(Katie Sherwin) How Can We Study Website Credibility?

How can you tell if your site isperceived as credible or trustworthy?Wouldn't it be great if we could justask users and say, "Hey! How credible doyou think this site is?" or "Do youtrust this website?"Unfortunately, we can't quite trust usersanswers if we ask them those kinds ofdirect questions. Primarily because as soon aswe've used those terms about credibleand trustworthy, then users tend to shifttheir mindset away from their task andthey shift it towards something wherethey start now thinking about what's theresponsible answer. What would the bestway to evaluate the credibility of thesite be. So we have influenced theiranswer just by asking that question.The other reason we can't trust their answeris because people don't necessarily knowwhat influences them or not. They don'tknow what's causing them to chooseoption A over option B. They might thinkthat it's one thing, but there might beother psychological principles happening,cognitive biases happening that theycan't describe.So what can we do instead? We can observeusers. Ultimately we measure credibilityby whether or not a user accomplishestheir task or whether or not theyconvert. So we watch users completingtasks and we look for signs where maybethey start to question the informationon the site or they start to becomewary of the request that the site is makingIs the site giving misleadinginformation or is ithaving mistakes or something that ismaybe different from what they read on aprevious page on the site. Are theyasking for an email address and the userstarts to wonder why do they want myemail address. Are they going to send me spam?Those types of of questions that theuser has or hesitations are really wherewe can observe possible issues withcredibility on our site. At the end of ausability testing session you can alsofollow up with the user and ask how easyor difficult was this site and ask themto talk about that and in describingthose difficulties you might be able tofind out what was causing some of thattrust issue. You can also ask a userhow confident are they in whateveranswer they had to come up with and ifyou hear a user say well you know I thinkthis was the answer, but I'm not quitesure because X, Y & Z those are thekinds of opportunities that really wecan take advantage of to improve oursites and make them more credible.

13 Study Tips You Need

Our brain can potentially memorize 2.5 petabytes of information,which is roughly the equivalent of 3 million hours of YouTube videos.In order to use some of that staggering capacity a little more effectively when you learn,here are some tips that are based on widely accepted researchby neuroscientists and learning experts.“Spaced Repetition"To maximise your learning, study short but often.Neuroscientist proved that synapses,the million billion connections in your brain that make you remember and understand stuff,grow mainly at night when you are asleep.This means that it is more productive to study regularly with sleeping breaks in between.Try it!Practice something for 15 minutes every dayand you’ll be surprised by your progress within just weeks.“Find Your Own Style”While listening to the history teacher,Tom scribbles images and Jane finishes 1 kilo of nuts.Some enjoy watching videos over reading books,others study with friends and some like sitting in silence among a million books.Everybody is different.“Good Night’s Sleep”Sleep and dreams are vital to processing and storing new information.A Harvard study showed that students who had a good night’s sleepremembered their study materials35% better than those who studied in the morning to take a test in the evening.“Focus!”If you tend to procrastinate,which means that you tend to switch from doing something hard like studying mathsto something easy like browsing the web,protect yourself from distraction.One way of doing this is to shut down your mobile phoneor go to a quite place like a library.“Pomodoro Technique”Set a timer to 25 minutes when you focus entirely on your studies.When the timer rings, relax for 5 minutes.If you want to continue just set the timer again.The small breaks in between are relaxing and motivating to keep going.“Hard Stuff First”Do the things that are difficult first.Because if you are like most people,you have the strongest willpower in the morning.Once you are done with the hard stuffyou will feel better for the rest of the dayand probably more motivated to get other things done.“Exercise, Meditate and Converse”There are few activities proven to grow your brainhowever physical exercise,regular meditationand good conversations apparently do exactly that.They lead to the creation of new neurons inside your brainand therefore grow its potential.“Go Places!”You can create deeper memories of a subjectby learning in a richer environment that offers more visual clues.In an experimenttwo groups of students had to remember random words.One group changed the classroom while studying,the other didn’t.The group that studied in two different rooms(one was small and windowless, the other big and bright)was 40% more likely to recall the words later.“Take Fun Seriously”Whatever it is, find a fun way to practice.Modern learning science believes that positive emotions are very important for increasing your learning potential.So do yourself a favour and have a good time!“Space Your Studies”In order to remember things for a longer time,repeat the material in spaced intervals.Facts or vocabularies for exampleare best learned if you review them the first time 1-2 days after the initial studyand then again after 1 week and after 1 month.“30% Read 70% Recite”If you have one hour to learn to recite a poem or prepare for a speechspend 20 Minutes of the time on studying the textand 40 minutes on practicing to recite.This ratio usually leads to the best results.In the case of an emergency,put a glass of water next to you.Take a sip whenever you lose it ;)“Instant Self-Test”After you study finish up with a quick quiz.Immediate recall in form of a test or a short summary on what you’ve just learnedcan increase retention by as much as 30%.Because it’s much harder for your brain to reflect than to read,that extra effort creates deeper traces in your memory.“Don’t Force it”Motivation is like hunger.You cannot force yourself to be motivatedjust like you can’t tell someone else to be hungry.So if you are not hungry right now, don’t worry.Take a break and do something else.

Wasit University Gone Google Education

Wasit University has 865 Lecturersand more than 17000 studentsWe are keen that everyone works in one learning environmentCharacterized by modernity and developmenttherefore we gone google educationPreviously ... it was a big challenge facing us in the operation of electronic applicationsBecause its need a high financial resources, management and follow-up and developmentBut today with google we focus on how to use these services in educationWithout thinking about storage, protection or updating servicesWhich is of course free .. .. This is a goodgoogle classroom helped us a lot to find the best way to deal with homeworknow I can create discussion or upload lecture sheetsor create homework by smartphoneeven I was outside a collegeby google siteswe created e-portal to lecturers and studentscontaining lectures , annousments , lessons calender , and resultse-portal became one source for informationthe students can browse it inside or outside a collegeby google apps we created network containing lecturers and studentsit is easy to connect them nowwe was need to many days for reach lecturerto announce him for conference participation or meetingToday our work has become more efficient with GoogleAs students .. we were faced difficult in working togetherBoth in terms of the completion of the reports or researchnow with google drive .. we organize our files with better wayit is Possible to accomplish a worksheet or a common homework without the need for direct meetingsNow we are studying in an interactive learning environmentIt enables us to communicate even if we were in a travel or vacationwe don't lose anythinggoogle apps is very easy to useThe nice thing that there is one e-mail addressOperates all servicesWhich means the availability of all my datain one safe place

The University of Nottingham International College Accommodation

Global Point is a mere two minutes from a vibrant city centreOur residence has a 24-hour staff presenceso if you need anything at any time,please come along and ask us and we'll do our best to help you.The safety and security of our students is of paramount importance.Our door entry system,24-hour CCTV,and our concierge service will ensure that our students feel safe at all times at Global Point.At Global Point, with our large, open spaces, both indoor and out,and our busy social programme, there'll be plenty of opportunity to meet with new friends.We offer more than just a room;the entire building has been designed with students in mind,and the whole building has wifi connectivity.Our Knowledge Hub is the first of its kindin any UK students' residence - a relaxed spacewhere you can study and learn with others or attend workshops and activities designedto get the best out of your studies.Other services we provide at Global Point includeairport collections,female-only floors, and great facilities for students with disabilities.There are a range of options for all budgetsfrom our cluster rooms to our deluxe studios and all have en suite facilities.

Ashford University | Human Rights Awareness Month

Hello, Ashford! I'm Ben Gothia, and this isPromoting Awareness and Wellness inStudents. In December of 1948, the UnitedNations General Assembly adopted theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights.This initiative invited all states andinterested organizations to observeDecember tenth of each year as HumanRights Day. Last December we met withseveral community members to talk abouttheir experience and passions related tohuman rights work. This year we have aspecial follow-up story as one of thosecommunity members, Beth Lund, has takenher work abroad.Welcome to PAWs.A year ago we interviewed Beth Lund, anAshford employee about her experience asa human rights advocate, the origin ofher passion, and how we all can supportuniversal human rights. Beth has sincemade a career change and has traveledinternationally to support those in need."Hello, Ashford University, my name is BethLund, and I'm coming to you from Barcelona,Spain to talk about human rights. Humanrights are those rights inherent to allindividuals regardless of race, religion,gender, whatever other statuses you mayhave. I moved to Barcelona to participatein a microfinance project. Andmicrofinance is really working withindividuals to start small sustainablebusinesses therefore giving them incometo be able to help provide for theirfamilies in terms of education andhousing." We asked Beth how being in aninternational location has influencedher perspective in regards to humanrights. "Being in Barcelona has reallygiven me the perspective of what itmeans to be an outsider in a differentcountry. Learning that my lack of abilityto communicate on an everyday basisreally makes me understand what it islike to be an outsider. Reflecting on mylack of ability to communicate, I'verealized what it means to just beaccepted. It really humbles me, andthinking about how many times in my lifethe fear of not knowing how tocommunicate with someone who's differentthan me has really set me back and notallowed me to really work with thatperson to be able to help them inwhatever situation that they may have.So thinking about human rights andthinking about what that means, I reallythink that it starts with acceptance."Beth shares how her education has preparedher for this opportunity and how otherscan support their local or globalcommunity."I have a degree in business and here Iam in Spain working towards a differentkind of aspect of human rights.What does that mean for you and yourprogram that you're pursuing right now?What are the the gifts and abilitiesthat you might have that can better helpyou help others? If you're a teacher, are youable to go into your community thatmight lack resources to help teach ortutor students? Can you use yoursocial work in in ways to go out andadvocate for individuals who might nothave a voice? Are you pursuing somethingwith policy? Can you give time to helpreally advocate in terms of writingpolicy? There's tons of different ways inyour communities to be able to go outand use your talents for good and useyour talents to fight that fear ofdifferences that we might have. I thinkit really just starts with somethingsimple, with love and treating each otherwith respect and treating each other withdignity."We encourage you to become a humanrights advocate in your own way by usingyour gifts and abilities to help others.We'll see you next year!