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I agree with Tharon that Morae is still the go-to for excellence in empirical usability assessments. The real-time coding capacity and post-test analysis with Morae is unmatched. </div>
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That being said, in my intro to usability assessment UG course, I've begun to move away from Morae for a couple of reasons. First, the lack of updating makes me want to have a plan B in place for they day when Morae stops being functional. Second, I realized
that few of my tech comm students are going to have access to Morae outside of the university. Therefore, while I still train students on Morae, I have begun to accept assessments that take a more DIY approach. </div>
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Something of a middle ground is Silverback, which has the drawback that it is only Mac-compatible. It is not nearly as robust at Morae. But it allows real-time "marking" via an Apple remote (actual coding has to take place after the fact). I've been relatively
happy with this free/cheap product for an intro to usability assessment class. </div>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Dr. Erin Friess</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">University of North Texas</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">While I understand Pam and Jonathan’s concerns about Morae, and I absolutely agree that purchasing the Morae suite in the quantities often required to service large undergraduate courses can be cost-prohibitive, I would still argue that
Morae continues to be the best tool for students to learn about usability testing if you want them to learn how to do it rigorously. The problem I see with students using Zoom (which is what I use in combination with Morae, btw) or with them using GoToMeeting
(which is what I used to use) is that students aren’t encouraged to learn to code properly. I’m sure Pam and others have solutions for this, but what I see far, far too often when web conferencing tools are used as “usability tools” is that students learn
how to go on “bug-fests” and “fishing expeditions” where they observe users thinking aloud as they perform tasks, but they only capture selected comments users make. They don’t, in other words, tag all the comments and code them using a rigorous approach
like those recommended by Johnny Saldana or Strauss & Corbin. On the other hand, because tagging user’s comments is baked into the core of Morae’s architecture, teaching student Morae at the same time as they’re learning how to conduct think-aloud protocols
makes coding a fundamental part of students’ experience. So even though TechSmith has decided that Morae has reached the end of it’s life-cycle, I would still recommend it if your institution can afford it.
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 21, 2019 8:51 AM<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I’ll add to Jonathan’s post. We have Morae at Mercer and don’t need all of the affordances most of the time. In addition, Techsmith is no longer updating Morae, so I think the last update was in 2011.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Recently, I and my students have used Zoom, which has affordances very similar to those of GoToMeeting. With Zoom, if you save your recording to the cloud, you also get a text transcript with the audio, video, and screen recording.
In addition, Zoom and GoToMeeting enable remote testing, and Morae does not.</p>
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<p>Usedtabe, the standard answer was Morae, but you don't really need that much firepower. I recently spoke with a UX pro who recommended GoToMeeting. It works on desktop, tablet, and mobile; you can record the user's screen while viewing the stream on your
own computer; and the program outputs MP4 files. Plus, the pricing is reasonable; the basic version is $14 a month, and the "pro" version with unlimited recording is $29 a month.
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<p>E. Jonathan Arnett<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good morning, hive mind:<br>
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At my institution, we are proposing to buy usability/UX software tools for our computer lab. We are hoping to capture, in real time, how students approach high-stakes tests, how students and faculty write, and how patients interact with health education materials
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Any recommendations on usability/UX software tools? <br>
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Thanks in advance for your wisdom!<br>
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Michael</span></p>
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Center for Academic Excellence / Writing Center<br>
Medical University of South Carolina<br>
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