Reconstructing minimalism

John M. Carroll

doi:10.1145/263367.263373

Reconstructing minimalism

John M. Carroll

College of Information Sciences and Technology

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

A key principle of minimalism is that people are engaged in real task. However, the real tasks of complex domains can be overwhelming for learners and unmanageable for instructional designers. Minimalism assumes that people engaged by a task will eventually reason and improve. It emphasizes getting learners started quickly. Because the tasks of complex domains tend to incorporate many subtasks, `getting started quickly' becomes more a sustaining interest and activity than of quickly dispatching a task.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	27-34
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/263367.263373
State	Published - 1997
Event	Proceedings of the 1997 15th Annual International Conference on Computer Documentation - Salt Lake City, UT, USA Duration: Oct 19 1997 → Oct 22 1997

Other

Other	Proceedings of the 1997 15th Annual International Conference on Computer Documentation
City	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Period	10/19/97 → 10/22/97

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Computer Science

Access to Document

10.1145/263367.263373

Cite this

@conference{8c486a71945d4494ae964e54e94c58da,

title = "Reconstructing minimalism",

abstract = "A key principle of minimalism is that people are engaged in real task. However, the real tasks of complex domains can be overwhelming for learners and unmanageable for instructional designers. Minimalism assumes that people engaged by a task will eventually reason and improve. It emphasizes getting learners started quickly. Because the tasks of complex domains tend to incorporate many subtasks, `getting started quickly' becomes more a sustaining interest and activity than of quickly dispatching a task.",

author = "Carroll, {John M.}",

year = "1997",

doi = "10.1145/263367.263373",

language = "English (US)",

pages = "27--34",

note = "Proceedings of the 1997 15th Annual International Conference on Computer Documentation ; Conference date: 19-10-1997 Through 22-10-1997",

}

TY - CONF

T1 - Reconstructing minimalism

AU - Carroll, John M.

PY - 1997

Y1 - 1997

N2 - A key principle of minimalism is that people are engaged in real task. However, the real tasks of complex domains can be overwhelming for learners and unmanageable for instructional designers. Minimalism assumes that people engaged by a task will eventually reason and improve. It emphasizes getting learners started quickly. Because the tasks of complex domains tend to incorporate many subtasks, `getting started quickly' becomes more a sustaining interest and activity than of quickly dispatching a task.

AB - A key principle of minimalism is that people are engaged in real task. However, the real tasks of complex domains can be overwhelming for learners and unmanageable for instructional designers. Minimalism assumes that people engaged by a task will eventually reason and improve. It emphasizes getting learners started quickly. Because the tasks of complex domains tend to incorporate many subtasks, `getting started quickly' becomes more a sustaining interest and activity than of quickly dispatching a task.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031382130&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0031382130&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1145/263367.263373

DO - 10.1145/263367.263373

M3 - Paper

AN - SCOPUS:0031382130

SP - 27

EP - 34

T2 - Proceedings of the 1997 15th Annual International Conference on Computer Documentation

Y2 - 19 October 1997 through 22 October 1997

ER -

Reconstructing minimalism

Abstract

Other

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this