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Usability in the Context of e-Learning

“…that are appropriate for helping learners comprehend the problem and its principles . Smulders (2002) supports that learning is about making connections and it further relates that with the use of resources. As he mentions "… instructional design involves selecting suitable resources and activities that will engage learners and encourage them to make the connections necessary for learning to occur".…”

“…A key observation here is that it is crucial to identify the double persona of the userlearner. Smulders (2002) asserts that most of the problems in e-learning design that relate to poor usability stem from the fact that most of the e-learning designers do not recognize the distinction between the roles of user and learner in the e-learning environment. Many e-learning courses are designed for learners without any thought to users while at the same time other e-learning courses do just the opposite.…”

“…Many e-learning courses are designed for learners without any thought to users while at the same time other e-learning courses do just the opposite. Smulders (2002) further asserts that the difference between users and learners can be boiled down to the issue of form (user interface) versus content (learning material). The user part of persona is concerned mostly with the form and the learner part is mostly interested in the content.…”