1. An EPSS for Design-Based Research
EDIT 9990
Spring 2006

2. How do I get started
With design-based
research?

3. What is an EPSS?
According to Gloria Gery, an electronic performance support system (EPSS) is software that improves user performance by:
Simplifying the steps required to perform complex tasks
Providing just in-time information
Helping users decide what actions to take when facing decisions or problems

4. What is an EPSS?
According to Gary Dickelman from EPSS Central, an EPSS is software that improves employee performance by:
reducing the complexity or number of steps required to perform a task,
providing the performance information someone needs to perform a task, or
providing a decision support system that enables someone to identify the action that is appropriate for a particular set of conditions.

7. Wearable EPSS

8. People faced with novel tasks have needs:
What is DBR?
Gloria Gery identified different types of concerns such as:
Why do this?
What is it?
What is it related to?
How do I do it?
How or why did this happen?
Show me an example

9. EPSS Components: Dynamic information Examples Templates Job aids
Checklists
Web-based learning
Knowledge Management
Coaching
Collaboration support
Tracking tools
Productivity tools
Wizards for decision-support

10. Is there a need for a DBR EPSS?

11. Existing DBR Resources
Journal of Design Research

12. What do we do next?