To See or Not To See: Layout Constraints, the Split Attention Problem and their Implications for the Design of Web Lecture Interfaces

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Mertens, R., Friedland, G. & Krüger, M. (2006). To See or Not To See: Layout Constraints, the Split Attention Problem and their Implications for the Design of Web Lecture Interfaces. In T. Reeves & S. Yamashita (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (pp. 2937-2943). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2006
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
October 2006
ISBN 1-880094-60-6
  Thomas Reeves & Shirley Yamashita
AACE

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Authors

Robert Mertens, Virtual Teaching Support Center (VirtUOS), University of Osnabrück, Germany; Gerald Friedland, Department of Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; Marc Krüger, Research Center L3S, University of Hannover, Germany

Abstract

The split attention problem and its implications for the design of e-Learning material have been subject to a large number of empirical studies. How results of these studies can be applied to the design of web lecture interfaces is, however, still an issue of debate. Findings are at first glance contradictory and it seems that it is impossible to establish a general guideline. This paper analyses a number of studies and shows that different presentation forms such as slide lectures and chalkboard lectures exhibit significant differences which might be the reason for the above mentioned confusion. The paper discusses how these differences affect the reception of web lectures based on these presentation media. It also presents two examples of web lectures interfaces where the layout of the presentation interface has been designed in such a way that several layout-related problems, including split attention, are avoided.

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• Computer Sciences
• Educational Technology
• Instructional Design
• Multimedia
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