The Role of Cognitive Ergonomics in Educational Multimedia Applications

摘要

This paper discusses some important, if not crucial, aspects of Cognitive Ergonomics that should he taken into account when authoring any educational multimedia product. This paper begins by discussing why educational multimedia is becoming more fashionable in the teaching and learning process. Thereafter, by placing the human-computer-interaction model side by side with the nature and function of the educational multimedia product, some important cognitive ergonomic factors will be highlighted.