One method is to borrow the play-elements in Adobe Flash.

Multiple Window

To design the interface with multiple windows:

1 Main stage window: show the interaction between the learner and other roles in the situation.

2 Memory window: show the mental-model, or schemata dynamics

3 Environmental stiumli window: show the external information stimuli

4 Action window: show the action group

Timeline

Timeline can be customized to by phase, by step etc. There can be different relationships between timelines of different windows.

Action group with SIF (Semi-structured illustrated function)

Symbol/Instance in Adobe Flash

Multiple layers for each window