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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Dipl.-Ing. Gerd Steinkamp
FuXML – A Cross-Media Publishing and Content Management Framework for Course
Material
5th Conference on Distance Education:"Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05)
Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Overview
• Problem description• Requirements• Solution• Typical workflow• Example• Prospective developments and current state
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Current Distance Teaching Approach
• Printed course material– Consists of course text, appendices, assignments, solutions– Structured into course units– Shipment by traditional mail
• On campus events– Seminars, tutorials, labs, etc.
• Multimedia– Videos, audio tapes, TV broadcast (WDR)– CDROMs (CBT)
• Elearning – „Virtual University“– Hypermedia
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Lessons Learned in the „Virtual University“
• Production of high quality hypermedia courses– is expensive and – requires a team of specially skilled people
• Students demand a printed version of a course
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Solution
• A Learning Content Management System, that
– can be operated with existing personal and financial ressources
– fits within the IT-infrastructure of the university
– is oriented at the special requirements of content creation and management at the FernUniversität
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Requirements (I)
• Simplification and standardisation
• Reduction of technical overhead
• Separation of contents and design
• Cross-media-publishing
– high quality print version (primary medium!)
• High flexibility
– but economical (1600 courses!)
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Requirements (II)
• Support of academic contents– Numbering
– Bibliographies
– Footnotes, marginal notes
– Mathematical expressions
• Didactical structuring– Two layers
• Logical content layer (Chapter, Section)
• Time layer (course units)
– Assignments
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Make or Buy?
• Several commercial products available
• Do these products fulfil the requirements of the FernUniversität?
• No!
• Furthermore:
– Purchase of a product is not enough
– Solution is an evolving and ongoing process
• Conclusion: own development
– FuXML
• Project team
– ZFE (Requirements, application experts)
– LGPI (Databases, CMS)
– LGKS (XML Publishing)
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Media-Concept
• Evolution of existing courses– Online digital course– Didactical markup
• Learning objective, prerequisites, example, exercise, hint, note, comment, etc.
– Linking of contents.– Utilisation of catalogues
• Index, glossary, list of abbriviations, etc.
– Integration of multimedia elements• Animations, videos, simulations,etc.
– Technical basis: XML
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
FuXML Documents
• Mapping of the existing course structure– course unit, assignment, prerequisite, learning objective
• Editorial elements – Paragraphs, sections– Also visual markup (bold, italic)
• Didactical elements– example, hint, exercise
• Faculty-specific elements– e. g. law (case, adjudication), mathematics (theorem, proof,
etc.)
• Mathematical expressions– LaTeX syntax
• Diverse media objects– Images, animations, applets, videos, audio
• Support of modular contents
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
System Overview
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
XML Editor (XMetaL)
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Web Folder
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Web Interface
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Cross-Media-Publishing
Content
Online
CD-ROM
techn.Production
LMS
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Production Component
Rule-based Rendering Engine
PDF HTMLDesign Interface
config.xml template.html styles.css
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Example: Multimediaobject in XML Editor
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Example: Multimedia Object in Browser
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Example: Multimedia Object in PDF
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Prospective Further Developments
• Open Source
• Support of SCORM
• Output to Mobile Devices
• Support of MathML
• LaTeX to XML– Hermes Project: http://alphaserv3.aei.mpg.de/hermes/
• Inclusion of interactive exercises (QTI)
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Gerd Steinkamp: FuXML – A Content Authoring System5th Conference on Distance Education: “Virtual University: models, tools and practice" (VU'05), Warsaw, June 2-4, 2005
Summary and Current State
• Properties
– High quality output
– High flexibility
– Good extensibility
– But, relatively high complexity
• Several courses from different departments– Electrical Engineering, Cultural and Social Sciences, Law,
Computer Science, Economics
• System deployed and operated in computer centre
• Public launch: end of july