Minimalism Beyond the Nurnberg FunnelJohn Millar Carroll MIT Press, 1998 - 416 pages Minimalism is an action- and task-oriented approach to instruction and documentation that emphasizes the importance of realistic activities and experiences for effective learning and information seeking. Since 1990, when the approach was defined in John Carroll's The Nurnberg Funnel, much work has been done to apply, refine, and broaden the minimalist approach to technical communication. This volume presents fourteen major contributions to the current theory and practice of minimalism.Contributors evaluate the development of minimalism up to now, analyze the acceptance of minimalism by the mainstream technical communications community, report on specific innovations and investigations, and discuss future challenges and directions. The book also includes an appendix containing a bibliography of published research and development work on minimalism since 1990. Contributors Published in association with the Society for Technical Communication. |
Table des matières
Principles and Heuristics for Designing Minimalist Instruction | 19 |
Ten Misconceptions about Minimalism | 55 |
A View from the Practitioners | 91 |
How Are Technical | 119 |
Details of Course Topics | 145 |
Minimalism for Complex Tasks | 179 |
Some Issues | 219 |
Layering as a Safety Net for Minimalist Documentation | 247 |
A Quality Strategy for Success | 311 |
Constructing a Rhetorical Theory | 327 |
Practical Problems and Proposed Solutions in Designing Action | 349 |
A Case of Information Transfer in Technical | 375 |
An Agenda for Research and Practice | 393 |
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Optimizing the Joint Handling of Manual and Screen | 275 |