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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Hello Julian,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>A few thoughts on this</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The easiest E learning to produce is often text based with
some pictures and a few test questions. But it can be very tedious and tends to
be based on the learner reading information and then answering questions about
it. It also tends to be sequential.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Consideration needs to be given to more use of sound.
Unless you are presenting instructions that need to be followed, then for most
people it is easier to assimilate the spoken word than the written word. But
circumstances may make sound impractical e.g. use of Citrix, use in a busy
office. So ideally e-learning content should offer the option for text or sound,
or both (not generally found to be the best solution, but it covers all
preferences). So for example you could have a page with a mind map on it and
when you click or tab to a term on the mind map, you either see some explanatory
text, or you hear an audio commentary, depending on your preference. Following
on from this, any template that provides for the presentation of large amounts
of text should include an option for the provision of audio commentary to
replace the text and the page design should work whether the full text is
displayed or not.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Page designs need to make full use of tabbing
and space key, as an alternative to using the mouse. I am not sure if this
is true of all the current Page Templates, it certainly is not true for
some of the page wizards.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Additional examples of xerte coding might include how to
implement accessibility features.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I think one of the greatest challenges for e-learning is to
move away from an information giving and question asking paradigm to more of a
simulation / scenario based paradigm in which learners have to apply learning in
situations that mirror as far as is possible the environment in which they will
be required to apply their knowledge. This can be very situation specific,
making the design of generic templates to support it difficult. However building
in features that support the easy configuration of non-sequential learning may
help.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I have thought for a while about a template that
might manage and present the kind of information that you would need
for a typical adventure game e.g. locations, items that can be picked up and
used, exits that define links between locations. Actions that can be taken,
maybe even characters that can be asked questions. Whether Xerte 3 would make
that kind of template more achievable I am not sure.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The physics engine in flex 4 also sounds interesting. The
ability to control the movement of objects and test for collisions may open up
some potential for simulations or learning games.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>It is also interesting how you can broaden the interaction
between people in e-learning. Stand alone e-learning packages can be solitary
experiences. The ability to link e-learning modules together so that they could
exchange data, would open up a variety of interesting possibilities, from tutor
support to learner - learner interactions. Role play could become a
possibility.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Kind regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Johnathan</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=371365509-18022010></SPAN><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Johnathan Kemp<BR>ICT Development Coordinator<BR>Connexions
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Julian Tenney
[mailto:Julian.Tenney@nottingham.ac.uk] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 18 February 2010
09:17<BR><B>To:</B> Xerte discussion list<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Xerte] non
coders?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I would love to see more
discussion about design of content, what makes good interactivity and all that
stuff – there’s too much terrible elearning out there, and it’s not to do with
the coding. Good design and a bit of coding makes much better content than lots
of coding a bit of design.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">You can do quite a bit without
writing a lot of code, particularly around presenting media: text, sound, video
and graphics, and create some simple interactivity. If you work through the
getting started guide, I think you’ll see what can be done without a lot of
code.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Once you do start writing code,
Xerte can do an awful lot for you. The icons hide an awful lot of complexity
that would otherwise be time-consuming to create, and so development can be very
fast, compared to creating the equivalent content off the bat in Flash. Coding
isn’t so hard – and when you master it, you can do anything you
want.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>John
Doubleday<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:46 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Xerte] non
coders?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>Hi
Everybody,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>While watching
this list I notice most of the communication is about coding issues. Are their
many no coders here. And is it realistic to be a non coder and use
Xerte?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-AU>Cheers<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><SPAN lang=EN-AU>John
D<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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