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WeatherWorld 2010 has online guides that I think are very well-designed and
scaffolded. Ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu

Programmed learning environments often ignore basic cognitive principles -
connect learners to what they already know, help the learner to develop
their own factual and conceptual understanding, and help the learner reflect
on their own learning.

Weatherworld doesn't accomplish all of this, either, but they come closer to
the first two than other examples I have seen

Dave Smith


On Nov 25, 2008, at 3:36 PM, Anna Hurst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> I am looking for some examples of self-paced online tutorials - the good,
> the bad, and the ugly. Have you used any tutorials to learn content for your
> programs? What did you like or dislike about them, what made them effective
> or ineffective, etc?
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> I'm working with some colleagues on putting together an astrobiolgy
> tutorial for science museum educators. We have experience with moderated
> online professional development, but not with the self-paced variety, so
> we'd like some good examples of what works and what doesn't. The examples
> don't necessarily need to cover science content.
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> Thanks!
> Anna
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