CALMet VI Conference
12-16
July 2004
Boulder, CO USA
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Opening Welcome
Timothy Spangler and Joseph Lamos, COMET Program, U.S.A.
Keynote Presentations
The CAL Honeymoon is Over: What do we do now?
Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (retired)Designing for the Whole Learner: Cognitive, Aesthetic, and Value Dimensions of e-Learning
Brent Wilson, University of Colorado/Denver, U.S.A.
(related paper available at http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bwilson/Pillars.html)A Report on Applying Technology to Teaching and Learning at a Large Research University
John Cahir, Pennsylvania State University
(Paper available)Online Learning: Getting Beyond "No Significant Differences"
Tom Reeves, University of Georgia, U.S.A.
(related paper available at http://it.coe.uga.edu/~treeves/EM99Key.html)
Workshops
Training Operational Meteorologists: Web-based Modules and Tools Used to Enhance the Learning Environment
Roger Deslandes, Bureau of Meteorology, AustraliaInteractive Case Studies in Nowcasting
Ian Bell, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (retired)How to Make Remote Training Lessons Using VISITview
Tom Whittaker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.Designing Learning Environments for Weather Forecasters
Patrick Parrish, UCAR/COMET, U.S.A.Faculty Workshop: CAL – Enabling Students to Learn by Doing What Meteorologists Do
Doug Yarger, Iowa State University, U.S.A.Using Weblogs for Training and Education
Bruce Muller, UCAR/COMET, U.S.A.The Digital Library for Earth System Education: Sharing Resources and Expertise
Marianne Weingroff, UCAR/DLESE, U.S.A.
Session 1
Topic: Technology for Training Delivery
EUMETSAT Commitments: EUMETrain and MeteoCAL
Mr . Henk Verschuur, EUMETSAT (speaker)Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) in Brazilian Meteorological Education
José Lima Filho, National Union of Specialists in Meteorology (UNEMET), Brazil (speaker)
Session 2 – Center Green Auditorium
Topic: Technology for Training Delivery
e-Sebras: The use of Web-Based Software as Tool for the Education without Distances (ESD) in Meteorology
Rodrigo Costa, Centro de Tecnologia - COPPE/UFRJ, Brazil (speaker)Education Technology and Brazilian Meteorology
José Lima Filho, National Union of Specialists in Meteorology (UNEMET), Brazil (speaker)Making Domain Specific Portals Work
Jeff Wilson, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Session 3 – Center Green Auditorium
Topic: Technology for Training Delivery
Using VISITview to Meet the Needs of Virtual Training
Tom Whittaker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A. and Tony Mostek, National Weather Service, U.S.A. (speakers)The Use of Visitview at FMI
Vesa Nietosvaara, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland (speaker)Develop and Use of SATAID in Japan Meteorological Agency
Mr. Ryoji Kumabe, Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan (speaker)
Session 4 – Center Green Auditorium
Topic: Competency-based Training
Real-time Forecasting of Thunderstorms and Severe Thunderstorms in the Australian Region: Forecast Competencies and Related Training Issues
Roger Deslandes, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (speaker)
Topic: Social Aspects of Encouraging Learning
Some Thinking on CAL
Fan Hong, China Meteorological Administration, China (speaker)Small Scale Case Studies in FMI
Aulikki Lehkonen, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland (speaker)
Session 5 – Center Green Auditorium
Topic: Learning Object Development
Using Java Applets to Enrich the Learning Experience
Tom Whittaker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A. (speaker)Learning Objects: Their Role in the NorLatMet Winter Weather Forecasting Training Series
Bruce Muller, UCAR/COMET, U.S.A. (speaker)
Session 6 – Foothills Lab Building 2 Auditorium
Topic: Sharing Educational Resources
Promoting Long-Lasting Learning in the Teaching of Meteorology to Non- Science Majors using Real-Time DataStream, Integrated Data Viewer and Interactive Technologies
Elen Cutrim, Western Michigan University, U.S.A. (speaker)Training Trainers to Develop Meteorological Case Studies
Mr. Jeff Wilson, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (speaker)Building a Meteorological Community of Practice with the NorLatMet Case Study Library
Patrick Parrish, UCAR/COMET, U.S.A. and Kent Johnson, Meteorological Service of Canada, Canada (speakers)
Session 7 – Foothills Lab Building 2 Auditorium
Topic: Sharing Educational Resources
Learning & Teaching Resources at Météo-France: How to Share Resources
Laurent Borrell, Météo-France, France (speaker)COMET-EUMETCAL Project – Designing Online Learning Resources for Polar Low Forecasting
Bruce Muller, UCAR/COMET, U.S.A. and Julie Turner, UK Meteorological Office, United Kingdom (speakers)
Session 8 – Foothills Lab Building 2 Auditorium
Topic: Sharing Educational Resources
The Mesoscale Primer: Design Considerations and Approaches
Alan Bol, UCAR/COMET, U.S.A. (speaker)The WMO Virtual Laboratory for Satellite Meteorology – Progress Since 2001
Jeff Wilson, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (speaker)An Updated Version of the Module CAL Meteorological Instruments and Techniques of Surface Observation
Diego Fernandes, University of Pelotas, Brazil (speaker)Satellite Meteorology in Africa Volume 4: Tropical Cyclones Over the Southwest Indian Ocean
Mr. Emmanuel Kploguédé, African School of Meteorology and Civil, Niger(speaker)Creating ASMET Modules
Marianne Weingroff, DLESE/UCAR (speaker)
Closing Remarks
Joseph Lamos, UCAR/COMET, U.S.A.