I have spent 15 years of my career at the Aviation Research Laboratory of the University of Illinois, where I participated in and then directed a flight training research program. I focused on the design of flight training simulators (on the similarity relationships between the aircraft-environment system and the simulator) and on the development of special instructional strategies to enhance the acquisition of flying skills. Although I now focus on Cognitive Systems Design, I continue to develop ideas about Training Systems Design.
Watchthe Flash Movie, The Mystery of Distributed Learning [or download the zip folder, 12 MB] & download the paper
Explicit and implicit horizons for simulated landing approaches. Human Factors, 1991, 33, 401-417.(with Y.Liu) [PDF, 0.6 MB]
Active rehearsal versus map study as preparation for a flight navigation exercise. Human Factors, 1999, 41, 467-473. (with R. S. Bone as first author) [PDF, 0.1 MB]
A radical theory of skill transfer & a proposal that popular theories of skill transfer lead to circular argument & do not support training system design
An informational perspective on skill transfer in human-machine systems. Human Factors, 1991, 33, 251-266. [PDF, 0.6 MB]
Flight instruction: The challenge from situated cognition. The International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 1995, 5, 327-350. [PDF, 1.6 MB]
This issue is more complicated than it seems. Here I illustrate the conflict in the data and suggest a way ahead.
An empirical study of mission rehearsal in flight navigation (from Randy Bone’s Masters thesis)
An empirical test of specific informational invariants that guide a pilot in the landing approach
An interpretation of the theory of Situated Cognition & countering the idea that it offers little
The Air Space as a Cognitive System
A Paradigm Shift in Safety Management
Modeling of Cognitive Workflow with the Brahms Simulation Environment