Monday, May 28, 2007

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[Eltech] Web-based learning application created with Flash

So, it is time again (although a rather un-Christian, but oh well ...), an illustrious record of the seminar to compose. Genaur said about the effect produced in this district web-based learning application that we received as a task. The wiki of our seminar turned out to be really useful this time, it was possible but a very good guide to complete the task with the authoring software Adobe Flash found there.

First start I wanted, I then had about 2 hours but still retain and otherwise deal, as the trial version download 403 MB in size and it was only after registration with name and email address when Adobe was possible. When my spam folder every day would not already enough ...

Well in any case the pottering went after initial orientation problems quite well from his hand, as I said, not least, thanks to the good tutorials on Wiki. The einizige really wicked problem that I came across was the linking of the pages you create with one another. The conjured by me at mouseover and click buttons metamorphierenden partout would not accept so-called ActionScript property. No matter what I've done repeatedly emblazoned the message "Current selection can not have actions applied to it." front of me and drove me almost in crazy. 3 whole hours I'm trying to figure out what I would do wrong. Until I sometime in the Internet (up to date about the 27ste) found the problem. I used the trial version of Adobe Flash CS3 Professional and there was default, ActionScript 3.0 set. However, this does not work with objects declared as buttons, or at least only under certain conditions, to which I will not go further. I then simply stop using ActionScript 2.0. My God, what if I had not in those three hours can make all ... Well, now is made it. Published

I have all now in Moodle, as I this learning platform already had a job for processing. In any event, there were some problems in terms of the provision of Web sites. If the folder created by the teacher in the files directory is designated as too long, the stored. Html pages can not be properly read and not always. And if you now delete files, but with the same name back sets, problems seem to occur again. Had I but the Flash files several times barbeiten new in Flash CS3 so the links to get it working properly, as initially seemed to work only. Swf files. But with complete deletion of the folder and create a completely new with a shorter name but the problem could be be resolved. What I also noticed quite negative, the fact that one in Moodle can always upload a single file, so do not have the option of just five of the same mark, may order to bring in one go on the server. Since I had 3 variations of each page (. Html,. Swf and. Pdf), I had to do thanks to the problems some time to upload ...

The result can be found via the link at the early end of this post. Seminar 10 is the chosen, I have even included (not real exisiterenden) students and this just made my animals by to look at and evaluate the generated rough concept. So, now, then, is enough for today!

Links:
Moodle space "e-learning technology training room", see Seminar 10
(login required)

Monday, May 21, 2007

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[ Eltech] Scope and classification of Authorware

Today still seminar accompanying entry deals with the scope and the basic classification of the authoring software Authorware (kinda funny, right?).

software manufacturer is Perle, the well-known company Adobe (Company within the meaning of enterprise, I come here now so no one with legal Besserwissergedöhns!), Formerly the Macromedia was responsible for previous versions. The product is currently available in dot-version-7 available and costs than buying new juicy 2999.00 € excluding VAT. So overall, yet in German, may be called the full version for even more juicy € 3568.81 personal property (see Adobe Online Store ). This of course only for the home, for teaching and research, you can purchase the program for humane € 489.00 plus € 181.00 per license issued. 53,00 Euro would cost a single disk, but in today's Internet age, this may indeed (a term describing the way, quite accurately many of the social conditions of the Ilmenau Student Union) due to thicker bandwidth is negligible.

it is now the proud owners can be created with Authorware specially developed educational software units. This is also the declared aim of the authoring tool. Whether that be in the form of Internet courses, development of educational media for example, languages, or more abstract things like driving tests, any form of multi-media interactive learning applications with reference to the illustrated modular software can be created.

The scope of services is provided by the following summary, taken from Softguide.de , in some detail shown:

  • Provides applications available on diskette, CD-ROM, DVD and corporate networks, intranets and the Internet
  • Easy to use
    • knowledge objects: Prefabricated templates and wizards for installing fonts, creating quizzes etc.
    • interactive learning objects and choose among eleven possible answers - buttons, hotspots, text entry, keystroke, logic-based events ...
    • Publish by clicking: Applications for the Web, CD-ROMs or the corporate network - with batch
  • Rich Text Editor
    • formatting in Rich Text Format Editor
    • RTF files, import from popular word processors
    • graphics, frames, symbols, and linked articles fit
    • Authorware expressions with functions and variables include
  • MP3 streaming audio
    • streaming MP3 audio to install the application, learning application with narration, music and sound effects, refurbishes
  • aids: multimedia tutorial as well as numerous practical guides (Show-me-all)
  • synchronization
    • text Graphics or events with audio and video recordings coordinate
    • Sound and film icons at certain points trigger an audio or video film events can
  • SCORM Medadaten Editor
    • application with an XML-based metadata logging
    • define SCORM-compliant metadata reports written
  • Extensible command menus
  • Publishing
    • Customizable, define reusable output settings, automatically files such as Xtra Extensions and UCDs collect
    • batch mode, HTML templates, FTP Files make available on the web server, preview function via browser
  • Visual authoring
    • Working intuitively with the help of flow charts and icons and icon variables
    • Batch Change: Changes in batch mode
  • creating reusable program structures, addition and replacement of media without modifying the application
  • know laying Objects: prefabricated building blocks, such as logins, exercises, multiple choice dialogues .. drag and drop in the flow chart placing
    • text, digital films, graphics and audio link, button Edito-
    • installation of program modules of third parties as well as icons for file access, text editing, QuickDraw 3D and VRML
    • integrating ActiveX controls, display of properties, algorithms, events
  • LMS Knowledge Objects
    • create AICC / ADL-SCORM compliant courseware
    • LSM Knowledge Objects can ADL, HACP and LANs
  • support
    • communicate Supports QuickTime, Flash, Java Script, Shockwave Audio (SWA), supports Voxware Compression Format
    • learning standards as AICC, IMS and ADL; supports OLE 2.0
    • alpha channel support, text-to-language to support
    • import of MS PowerPoint files, XML import and export
  • Rich Media Support: support of Flash MX, Windows Media Player, streaming audio, anti-aliased text, synchronization
  • flexibility: create Complex pages and navigation structures, full-text search; external content store and update; Media Management: media management internally, externally or in libraries
  • Extensibility
    • Developer Kit for creating modal and modeless commands in Authorware and Borland Delphi
    • extensions with ActiveX controls, user-defined DLLs / XCMDs
    • additions of third-party printing, encryption, advanced database support and much more

Whether the program to purchase worth, the user must decide for themselves. At least it was all "features" as the new German saying goes, some drawbacks that must be weighed accordingly. First, it is worth mentioning that for playing with Authorware training software specialties the so-called (who would have thought it?) Authorware Player need a far less common than, say, the multimedia performer Flash Player. Furthermore, it must be noted that a pretty hefty learning curve is needed, experts say. Also, the space is of relatively high, creating Web applications with Authorware can also appear shaky. But growing band widths, as already mentioned, by now already enormous heights ...

Acquisition, ultimately, is to each according to detailed acquaintance with the left (thankfully) free trial version itself.

Finally now some examples of how a few small learning games can look created with Authorware . This entails creating the appropriate Player, installed on your responsibility, parents are responsible for their children! Add to this the aforementioned games on Barbara Brown's Authorware Page .

Have fun, I have nothing extra out looking too difficult, so that no one of the students here will be overwhelmed ... in this sense!


Sources:
e teaching.org profile
Softguide.de Authorware Overview
Adobe Online Store
Authorware Player Download
Barbara Brown's Authorware Page

Saturday, May 12, 2007

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[Eltech] Moodle as a "teacher"

So my dear readers, respectively, to address the majority of you non-readers!
Generally I think this is a "recursive paradox" means. Is only speculation on my part ...

In any case I've tried level to create the first task of the seminar in Moodle as a teacher-in-law. Is really not so simple. Man is killed simply by the various advanced options. Each wrong click on a keyword link one astray. Even reading the very boring written blog entries, the processor since the last week helped much. After all I fell in most because of the length and variety of being evil poor little eyes to the entries (no offense, dudes!). Nothing I have nevertheless tried durchzufuchsen. And to be honest, the best (I think), you get the point through learning by doing. Try to delete fail, try again fail, again, again, delete (this loop to eight times), and then finally you get a fairly passable result. The fictitious seminar materials I've actually uploaded, and also a small improvised text's eight seminars I could write. Just how hinkriegt as a heading and not the entire text is available, could not I find out. Maybe someday ... So if you somehow should also be interested in the slightest, will you look with your grandiose TU account (like, you do not have?? ^ _ ^) The teacher's room "e-learning technology training room", in the eighth meeting will be my mental outpourings!

So, that's it for now, I hear now on the latest album "So Divided" by ... And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead. Very good album by the way (product placement). Coming this year, for Highfield quite here in the near Ilmenau, so get out there! I'm also here:)

Links:
Moodle space "e-learning technology training room", see Seminar 8
(Login required)

Monday, May 7, 2007

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[Eltech] General structure and construction of the learning platform metacoon

metacoon that the interested viewer is quite early in the eye, is a very well structured learning platform. Clearly separate areas enable smooth working. The upper horizontal area can be considered as the main menu.

With the "desk", the enrollment in the various learning areas to be managed. The metacoon side of the TU Ilmenau for example, offers a broad portfolio of available spaces, thematically similar to the selection of the prestigious courses to pass in university.

appears on the left side of the desk also a small menu selection, on the one titled with "organization", where all the news of their own rooms, new entries in the learning materials, pool (more on that later) finds, as well as a calendar as a guidance for time not very potent natures is ready. The second one is another small menu sticks with the name "storage" in the exercise, here are all previously uploaded images are also written notes by the user.

With the "active learning" in the horizontal main menu at the top to get to the above-mentioned study materials pool. Here you will find all the faculty and staff provided materials, a part of the learning spaces in which one is registered as a user.

first is for all students with a collection of materials for the use of Metacoonsystems without restrictions. Another plus for the use!

The last walkable area is now the "communication" dar. Behind this rather cryptic formulation of the hidden but extremely strong social aspect of metacoon and turns it into a buddy and getting to learn system, even if of course targeted only to the internal price and purely professional relationship. Starting under "tools" with the discussion boards of the spaces in which one is registered on the bulletin boards that are supposedly important information is passed on to users, to address books and instant messaging, which primarily the strengthening of social solidarity and the rapid availability is attributed to employees.

Another social expression make the business cards and therefore the profiles of individual users dar. Here is now under "Who's Who" where a list of all users of the standard University metacoon platform. In connection with this course are also the user's data itself to view very clearly and to change under a scanning "my data", which is the last unit makes little menu on the left side of the upper menu "Communication".

is the last item in the main menu is the obligatory help guide, for those users who through the metacoon portal with all the best will want to find or can not cope.

All in all, as already mentioned, a very clear portal frames with clearly separated within the site. It invites the user almost a help to use it and discover another joyous aspect in the modern, computer-and internetdominiertem learning. I deliberately use here is not the evil "Learning" with the word "e" in front, reasons are to be derived from our first online Roundtable.

That concludes my first blog entry to the seminar! Over and out!


Sources:
metacoon Homepage
access side metacoon TU Ilmenau