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Development of a Computer-Based Training Tool: Ice Tutor

Development of a Computer-Based Training Tool: Ice Tutor. Dean Flett and Sheila Bourque, Canadian Ice Service. IICWG-II, Reykjavik, Iceland, 3-5 October, 2001. Why CBT?. CIS has low staff turnover - ad hoc training varied student entry level trainees geographically spread

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Development of a Computer-Based Training Tool: Ice Tutor

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  1. Development of a Computer-Based Training Tool:Ice Tutor Dean Flett and Sheila Bourque, Canadian Ice Service IICWG-II, Reykjavik, Iceland, 3-5 October, 2001

  2. Why CBT? • CIS has low staff turnover - ad hoc training • varied student entry level • trainees geographically spread • content delivered in 1/2 time with CBT • standardization is important • self-paced learning - can start anytime • highly modular - updates and amendments easy to do - can also structure individual programs • can be used as refresher training

  3. Training Development Cycle • Needs Analysis • Task Analysis • Knowledge and Skills Inventory • Instructional Strategies • Design • Pilot • Evaluation

  4. Ice Tutor 1.0 - Features • For beginner to intermediate levels • interactive exercises and review tests with feedback to reinforce subject matter • user-friendly navigation including bookmarking • individual student tracking and scoring • review tests, final tests, & glossary • appeals to visual and kinesthetic learners

  5. Ice Tutor 1.0 - Content • VISUAL ICE RECOGNITION • identification of various ice types, forms, concentrations, and arrangements • SAR IMAGERY INTERPRETATION • SAR Imaging of Sea Ice and Image Interpretation Techniques • Radar Remote Sensing • RADARSAT-1 • Interpreting SAR Imagery in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Canadian East Coast • Regional Considerations • Interpret Sea ice Types • Interpret Sea Ice Formations and Openings • Interpreting SAR Imagery in the Canadian Arctic • same as Gulf/East Coast with addition of Melt Season interpretation

  6. Ice Tutor 1.0 - Example Reproduced by permission of Noetix Research Inc.

  7. Ice Tutor 1.0 - Example Reproduced by permission Noetix Research Inc., RADARSAT, CSA

  8. The Future • CIS and NIC working in partnership with Noetix Research • 3 new modules • Ice Physics • Remote Sensing • AVHRR, OLS, SSM/I • Geography • similar functionality and feel

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