Development of Course Material in a Multi-Author Environment

Autor/in	Schlotter, Michael
Titel	Development of Course Material in a Multi-Author Environment
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 25 (2009) 4, S.459-470 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Editing; Computer Software; Instructional Materials; Internet; Engineering Education; College Instruction; Design Requirements; College Faculty; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Implementation; Educational Technology; Computer Assisted Instruction; Electronic Learning; Instructional Design; Programming; Computer Interfaces; Programming Languages; Teacher Collaboration; Foreign Countries; Professional Continuing Education; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Ingenieurausbildung; Hochschullehre; Design preferences; Gestaltungsmittel; Fakultät; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Programmierung; Lehrerkooperation; Ausland; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Software for text processing and presentation design is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Nevertheless, it is difficult to find a good solution for collaborative writing of technical course material, allowing the creation of high quality lecture notes and presentation slides from a single source. This article presents a new editing framework for the development of continuing professional development (CPD) teaching material. The courses are developed and delivered jointly by a team of academics, and comprise various engineering subjects. The described workflows, however, are equally applicable for any higher education course. The needs of authors are explored, and good teaching and learning practices are established. Based on these investigations, a catalogue of software requirements is created and compared with features of current commercial and open source applications. Despite the general trend to use graphical interfaces, it is concluded that the workflow has to be based on source files written in a markup language in order to fulfill all specifications. Although the Extensible Markup Language (XML) has become increasingly popular during the last decade, a LaTeX based solution is preferred. Reasons for that decision are discussed, and the developed editing framework is described in detail. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
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Update	2017/4/10