Comments on: Michigan State University – Episode #68

By: The ten second test, or, why we are doomed - Riley Waggaman - The Diploma Mill - True/Slant

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:18:51 +0000

[...] IT HOME in less than ten seconds. But drive what home, you might ask? Depends! But here is what DeNardis remembers after giving Michigan State University’s website The Test: Alright so what I remember is, I [...]

By: sd

sd — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:21:38 +0000

I would mark them much lower on visuals. There’s nothing interesting visually – it gives the vibe of a much smaller, less capable, university. I would say that the high marks on information are correct, but at the expense of visuals. Looks like it was designed at the turn of the millennium.

By: eduStyle Blog || » EDU Checkup: Michigan State University, Canadian University College, Maryland Institute College of Art

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:45:30 +0000

[...] Michigan State University (A) [...]

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:58:14 +0000

I expected MSU to get high marks from Edu Checkup, since I remember when MSU spoke about the web redesign process at World Usability Day a couple years ago.

Excellent focus on usability, user experience, and accessibility, which is no less than what I would expect given their experienced staff and resources at http://usability.msu.edu/

By: Nick DeNardis

Nick DeNardis — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:16:56 +0000

@Kristen It did get high marks but you have to realize it was just based on a 10 minute initial visit. An in depth examination might reveal something completely different.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:09:05 +0000

Funny MSU scored so high; I recently graduated from Michigan State and I always despised how difficult it was to find anything on msu.edu!

By: jonarp

jonarp — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:32:54 +0000

nice bright green colors, calming color scheme. conspicuous grey nav on the left, big light switch image about earth hour activity