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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join us on Wednesday, April 12, for a presentation by Dorian Freeman, User Experience Lead at Harvard Public Affairs & Communications in Harvard University Information Technology, "Perception is Reality: Lessons Learned from User
Research"<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Talk: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How are the apps and websites you work on perceived by the people who use them?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As content editors, designers, researchers, and developers, it’s hard not to focus on specific details in isolation rather than looking at the larger context. This makes it even more important to remember the mental models and expectations
people have as influencing their perception of usability of your products.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What affects perception? How do you measure it? What happens if perceptions are not what you had anticipated?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bio: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As User Experience Lead (Academic Technology / HUIT / HPAC / HWP), Dorian focuses on the user experience of the administrative interface of OpenScholar. She is founder of the
<a href="http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/harvarduxgroup">Harvard UX Group</a> community of practice, created to connect user experience practitioners at Harvard, now at close to 90 members. She also runs a working group to manage the community of practice, and
currently teaches an IT Academy UX Fundamentals course* open to all staff. She joined Harvard in July 2013. LinkedIn:
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_dorianfreeman&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=y4xSmNRb1tNjvlg8AMpqYos_NWIfHwWBXV2VP92-2i0&m=BXjJegOk19u-mWXJ8DTl-AVEV_yxUrwIIB4PAkV6mpE&s=o28Oe7zO2dWFntsGPGfiW2nb7IGZjkJIA_Vz_qGNHXg&e=">
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorianfreeman</a> Twitter: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_dorianshmorian&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=y4xSmNRb1tNjvlg8AMpqYos_NWIfHwWBXV2VP92-2i0&m=BXjJegOk19u-mWXJ8DTl-AVEV_yxUrwIIB4PAkV6mpE&s=Wff2aiClQikrDVZfbs6n8bcWONr3KgsftYxjfIltdUw&e=">
@dorianshmorian</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*Links to IT Academy – User Experience – Fundamentals Classes:
<a href="https://trainingportal.harvard.edu/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0068/common/leclassview/class-00007712">
April </a> <a href="https://trainingportal.harvard.edu/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0068/common/leclassview/class-00007795">May
</a> <a href="https://trainingportal.harvard.edu/Saba/Web_spf/NA1PRD0068/common/leclassview/class-00008136">June</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://w3.abcd.harvard.edu/event/abcd-w3-april-meeting-dorian-freeman-ux">http://w3.abcd.harvard.edu/event/abcd-w3-april-meeting-dorian-freeman-ux</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Details<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• When: Wednesday, April 12th, 3:30-5:00pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Title: Perception is Reality: Lessons Learned from User Research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Who: Dorian Freeman, User Experience Lead at Harvard Public Affairs & Communications in Harvard University Information Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Where: Lamont Library, Forum Room <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__goo.gl_E5oaMf&d=CwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=y4xSmNRb1tNjvlg8AMpqYos_NWIfHwWBXV2VP92-2i0&m=BXjJegOk19u-mWXJ8DTl-AVEV_yxUrwIIB4PAkV6mpE&s=qpW6HrxZp709LvFAKMKmalmW8QAcIJWFTxg-MEqlbqs&e=">
http://goo.gl/E5oaMf</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NOTE: Attendees without a Harvard ID card need to <a href="mailto:mleigh@law.harvard.edu?subject=RSVP-w3-UX">
RSVP</a> for building access. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The W3 Team<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Donna Tremonte<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Miriam Leigh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Raman Prasad<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kevin Newman<o:p></o:p></p>
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