Navigation in Connexions 2.9 2001/09/17 2004/08/04 12:44:33.778 GMT-5 Richard G. Baraniuk richb@rice.edu Richard G. Baraniuk richb@rice.edu demo navigation Roadmap Overview of Connexions navigational aids The information in this module is outdated. Please see Viewing Connexions Content and Roadmap Tutorial for the latest information about navigating within Connexions. When viewing a module, user needs to know where am I? where have I been? where could I go? (encourage exploration) Connexions Roadmap allows students to easily and intuitively navigate course path helps students, instructors, and authors better visualize links between topics Mozilla-based Roadmap module view (center) course view (left) cnx view (right) - not yet implemented - mockup (best viewed with Internet Explorer) tool bar (top) Roadmap features course view saves current location when leaving course path all tools designed in conjunction with usability experts from Rice Psychology Department Web navigation a wide open area of research challenge: intuitive aids (graphical?) open-source and open standards will encourage development of a plurality of different Roadmaps