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Designing a Goal-Based Scenario When creating a GBS, a designer goes through these six steps: 1. Identify a set of target skills 2. Develop Missions which require the target skills 3. Choose a Focus 4. Create a Cover Story which envelops the Mission 5. Plan the Operations 6. Build learning environments to support the target skills http://www.engines4ed.org/hyperbook/nodes/NODE-233-pg.html For a detailed discussion of Goal Based Scenarios, see http://cogprints.org/624/00/V11ANSEK.html and/or http://cogprints.org/635/00/CBRMeetsLBD_for_Leake.html For additional discussion, specific examples, and step-by-step discussion, see http://mettleweb.unimelb.edu.au/guide/pedagogy2.html Some more discussion http://www.eduweb.com/goalbasedscenarios.html For a syllabus using Goal Based Scenario, see http://www.personalityresearch.org/courses/B15/scenario.html To see a course embodying many of the aspects of a Goal Based Scenario, see Welcome to Epiville To see another course involving a few of the aspects of a Goal Based Scenario, see Social Justice Movements For a list of some Indie (Investigate and Decide) projects, see http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~riesbeck/indie/projects.html Natural Critical Learning Environments A place to start thinking about Natural Critical Learning Environments http://www.montclair.edu/center/ncle.html A place to read more about Natural Critical Learning Environments http://www.montclair.edu/center/whatmakesgreatteachersgreat.pdf A summary of the major ingredients of a Natural Critical Learning Environment http://www.montclair.edu/center/nclenew.html

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