[Talk-us] User testing OSM.org

[Martijn van Exel]

Let me second that. Those were some really insightful blog posts. Some of
the issues have since been addressed or are now otherwise less relevant
than they used to be (p2 specific ones come to mind.) nevertheless, worth
another look in this context. Don't forget to check the comments section.

On Sunday, December 8, 2013, stevea wrote:

> There was a similarly themed training course almost two years ago run by
> Andy Allan, author of the OpenCycleMap layer.  Please see the notes he
> wrote up about it in his blog entry:
>
> http://blog.gravitystorm.co.uk/2012/03/01/make-the-hard-
> things-simple-and-the-simple-things-occasionally-surprisingly-hard/
>
> It, and the associated blog posts, make for enlightening reading before
> beginning a similar endeavor, even though OSM tools mentioned may not be
> exactly the same.
>
> SteveA
> California
>
>
>  I'm working with a Chicago organization called CUTGroup [0] to set up a
>> user
>> testing event for the OpenStreetMap website and the iD editor. The goal of
>> this testing is to get feedback on the experience of navigating, signing
>> up,
>> and editing data from users that are new to OpenStreetMap. At the end of
>> the
>> day we'll generate a list of observations and actions that the OSM
>> community
>> can take to improve the new user experience.
>>
>> The event is scheduled to take place here in Chicago on January 22nd. If
>> you're around and would like to attend, please let me know.
>>
>> I am also interested in getting from this list some questions or topics we
>> should be sure to cover. Is there some hypothesis you've had about how new
>> users use the site that you'd like to have tested? Is there some piece of
>> the site that feels too technical or too "newbie friendly"?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ian
>>
>
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