interactive avalanche exercise

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Howdy.

Click on the link below if you'd like to test an interactive exercise about route finding in avalanche terrain:

www.sfu.ca/~ranae/rootfinding

*it takes anywhere from 15-45 minutes (please don't let that scare you away!) and has a few surveys to answer in between the interactive models and exercises.

Here is some background info:

My name is Ranae and I'm a grad student at SFU doing research on how people perceive terrain hazards and learn about route finding in avalanche terrain. I've built an online learning exercise with the Canadian Avalanche Centre and would be thrilled if anyone from this forum would like to try it and provide us some feedback.

Thanks for your time and I hope you enjoy it!
-ranae

Anonymous
interactive avalanche exercise

done and done.

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Joined: 2007-10-11
interactive avalanche exercise

thanks!

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Joined: 2006-01-21
interactive avalanche exercise

I got through to the Avaluator part!

When I clicked on proceed (thinking it would make me read through the Avaluator process) it sent me back to the beginning of the survey sooo
I was unable to finish.

I am on a work computer though and our webfilters dont like lots of things so it may have prevented this part from working properly for me!

Anyway, good luck with this endeavor

Get Hucked!

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Joined: 2005-06-04
interactive avalanche exercise

same for me, but then I was able to proceed to the avaluator part where you had to draw on a route from A to B. I found it hard to trace this route with the mouse, not knowing how exact you have to be, so when I tried to redo a couple of times, it sent me back to the beginning. I think you need some sort of eraser like in MS Paint, not just a Start and Finish button. Anyway, then I didn't have time to try again, so it leaves you with a bit of an incomplete test of the interactive exercise. At least your survey is done. :)

FSV Forever

Anonymous
interactive avalanche exercise

Hi ranae,

Went through and had similar experience to others here. Unless I missed it, it would be good for the user to have summary result, at the end that helps them to identify their mistakes so they can learn from them.

Thank you for your efforts, as regional advocates for back country safety and avalanche awareness we are excited to see this and hope that it continues to evolve.

Thanks again,
M@