1. Learner Control Control options Content sequencing Pacing
Access to learning support
Learner control implementation
Course menus
Links
Pop-ups and mouse-overs
Guided tours

2. Learner Control (Cont’d)
Learner control implementation guidelines
Use learner control for learners with high prior knowledge or high metacognitive skill
Make important instructional events the default navigation option
Adaptive control or advisement
Navigational guidelines
Use links sparingly
Allow learners to control pacing
Basic navigation options to control/indicate progress

3. Building Problem Solving Skills
Problem solving skills rely on:
Cognitive skill
Metaskills
Motivation
Principles of teaching problem solving skills:
Use job context since metacognitive skills are job specific
Focus on thinking processes instead of job knowledge – demonstrate thinking processes explicitly
Make the learner aware of his thinking processes
Incorporate job specific problem solving processes