The Net Lenses model:

focusing on web searching experiences

Understanding the experience of information searching: The Net Lenses Outcome Space

Understanding student experiences to enhance the learning environment

This site explains research results from a recently completed doctoral program into understanding the differences in student experiences of web information searching. It includes a Flash animation explaining the results to you, and provides exercises to encourage a deeper understanding of the experience of web information searching. In summary, the chart to the left provides the outcome space that maps the experience of web-based information searching for university students; and coupled with that the Flash animation explains the Net Lenses model. In simple terms, the outcome space is a map that summarizes the findings from this phenomenographic study, and the flash animation gives you the breadth and depth of the research findings.

Site Details

To clearly outline the research results, please refer to

• What are the ways of experiencing web-based information searching?
• Research method explained
• Publications accepted to date
• Exercises to enhance your Information Searching experience
• Academic Staff Development Workshops