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The COMET Program: Resources for Innovative Instruction. 12 December 2012. The COMET Program. Created in 1990 to support the modernization of the National Weather Service. Why our Science Matters. Fast Facts. Staff of 31. Annual budget $ 5.1 million.
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The COMET Program: Resources for InnovativeInstruction 12 December 2012
The COMET Program Created in 1990 to support the modernization of the National Weather Service
Fast Facts Staff of 31 Annualbudget $5.1 million 1,400 universities have participated in COMET activities since 1990 Over 650 hours of online distance learning 250,000 registered MetEd users 8 weeks of residence and virtual courses per year 4
1990 COMET Staff 2012
Award Winning Program Finalist Recognition International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2009 For Polar Lows Ungava Bay 01 December 2000 Recognized with the 2010 Chief Learning Officer Learning in Practice Certificate of Merit for “Excellence in Content” 2004 Louis J. Battan Authors Award, K-12 Category for Hurricane Strike!™ 2009 National Weather Association Public Education Award American Geophysical Union Excellence in Geophysical Education Award 2006 2000 Hurricane Conference Outstanding Achievement Award for Community Hurricane Preparedness 2008 NSF and the Journal ScienceInternational Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge: Semi-Finalist 2005 Honorable Mention in the non-interactive media category of the Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Bronze Medal for Boundary Detection & Convection Initiation 7
A –4-day residence course + travel + travel time costB – Virtual class with teletrainingC –All self-paced online learning A B $2,000 $1,500 $ IN THOUSANDS $1,000 C $500 1,000 2,000 3,000 STUDENTS
Our Secret Sound Science + Innovative Instructional Design + Outstanding Graphics + Example Applications + Case-based Instruction
COMET DL Offerings: A Growth in Options Laser Disc Modules (1992) CD-ROM Modules (1996) Web-based Modules (1998) Web-based Modules Webcasts Blended Courses Virtual Courses Learning and Media Object Resources
Aviation Coastal Weather Convective Weather Climate Wildland Fire Environment and Society Emergency Management Fog MesoscaleMeteorology Hydrometeorology Marine/Oceans
Mountain Meteorology Other Topics Numerical Weather Prediction Northern Latitude Space Weather QPF Satellite Meteorology Radar Meteorology Tropical Meteorology Winter Weather
COMET Modules by Topic as of 17 February 2012 Modules may be double counted because they appear in multiple categories 16
Top Ten Modules by Affiliation 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2011
User Sessions by Topic 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2011
SessionsbyInternationalUsers 1 May 2011-30 April 2012 1 May 2011 – 30 April 2012
Tworelevantnaturaldisasters IcelandVolcano, May2010 Japan Tsunami , March 2011
COMETResponds Volcanic Ash DL Course, July 2011 Community Tsunami Preparedness, December 2011
International Activities US funded VCP and DOT projects International funded projects by Canada, Australia, EUMETSAT, and WMO
International (VCP Funds) *pending VCP funding 25
Safe Skies for Africa Develop and adapt aeronautical meteorology training for African forecasters to meet WMO competencies qualification requirements by November 2013
Africa India
Ensemble Forecasts • Climate Change • New Topics and Challenges • Climate and Public Health • Societal Response • Economic Response • Simulations and Case Studies • Mobile Technologies • Teaching Uncertainty and Probability