Functionality: ★★☆
- Scale:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; The tool can be scaled to accommodate any size class with the flexibility to create smaller sub-groups or communities of practice.
- Ease of Use:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; The tool has a user-friendly interface that is easy to navigate and personalize for both instructor and learner. Use is intuitive for both instructor and learner.
- Tech Support/Help Availability (for Instructors):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; No campus-wide technical support is available.
- Tech Support/Help Availability (for Students):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; No campus-wide technical support is available.
- Hypermediality :★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. Serious Concerns; This tool is restricted to communicate through emails only or the Eventbrite webpage.
Accessibility: ★★★
- Accessibility Standards:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; The tool meets accessibility guidelines (i.e. W3C WCAG 2.0 standards)
- User-focused participation:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; The tool is designed to address the needs of diverse users, their various literacies, and capabilities, thereby widening opportunities for participation in learning.
- Required Equipment:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; Proper use of the tool does not require equipment other than a computer and access to the internet.
Technical: ★★★
- Integration/Embedding within a Learning Management System (LMS) :★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. Serious Concerns; The tool can only be accessed in an LMS through a hyperlink rather than a functional version of the tool itself.
- Operating Systems:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; Users can effectively utilize the tool with any standard, up-to-date operating system.
- Web Browser:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; Users can effectively utilize the tool with any standard, up-to-date web browser.
- Additional Technical Requirements:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; Users do not need to download additional software or browser extensions. Additional accounts or software is not required.
Mobile Design: ★★☆
- Access:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; The tool can be accessed, either through the download of an app or via a mobile browser, regardless of the mobile operating system and device.
- Functionality:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; The mobile version of the tool has limited features. The advanced features are accessible through the desktop version only.
- Offline Access:★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. Serious Concerns; Any version of the tool can not work offline.
Usage and Account Set Up: ★★☆
- Sign Up/Sign In:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; Instructor needs to sign-up to create an event on Eventbrite. The learners don't need to sign-up to register for the event. They can register by entering their name and email ID. However, to access the event information or Eventbrite webpage, learners need to create an account.
- Cost of Use:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; Eventbrite does not charge anything for free events. A fee is charged when organizers start collecting registration fees.
- Archiving, Saving, and Exporting Data :★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; There are limitations to archiving, saving, or importing/exporting content or activity data.
- Data Privacy and Ownership:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; Users maintain ownership and copyright of their intellectual property/data; the user can keep data private and decide if / how data is to be shared.
Social Presence: ★★★
- Collaboration :★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; Communication or transfer of meaning between the users can only be possible through asynchronous mode.
- User Accountability:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; Instructors can control learner anonymity; the tool provides technical solutions for holding learners accountable for their actions.
- Diffusion:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; The tool is widely known and popular, it’s likely that most learners are familiar with the tool and have basic technical competence with it.
Teaching Presence: ★★★
- Facilitation:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; The tool has easy-to-use features that would significantly improve an instructor’s ability to be present with learners via active management, monitoring, and engagement.
- Customization:★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; There are limited aspects of the tool, that cannot be customized on the Eventbrite.
- Learning Analytics:
- Not Applicable. Not Applicable
Cognitive Presence: ★★☆
- Enhancement of Cognitive Task(s):★★☆
- Minor Concerns. Minor Concerns; The tool can give information asynchronously through the webpage to enable the functional improvement to engagement in the targeted cognitive task
- Higher Order Thinking:★☆☆
- Serious Concerns. Serious Concerns; The tool likely does not engage learners in higher-order thinking skills (despite significant consideration to design, facilitation, and direction from the instructor)
- Feedback on Learning:★★★
- Works Well. Works Well; Through the tool, learners can regularly receive formative feedback on learning (i.e. they can track their performance, monitor their improvement, test their knowledge, etc.)