Introduction to Authoring Tools
APOSTOLOS KOSTASUniversity of the AegeanDept. of Primary Education
Email: [email protected]
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Learning Management Systems
LMS
(+) Management of Students-Teachers Accounts
(+) Teaching and Learning Process Monitoring(+) Assessment – Self-Assessment(+) Collaborative Tasks (synchronous-asynchronous)(+) Interoperability(+) Time-scheduling of Learning Activities and Modules
(-) Classic Teaching Model (teacher-centric)(-) LMS are about e-learning 1.0
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LMS Cases
– http://digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr/Open Source LMS OpeneClass (http://www.openeclass.org/)
– http://lms.nad.grOpen Source LMS Moodle (http://moodle.com/)
– http://vista.aegean.grLMS Blackboard (http://www.blackboard.com/)
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Software tools, running as standalone programs in the computer Development of multimedia/hypertext applications with educational content User creates content by linking and integrating together objects:
– Text– Graphics - animations– Sounds– Images– Video
Provide flexibility of content delivery– Internet/Web– CD/DVD– Info-kiosks– .EXE programs
Support international standards, such as S.C.O.R.M. (Shareable Content Object Reference Model)
Authoring Tools
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Different working paradigms/models:
– Page-oriented
– Icon-oriented
– Timeline oriented
– Object-oriented
– Open-source oriented
Authoring Tools
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UNESCO International Conference: “Forum on the Impact of Open Courseware for Higher Education in
Developing Countries”, 2002
Educational tools and material offered with no cost and restrictions to the educational community
Can be enhanced, updated and re-distributed for educational and research purposes, under certain legal
conditions
Open Educational Resources: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-
URL_ID=30822&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Free & Open Source Software Portal
A gateway to resources related to Free Software and Open Source Technology movement: http://www.unesco-
ci.org/cgi-bin/portals/foss/page.cgi?g=Software%2FScience_and_Education%2FPhysics%2Findex.html;d=1
Open-Source Educational Resources
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• PowerPoint-like working area• WYSIWYG editor• No HTML skills• Object-oriented• Assessment engine• Animation• Multimedia support• PowerPoint to Course *• Screen Capture *• Action description program language• SCORM 1.2, 1.3
CourseLab Characteristics
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CourseLab Logical Structure
e-Learning Course
Learning Module
Learning Module
Learning Module
Course Course Lectures
Folder
Slide Slide SlideLecture Chapters
Frames
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Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000)
Classic Tutorial
Into Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture Ν Summary TEST
Example Example
Practice Practice
Example
Practice
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Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000)
Activity-Centered Tutorial
Intro Preparation Activity Summary TEST
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Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000)
Learner-customized Tutorial
Intro
Subject 1
Summary TESTSubject 2
Subject 3
Subject 4
Subject 5
Subject 6
Subject 4
Subject 5
Subject 6
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Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000)
Knowledge-paced Tutorial
Intro TEST 1 TEST 2 TEST Ν Summary TEST
SUBJECT 1 SUBJECT ΝSUBJECT 2
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Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000)
Exploratory Tutorial
Intro
Summary TEST
INDEX
WWW
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Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000)
Generated Lessons
Intro
Subject 2
Summary TESTTEST
Subject 3
Subject 1
Subject 3
Subject 6
Subject 4Subject 5
Subject 6 Subject 6
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References
«Information Αrchitecture for the World Wide Web», Peter Morville & Louis Rosenfeld, O’Reilly 2007, 3η
Έκδοση
«Designing Web-Based Training», William Horton, O’Reilly 2000
CourseLab: http://www.courselab.com
80 Open Education Resource Tools for Publishing and Development (http://oedb.org/library/features/80-oer-
tools)
A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?
(http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-learning-tool-for-every-learning.html )