It is generally accepted that the lack of an adequate theory of humancomputer interaction
(HCI) is one of the most important reasons that progress in the field of HCI is relatively …

A participatory ergonomics approach to design requires knowledge of users, their tasks, and
their task environments. User participation is a necessity because designers often misjudge …

This chapter recounts an analysis of task specificity in software de-sign that would have
benefited from an activity theory treatment. The study of task specificity in slide-making …

Changing views of the nature of human knowledge change how we design organizations,
facilities, and technology to promote learning: Learning is not transfer; using a plan is not …

In the present debate on knowledge management and multimedia support of human
learning, the word 'mediation'(of conduct) is often used as a natural correlate and rough …

This paper describes an attempt at designing an integrated, principled interface to an
application in the educational domain. We tried to address some issues in the design of a …

This paper presents a position on the use of technology in support of organizational
learning. In bringing together some recent work on learning it is argued that to enable …

One of the central concepts in human-computer interaction (HCI) is usability. Interestingly, in
spite of its brief history as a scientific and applied discipline, HCI has already produced …

This work addresses human factors aspects of group information technology support--
specifically, novel ways of configuring the technology to meet the needs of teams operating …

Regular oscillations of the central electron temperature have been observed by means of
ECE and SXR diagnostics during non-inductively driven discharges on Tore Supra. These …