Often this information is scattered across a number of references and resources. It is representative of a college level dendrology course and designed to be taken by students at off-campus locations. This courseware covers both the identification and the ecology of representative trees of North America. There are many advantages to learning by interactive courseware. Because students have the flexibility to follow any of a number of learning paths and have easy access to the visuals, they can review concepts easily.
Students select from a menu of lessons across the different ecological regions of North America.
Each lesson presents an overview, introduction of species, and relevant ecological topics. Both written text and still images are presented. Forms for standardized note taking and practice exams are provided. Laboratory activities are presented in a unit at the end. Boxes of field specimens could be sent to each remote campus for hands-on learning.