Weblog


 Number: 1 Category: no category
Name: Website Date: 2005-08-02
Place: sae Computerlab Time: 10:00:00
Stage: Pre-production Duration: 05:30:00
Activity: General thoughts about:
- content
- programming
- design
- usability

Objective
(goals):
To develop a unique site with lots of functionality
Process: Availability of MySQL database and MAC server in the SAE
Equipment
(resources):
PC/MAC
Reflection: good brainstorming
Link: http://byron.saecollege.edu.au/homes/gert/webdesign/infointro1-15.htm    

 Number: 3 Category: no category
Name: Comparative Articles Date: 2005-09-10
Place: Home Time: 09:00:00
Stage: Pre Production Duration: 04:00:00
Activity: Reading articles in stock.
Broader search
Objective
(goals):
start "Comparative Articles Report"
Process: Unfortunatley only one of 3 groupware articles usefull. Decission to search broader: "interface design" web article reference
Collected some
Equipment
(resources):
internet: google and further links.
Reflection: Good reading, but really dificult to find good articles. Lot of not usefull articles which are talking about uniteressting themes in respect of my research
Link:    

 Number: 4 Category: no category
Name: Comparative Articles Date: 2005-09-11
Place: Home Time: 11:00:00
Stage: Pre-Production Duration: 04:00:00
Activity: Reading and searching articles!
Objective
(goals):
start "Comparative Articles Report"
Process: Reading collected articles from yesterday. Only one usefull. Re-reading of old interface design articles. Found one old which could be usefull. Searched for more without success!
Equipment
(resources):
google, further links of papers.
Reflection: I go nuts. It cannot be that dificult to find good articles about interface design?
Link: http://eleganthack.com/articles/index.html    

 Number: 5 Category: no category
Name: Comparative Articles Date: 2005-09-11
Place: Home Time: 20:00:00
Stage: Pre-Production Duration: 03:45:00
Activity: Searching for more Articles concerning "interface design"
Objective
(goals):
Start article report
Process: google advanced search, further links of journals
Equipment
(resources):
internet
Reflection: still did not find enough good articles, I am really desperate. I would have never believe that good articles are so hard to find. Have to talk to Rene tomorrow!
Link:    

 Number: 6 Category: no category
Name: Comparative Articles Date: 2005-09-12
Place: Sae BB Time: 14:00:00
Stage: Pre-Production Duration: 00:45:00
Activity: talked to Rene
Printed articles
Objective
(goals):
start it!
Process: Talked to Rene in the recreation. He told me that I should not be to critical concerning the articles. 3 references would be enough or if the article is good and the person is recognised in the industry it is allright.
Equipment
(resources):
internet, printer
Reflection: Feel a bit better now. But I am still not happy with the result of my search! Have to take the articles I got and do my best. Only 3 days to go!
Link:    

 Number: 7 Category: no category
Name: Comparative Articles Date: 2005-09-14
Place: Home Time: 09:00:00
Stage: Production Duration: 06:00:00
Activity: started Comparative Article Report
Objective
(goals):
Process: After reading and analysing again 400 words.
Investigated about the authors and their creditability
Equipment
(resources):
NB
Reflection: Finially I could start
Link:    

 Number: 8 Category: no category
Name: Comparative Articles Date: 2005-09-15
Place: Home Time: 09:00:00
Stage: Production Duration: 09:00:00
Activity: Writing the appraisals and cross analysis!
Objective
(goals):
Process: 2600 words (2000 words a day)
Equipment
(resources):
Reflection: good work!
Link:    

 Number: 9 Category: no category
Name: Comparative Articles Date: 2005-09-18
Place: Home Time: 09:35:00
Stage: Production Duration: 10:45:00
Activity: Finished Article Report
Objective
(goals):
Process: finally 3290 words (3500 +/- 10%)
Correction with Fay (email address was wrong, so a bit stressful)
Equipment
(resources):
NB
Reflection: Not easy to write all argumentation in English, but it is done!
Link:    

 Number: 10 Category: no category
Name: Edutainment Package Date: 2005-09-20
Place: Home Time: 16:35:00
Stage: Production Duration: 05:00:00
Activity: Collecting information, narrow my topic
Objective
(goals):
Title, concept, target learner, synopsis, aims, modules, goals
Process: tried to read about it, but have to know more about educatinal theories, entertainment and the combination.
Could not write the synopsis yet I am pretty unsure about what it is.
Equipment
(resources):
course notes, internet, links, NB.
Reflection: It is hard to do this homework without having all the background knowledge.
NEED more reading!
Link: http://tip.psychology.org/theories.html    

 Number: 11 Category: no category
Name: Edutainment Package Date: 2005-09-21
Place: Home Time: 10:40:00
Stage: Pre-Production Duration: 04:00:00
Activity: Completing the HW
Objective
(goals):
Process: finished the task, synopsis is not defined.
Equipment
(resources):
NB, internet
Reflection:
Link: http://www.emtech.net/learning_theories.htm