When a task becomes automatic it requires less in the way of conscious cognitive resources
Automaticity can increases our ability to multitask and attend to larger sets of information
Multiple modalities
It is easier to divide attention between two different modalities (one visual, one aural) than between two distinct information sources presented in same modality
Earliest Memories
working memory: design strategies
Minimize the load on working memory for learning activities
design user interfaces, interactive modules, and learning materials so that participants are not required to hold large numbers of discrete chunks of information in memory (remember the magic number 7 +- 2)
