Title :
Supporting usability and reusability based on eLearning standards
Author :
Garcia-Robles, Rocio ; Blat, Josep ; Sayago, Sergio ; Griffiths, Dai ; Casado, Francis ; Martinez, Juanjo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Technol., Pompeu Fabra Univ., Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
30 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004
Abstract :
The IMS-QTI, and other related specifications have been developed to support the creation of reusable and pedagogically neutral assessment scenarios and content, as stated by the IMS Global Learning Consortium. This paper discusses how current specifications both constrain the design of assessment scenarios, and limit content reusability. Also suggest some solutions to overcome these limitations. The paper is based on our experience developing and testing an IMS QTI Lite compliant assessment authoring tool, QAed. It supports teacher centering, which is quite neglected when designing such tools. In the paper, the author also discuss how to make compatible standards support and user centering in eLearning applications and provide some recommendations for the design of the user interfaces.
Keywords :
authoring systems; distance learning; standards; user interfaces; IMS Global Learning Consortium; IMS QTI Lite compliant assessment authoring tool; QAed; content assessment; content reusability; eLearning standards; scenario assessment; user interfaces; Appropriate technology; Context-aware services; Electronic learning; Open source software; Packaging; Standardization; Terminology; Testing; Usability; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2181-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357464
