of recent change management projects for introducing technology into Higher Education in the UK and discuss key aspects which have led to success in the increasing use and subsequent ...