Title :
Work in progress — A framework for building Interactive Learning Modules
Author :
Dalmon, Danilo L. ; Brandão, Anarosa A F ; Isotani, Seiji ; Brandão, Leônidas O.
Abstract :
The development of good quality educational software is expensive, time-consuming and faces some underlying issues. In order to deal with such issues, many attempts were made, mainly on code reuse. Following a similar approach, the development of an application framework for implementing a family of interactivity-intense educational software called Interactive Learning Modules - iLM is presented. The framework main goal is to reduce development efforts while being part of a Software Product Line - SPL, an innovative technique regarding interactivity-intense educational software. The framework specification is presented by analyzing the common features of existing iLM. Therefore, the resulting component architecture is outlined. Currently, the design phase is finished and the implementation ongoing. Also, its instantiation is planned for an existing iLM, as a proof of concept.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; formal specification; interactive systems; software architecture; software reusability; SPL; component architecture; development effort reduction; educational software; electronic learning; framework specification; iLM; innovative technique; interactive learning modules; interactivity-intense educational software; software architecture; software product line; software reusability; Buildings; Component architectures; Education; Graphical user interfaces; Least squares approximation; Object oriented modeling; Software; Authoring Systems; Electronic Learning; Software Architecture; Software Reusability;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Rapid City, SD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-468-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2011.6142813