Description

Designing software and online tools so that students find them not only usable, but also credible to learn from is a growing issue. In this poster presentation we will introduce the findings from a study that evaluated trust and its effects on usability and learning within online information repositories. We investigated what design element was being trusted by the e-learner and what aspects of usability (e.g., errors) influenced trust. Using a novel method of evaluation, we will present preliminary findings that lead to a model of trust and implications for designing e-Learning tools.