Videos -- Questions for creators

Debra Biser: Russell Osguthorpe
  What are the objectives of non-BYU CTL like programs?
  Did you get any sense of comparison between it and other similar programs?

Alberto Trevino: Tonya Tripp
  What kind of projects have you worked on with Tonya?
  Can you tell me some examples of what she has done?

Jered Borup: Dean and Chris
  How did you meet these folks?
  What are the salaries for their fields?
  Who was the guy in the background? (And was that a toilet flushing?)

Robb Stephenson: Roger Conners
  Did Roger talk about the lasting impact of stories for his clients -- did they actually lead to measurable behavior change?

Danny Young: Ben Frier
  It didn't sound like he had a master's degree. Maybe I missed that. Did he just have teaching experience as his lead up into getting his position?

John Chapman: Jon Mott
  What are the favorite parts of his job?
  He seemed to insinuate that a PhD would be necessary for his position, did you get that impression?

Tiffany and Kevin: Lynn Curtis
  What is Lynn's educational background?

David Dean: Heather Porter, Ken Packer
  What is the pay scale for this position?
  What level of experience is required to be hired in this position?

Keith Proctor: Serge St. Felix
  Did the Adobe purchase disrupt his job at all? 

Dan Randall: Scott Schaefermeyer
  How long has he been in his current job?
  What production background did he have -- just his film minor?
  Did he give you a pay range?

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Sarah's Parents said…
Alberto Trevino: Tonya Tripp
What kind of projects have you worked on with Tonya?

I've worked with her team on the Gradebook, Brainhoney and some faculty pages for the Testing Center. Sorry, I can't give you links since all of these applications are for faculty use and require special invitation due to their pilot status.

Can you tell me some examples of what she has done?

I can tell you some of the things she has done. She is very thorough in talking to faculty (in this case, the future users) to really figure out how they think and how things should be done. After she talks to them, she comes up with a design and we implemented. Once implemented, she goes back again and does more usability to make sure everyone can actually use the thing. She doesn't care about functionality. She assumes the functionality will be there, but really focuses on usability: can a user find the feature he/she needs and was it intuitive for them to use it, etc. When she comes with corrections, she will always site her usability testing and say it needs to be changed because the users were confused, or hit the wrong button accidently, etcl.
December 7, 2009 at 8:29 AM
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