[chisigmail] IDG Seminar: Prof Sharon Oviatt

[Frank Vetere]

You are invited to the IDG Seminar ... 


PRESENTER: Prof Sharon Oviatt 

TITLE: Human-Centered Design Meets Cognitive Load Theory: Designing
Interfaces that Help People Think

VENUE: University of Melbourne, IDEA LAB, level 4, 111 Barry Street,
Carlton

DATE and TIME: Monday 3rd March 2008, 3-4 pm

ABSTRACT:
Historically, the development of computer systems has been primarily a
technology-driven phenomenon, with technologists believing that "users
can adapt" to whatever they build. Human-centred design advocates that a
more promising and enduring approach is to model users' natural
behaviour to begin with so that interfaces can be designed that are more
intuitive, easier to learn, and freer of performance errors. In this
talk, I illustrate different user-centred design principles and specific
strategies, as well as their advantages and the manner in which they
enhance users' performance. I also summarize recent research findings
comparing the performance characteristics of different educational
interfaces that were based on user-centred design principles. One theme
throughout is human-centred design that minimizes users' cognitive load,
which effectively frees up mental resources for performing better while
also remaining more attuned to the world around them.

BIO:
Sharon Oviatt is Director of the Centre for Human-Computer Communication
(CHCC) and professor at Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Oregon Health & Science University. She has been working in HCI for many
years, with interests in: Human-centred design; Mobile & ubiquitous
interfaces; Multimodal interfaces; Pen-based and spoken language
interfaces; Educational & medical interfaces; Interfaces for universal
access, lifespan use, and diverse populations (e.g., seniors, students
varying in ability); Adaptive interfaces; Cognitive modelling and
low-load interfaces; Collaborative teamwork and CSCW interfaces;
Communication models and modality effects; Empirically-based interface
design, evaluation and methodology

Please forward to others if interested. All Welcome. 
http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/research/groups/interactiondesign/seminars
.html


Cheers

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Frank Vetere
Department of Information Systems
University of Melbourne
111 Barry St. Carlton Vic 3053, AUSTRALIA
tel: +61 3 8344 1496
fax: +61 3 9349 4596
f.vetere at unimelb.edu.au
www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/staff/fvetere/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~