Design and Development of Interface Design Principles for Complex Documentation Using PDAs

After speculation in literature about the nature of Personal Learning Environments, research in the design and development of PLEs is now in progress. This paper reports on the first phase of the authors’ research on PLE, the identification process of what potential users would consider important components, applications, and tools in a PLE. The methodology included surveying “super-users” on their use of existing tools, applications and systems and their preferences in learning, in order to enhance the development of a PLE and reach a specification that potential learners will find useful and empowering in their learning. The research resulted in suggestions on factors affecting technology use and uptake, human factors and attitudes, and interface design that need to be factored in the design and development of a PLE.

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Multimedia Communication Graphical User Interface Design Principles for the Teleeducation

Proceedings IWISP '96 ◽

10.1016/b978-044482587-2/50119-1 ◽

1996 ◽

pp. 545-548

Author(s):

J. Turan ◽

K. Fazekas ◽

L. Ovsenik ◽

M. Kovesi

Keyword(s):

User Interface ◽

Graphical User Interface ◽

Interface Design ◽

User Interface Design ◽

Design Principles ◽

Multimedia Communication

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Designing Usable Marine Interfaces: Some Issues and Constraints

Journal of Navigation ◽

10.1017/s0373463304003078 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 67-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Stella Mills

Keyword(s):

Interface Design ◽

User Involvement ◽

Design Principles ◽

Marine Systems ◽

Context Knowledge

Although there have been improvements to the interface design of marine systems, there are still calls for increased usability as designers are blamed for systems that users find difficult to operate. This paper examines some of the issues and constraints that the designer faces when attempting to design a usable interface. The approach to designing that the developer may take is considered as well as more practical issues such as the limitations of using design principles. The importance of domain and context knowledge is stressed as well as other issues such as safety and culture. The paper concludes that design is a complex compromise but user involvement throughout the lifecycle can improve the ease of using marine systems.

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Human-machine interface: Design principles of pagination navigation in web applications

2014 9th International Conference on Computer Science & Education ◽

10.1109/iccse.2014.6926640 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Minghui Hu ◽

Yuxiang Kuang

Keyword(s):

Interface Design ◽

Web Applications ◽

Design Principles ◽

Human Machine Interface ◽

Machine Interface

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On Applying the Skills, Rules, Knowledge Framework to Interface Design

Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193128803200501 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 32 (5) ◽

pp. 254-258 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Kim J. Vicente ◽

Jens Rasmussen

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Control ◽

Complex Systems ◽

Interface Design ◽

Design Principles ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Ecological Interface Design ◽

Knowledge Framework ◽

Fundamental Goal ◽

Ecological Interface

In this paper, a theoretical framework for interface design for complex systems is proposed. The approach, called Ecological Interface Design (EID), is based on the skills, rules, knowledge framework of levels of cognitive control. The fundamental goal of EID is to develop interfaces that provide the appropriate support for all three levels, but that do not force cognitive control to a higher level than the demands of the task require. The framework, consisting of a set of prescriptive design principles, is discussed, and an example of its application is presented.

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