Comments for Tech Czech http://techczech.net Czeching in on Tech Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:17:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Top 6 Drupal usability problems by Gene Tucker http://techczech.net/2012/01/28/top-6-drupal-usability-problems/#comment-1037 Gene Tucker Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:17:48 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=732#comment-1037 Very good suggestions. What I love about usability is that many times a small change can cause big results. Usability is a constant. With every new feature, comes additional way to improve usability. It never stops, and it never should. Very good suggestions. What I love about usability is that many times a small change can cause big results. Usability is a constant. With every new feature, comes additional way to improve usability. It never stops, and it never should.

]]> Comment on Top 6 Drupal usability problems by Lenny http://techczech.net/2012/01/28/top-6-drupal-usability-problems/#comment-1036 Lenny Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:23:51 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=732#comment-1036 Just so you know, for the 5th point you made, there are various of modules, like <a href="http://drupal.org/project/linkit" rel="nofollow">Linkit</a> and <a href="http://drupal.org/project/ckeditor_link" rel="nofollow">CKeditor Link</a>. Just so you know, for the 5th point you made, there are various of modules, like Linkit and CKeditor Link.

]]> Comment on Top 6 Drupal usability problems by Top 6 Drupal usability problems | Tech Czech | UXWeb.info http://techczech.net/2012/01/28/top-6-drupal-usability-problems/#comment-1033 Top 6 Drupal usability problems | Tech Czech | UXWeb.info Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:55:21 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=732#comment-1033 [...] most frequent issues I have to provide support for – both end users and office administrators. Link – Trackbacks Posted in User experience (UX) | Permalink. ← What do I love? Toilets [...] [...] most frequent issues I have to provide support for – both end users and office administrators. Link – Trackbacks Posted in User experience (UX) | Permalink. ← What do I love? Toilets [...]

]]> Comment on Civi Email Wishlist (#CiviCRM) by obiquido144 http://techczech.net/2011/08/31/civi-email-wishlist-civicrm/#comment-1022 obiquido144 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:34:08 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=572#comment-1022 Hi Dominik, came across your post... We are using CiviCRM too and some of the points you mention are/have been issues for us (our installation is very simple, with few lines of customizations in 5 files that we carry over between version updates). So just a quick comment for your reference. Re Functionality #4 - compulsory tokens - this can be disabled by commenting out a few lines from CRM\Utils\Token.php http://kvid.cz/temp/Token.php.txt Re Functionality #8 - search-originated mailings limitations: - you can track the task here (since 3 years ago :): http://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-3876 Zdravim z Prahy (mate velmi zajimave CV, malem jsem se vydal na podobnou drahu) Boris Hi Dominik,
came across your post… We are using CiviCRM too and some of the points you mention are/have been issues for us (our installation is very simple, with few lines of customizations in 5 files that we carry over between version updates). So just a quick comment for your reference.
Re Functionality #4 – compulsory tokens
- this can be disabled by commenting out a few lines from CRM\Utils\Token.php
http://kvid.cz/temp/Token.php.txt
Re Functionality #8 – search-originated mailings limitations:
- you can track the task here (since 3 years ago :) : http://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-3876

Zdravim z Prahy (mate velmi zajimave CV, malem jsem se vydal na podobnou drahu)
Boris

]]> Comment on Putting lectures in their place with cautious optimism by Dominik Lukes http://techczech.net/2012/01/22/putting-lectures-in-their-place-with-cautious-optimism/#comment-1019 Dominik Lukes Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:58:55 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=720#comment-1019 Thanks. I know about the study you mention. I suspect the underlying reason for that effect is that the processing difficulty increases overall metacognitive awareness which is known to be a cause of better understanding. But that can be achieved through other means, so I'm not sure it's a good argument for good old fashioned graft some people are trying to make. I'm skeptical in general of any efforts to subtly manipulate individuals' cognition as a way of achieving long term improvement in the achievement of groups. So far all such efforts have failed - however well-meaning and consistent with theory. Thanks. I know about the study you mention. I suspect the underlying reason for that effect is that the processing difficulty increases overall metacognitive awareness which is known to be a cause of better understanding. But that can be achieved through other means, so I’m not sure it’s a good argument for good old fashioned graft some people are trying to make.

I’m skeptical in general of any efforts to subtly manipulate individuals’ cognition as a way of achieving long term improvement in the achievement of groups. So far all such efforts have failed – however well-meaning and consistent with theory.

]]> Comment on Putting lectures in their place with cautious optimism by Kelly http://techczech.net/2012/01/22/putting-lectures-in-their-place-with-cautious-optimism/#comment-1018 Kelly Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:05:44 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=720#comment-1018 I followed the link to your blog from Donald Clark's comments because I was hoping for a critique of the study rather than (what seems like) blind embrace, so thank you for providing one. A little off-topic, but I'm not sure that making information easy to absorb (glance over, rush through ...) should be the goal in education, anyway. There has been at least one study recently about the importance of struggle to learning. Having to concentrate on the information and work hard to access it, not have it handed to you on a platter, seems to help retention (http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S28/82/93O80/index.xml?section=science). I'm sure I read one done using a small font size, and something else about real learning occurring when you really have to really engage with the ideas *in your head* - but I cannot find them and I'm in a rush, so please forgive this unsubstantiated and half-formed comment. I followed the link to your blog from Donald Clark’s comments because I was hoping for a critique of the study rather than (what seems like) blind embrace, so thank you for providing one.

A little off-topic, but I’m not sure that making information easy to absorb (glance over, rush through …) should be the goal in education, anyway. There has been at least one study recently about the importance of struggle to learning. Having to concentrate on the information and work hard to access it, not have it handed to you on a platter, seems to help retention (http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S28/82/93O80/index.xml?section=science). I’m sure I read one done using a small font size, and something else about real learning occurring when you really have to really engage with the ideas *in your head* – but I cannot find them and I’m in a rush, so please forgive this unsubstantiated and half-formed comment.

]]> Comment on #mootuk11 session proposal: Integrating Learning Technology Support into Moodle by Integrating Learning Technology Support into Moodle #mootuk11 | Tech Czech http://techczech.net/2011/03/09/mootuk11-session-proposal-integrating-learning-technology-support-into-moodle/#comment-506 Integrating Learning Technology Support into Moodle #mootuk11 | Tech Czech Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:10:06 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=383#comment-506 [...] face-to-face training available.  The full text of the proposal with links to some of the tools is here. This entry was posted in Events, Misc, Tips and Guides, Using ICT. Bookmark the permalink. [...] [...] face-to-face training available.  The full text of the proposal with links to some of the tools is here. This entry was posted in Events, Misc, Tips and Guides, Using ICT. Bookmark the permalink. [...]

]]> Comment on How an unconference schedule is made #thatcamp by Hans Wespennest http://techczech.net/2010/07/12/how-an-nnconference-schedule-is-made-thatcamp/#comment-3 Hans Wespennest Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:16:43 +0000 http://techczech.net/?p=68#comment-3 cool :-) cool :-)

]]> Comment on MoodleMoot Lessons Learned by MoodleMoot Lessons Learned « Twitter @ Information-Source-Online.Com http://techczech.net/2009/04/09/moodlemoot-lessons-learned/#comment-2 MoodleMoot Lessons Learned « Twitter @ Information-Source-Online.Com Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:21:18 +0000 http://techczech.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-2 [...] Original post by Dominik Lukes [...] [...] Original post by Dominik Lukes [...]

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