Here is the review that I wrote:
Review of Makingthemodernworld.org.uk
According to the “About Us” section of the Making the modern world site, it is a “groundbreaking initiative in web learning, based on the Science Museum’s landmark gallery Making the Modern World.”[1]
They go on to say what they aim to do by providing the site:
“National Museum of Science and Industry aims to engage people in a dialogue to create meanings from the past, present and future of human ingenuity, including science, technology, medicine, transport and media.
It aims to inspire, educate and involve visitors. NMSI's active programme to develop a strong and comprehensive online presence supports these objectives and serves to broaden access to the museum's many wonderful objects.”[2]
The website is presented in a aesthetically pleasing way, it is colourful, easy to navigate with some nice transition effects and good sized photographs and other images.
The site also boasts good interactivity for the user in the form of an interactive timeline on the home page with links to other pages within the site.
This is good for the user because while it is practically good for easy navigation of the site but it is also interesting and involving to use.
The site also offers links to outside sources that are interesting, informative and feature large amounts of interesting pictures and articles related to the subject.
The site is primarily a learning resource. The site is designed to engage the user so that the subject they are studying will appeal to them and this means that the user is more likely to stay interested in the subject they are studying and therefore learn more.
[1] From the “about us” section of www.makingthemodernworld.org.ukAccording to the “About Us” section of the Making the modern world site, it is a “groundbreaking initiative in web learning, based on the Science Museum’s landmark gallery Making the Modern World.”[1]
They go on to say what they aim to do by providing the site:
“National Museum of Science and Industry aims to engage people in a dialogue to create meanings from the past, present and future of human ingenuity, including science, technology, medicine, transport and media.
It aims to inspire, educate and involve visitors. NMSI's active programme to develop a strong and comprehensive online presence supports these objectives and serves to broaden access to the museum's many wonderful objects.”[2]
The website is presented in a aesthetically pleasing way, it is colourful, easy to navigate with some nice transition effects and good sized photographs and other images.
The site also boasts good interactivity for the user in the form of an interactive timeline on the home page with links to other pages within the site.
This is good for the user because while it is practically good for easy navigation of the site but it is also interesting and involving to use.
The site also offers links to outside sources that are interesting, informative and feature large amounts of interesting pictures and articles related to the subject.
The site is primarily a learning resource. The site is designed to engage the user so that the subject they are studying will appeal to them and this means that the user is more likely to stay interested in the subject they are studying and therefore learn more.
[2] From the “About Us” section of www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk
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