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Introduction to Authoring Tools

Introduction to Authoring Tools. APOSTOLOS KOSTAS University of the Aegean Dept. of Primary Education Email: apkostas@aegean.gr. Learning Management Systems. LMS (+) Management of Students-Teachers Accounts (+) Teaching and Learning Process Monitoring (+) Assessment – Self-Assessment

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Introduction to Authoring Tools

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  1. Introduction to Authoring Tools APOSTOLOS KOSTAS University of the AegeanDept. of Primary Education Email: apkostas@aegean.gr

  2. 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) • (-) LMSare about e-learning 1.0

  3. 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/)

  4. Authoring Tools • Software tools, running as standalone programs in the computer • Developmentof multimedia/hypertextapplicationswith educational content • User creates content by linking and integrating together objects: • Text • Graphics - animations • Sounds • Images • Video • Provideflexibilityof content delivery • Internet/Web • CD/DVD • Info-kiosks • .EXE programs • Support international standards, such asS.C.O.R.M. (ShareableContentObjectReferenceModel)

  5. Authoring Tools • Different working paradigms/models: • Page-oriented • Icon-oriented • Timeline oriented • Object-oriented • Open-source oriented

  6. Open-Source Educational Resources • 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 PortalA 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

  7. CourseLab Characteristics • PowerPoint-like working area • WYSIWYG editor • NoHTML skills • Object-oriented • Assessment engine • Animation • Multimedia support • PowerPoint to Course * • Screen Capture * • Action description program language • SCORM 1.2, 1.3

  8. CourseLab Logical Structure e-Learning Course Course Lectures Course Learning Module Learning Module Learning Module Folder Slide Slide Slide Lecture Chapters Frames

  9. Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000) Classic Tutorial Into Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture Ν Summary TEST Example Example Example Practice Practice Practice

  10. Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000) Activity-Centered Tutorial Activity Intro Preparation Summary TEST

  11. Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000) Learner-customized Tutorial Subject 1 Subject 4 Subject 4 Intro Subject 2 Subject 5 Summary Subject 5 TEST Subject 3 Subject 6 Subject 6

  12. Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000) Knowledge-paced Tutorial Intro TEST 1 TEST 2 TEST Ν Summary TEST SUBJECT 1 SUBJECT 2 SUBJECT Ν

  13. Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000) Exploratory Tutorial Intro Summary TEST WWW INDEX

  14. Lesson Design Models (Horton, 2000) Generated Lessons Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3 Intro TEST Summary TEST Subject 5 Subject 4 Subject 3 Subject 6 Subject 6 Subject 6

  15. References • «InformationΑrchitecturefortheWorldWide Web», PeterMorville & LouisRosenfeld, 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 )

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