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Some Uses of XML in Distance Learning Florida State University Symbolic Notations on the Web Consensus Workshop Tallahassee October 8 1999 2
Abstract: XML and Education Standards 3
Standards and XML I 4
Standards and XML II 5
XML and Other Object Models I 6
Databases versus XML? 7
XML and Other Object Models II 8
Basic Multi Tier architecture 9
A Custom Java Applet for Quizzes(6 problems) 10
Sample XML for one type of quiz 11
Fragment of NPAC Education XML DTD 12
Re-usable Education Object Strategy 13
Some General Objects of Importance to Education 14
(Education) Portal Building Model 15
General Object Descriptors of Interest to Education II 16
Database Access XML Templates -- Example I 17
Database Access XML Templates -- Example II 18
General Object Descriptors of Interest to Education III 19
Education Specific Objects 20
Some Important Education Services/Tools 21
Collaboration and Portals 22
Shared Portal on the Web 23
A Collection of Shared Place Components 24
SPDL Example: Declare Shared Portal Objects 25
Another Example of SPDL: Define User Roles
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