Portals for Web Based Education andTraining

The Pointer highlights what the teacher wants and is shared by Tango Interactive
Only the teacher can move the pointer in collaborative mode
The Oracle tells the truth and is the source of all Wisdom
It is never shared by TangoInteractive
This wisdon can be extracted by a suitable sets of clicks (with modifiers)
Combined with Mouseover-overs to run through Messages Click on Oracle to Put in Oracle Help Mode
Click on Oracle + ALT to get Card Help
Click on Oracle + CNTL to get Pointer Help
Click on Oracle + Shift to hide Oracle
Clicks outside pointer/oracle as follows
Click/Click+CNTL will move/create Pointer
Click + Alt/Shift is move/create Oracle
Click on Pointer Hides Pointer
Click + Alt/Shift/CNTL on Pointer Hides Pointer on all Pages
Send mail to Geoffrey Fox with questions

Standards and XML I

So we wish to move ahead and enter a world moving with Internet Speed ...

But neither us nor the world we move in knows quite what we want to do

We need to set standards so that our infrastructure and content can be largely reused

If we start now with public domain or commercial systems like "mine", "yours", WebCT, Blackboard, CAPA then how can we do this so can evolve as technology changes

We could ask system provider to support "standards" but this is not very helpful if standards are insufficient

Educause IMS (www.imsproject.org) and IEEE P1484 are working on standards (which will be expressed in XML) but currently they seem far from being sufficient.

Portals for Web Based Education andTraining

10/16/99

Click here to start

Table of Contents

WebWisdom Enhanced Pages

Standards and XML I

So we wish to move ahead and enter a world moving with Internet Speed ...

But neither us nor the world we move in knows quite what we want to do

We need to set standards so that our infrastructure and content can be largely reused

If we start now with public domain or commercial systems like "mine", "yours", WebCT, Blackboard, CAPA then how can we do this so can evolve as technology changes

We could ask system provider to support "standards" but this is not very helpful if standards are insufficient

Educause IMS (www.imsproject.org) and IEEE P1484 are working on standards (which will be expressed in XML) but currently they seem far from being sufficient.

Portals for Web Based Education and Training

10/16/99

Click here to start

Table of Contents

WebWisdom Enhanced Pages

Portals for Web Based Education andTraining