Collaborative Learning of Usability Experiences

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Within typical HCI activities, usability and usability testing focuses on determining how well people can use a system's functionality. A skilled usability professional employs research-based methods and principles to understand users' conceptual model of a task and then design an interface that integrates with this thought process accordingly. There is an increased demand for skills in usability and usability testing, yet we identify a lack of training in this part of the field in current graduate programs across Canada. We believe that in all cases, graduates of an HCI program present a usability knowledge gap, as a result of usability being taught in theory in the classroom where examples in class are typically from very small populations that lack statistical validity. We will alleviate the gap by providing opportunities for students to experience the usability evaluation