References

1. The background of the method
   • The Norwegian Ministry of Education launched an effort to work with Computers in Education in the mid-80's. Program design became a substantial part of this. The method is also known as the Grimstad method after the place where a number of design courses where held in the later part of the 80's.
   • The person who introduced the key principles in the design approach was Les Green, a Canadian engineer and remarkable pedagog.
   • The Nordic Council of Ministers launched a similar initiative, and the design approach used in Norway was adapted on a Nordic scale. Some of this activity is documented at Idun, http://www.idun.dk/
   • The design method, together with a number of design issues, is described in more detail in the book (in Norwegian): Brukerorientert programdesign, Minken og Stenseth, 1998, ISBN 82-7726-507-7, Nasjonalt Læremiddelesenter
2. Pedagogy and Technology, A historical Perspective, Børre Stenseth 1999, http://odin.hiof.no/~borres/pedtech/
3. Websters Dictionary, at: http://www.fin.gov.nt.ca/webster.htm
4. Blooms taxonomy, see for instance: http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/guides/bloom.html
5. The Media Equation, How People Treat Computers, Television, and New Media Like real People and Places, Byron Reeves and Clifford Nass. Cambridge University Press 1996. ISBN 1-57586-052-X.
6. Eliza, Weizenbaum, J., "ELIZA -- A computer program for the study of natural language communication between man and machine", Communications of the ACM 9(1):36-45, 1966.
   Versions of the program is directly available at numerous web sites, make a web search with "Eliza".
7. Some useful texts on Interface design:
   • Tog on Interface, Bruce Tognazzini, Apple Computer, Inc. 1992, ISBN 0-201-60842-1
   • Human-Computer Interaction, Jenny Preece, Addison Wesley 1994, ISBN 0-201-62769-8
   • The Windows Interface Guidlines for Software Design, Microsoft Press 1995, ISBN 1-55615-679-0.
   • The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design, Brenda Laurel, Addison Wesley 1990, ISBN 0-201-51797-3
   • Apple Computer, Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines, Addison-Wesley, 1992.
8. Ivar Minken, Senior Consultant, Gjensidige Nor, mail
9. Børre Stenseth, Associate professor in Computer Science at Dept. for Informatics and Automation, Ostfold University College, Halden, Norway, mail.