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Teaching an Old Course New Tricks: A Portable Courseware Language Based on XML

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Producing eLearning material remains a costly and challenging task. Reflecting on a course written 20 years ago and still in use today, the author tries to identify the essentials for successful computer-supported teaching material. One apparent need is to make the contents more portable. In particular, the Web is seen as the universal distribution and presentation channel. To allow for interaction, animation, vector graphics and display independence, a Portable CourseWare Language (PCWL) is proposed. PCWL is based on XML, SVG, and Java. An editor for PCWL is provided. The paper leads from past to future with screenshots from Teletext to IE5 with SVG plug-in.

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  1. Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Mathematik/Informatik, D-34109, Kassel, Germany

    Lutz Wegner

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  1. Universität Bonn, Informatik I, Römerstraße 164, 53117, Bonn, Germany

    Rolf Klein

  2. Praktische Informatik III, FernUniversität Hagen, Informatikzentrum Universitätsstraße 1, 58084, Hagen, Germany

    Hans-Werner Six

  3. Praktische Informatik - Datenbanken, Universität Kassel, 34109, Kassel, Germany

    Lutz Wegner

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Wegner, L. (2003). Teaching an Old Course New Tricks: A Portable Courseware Language Based on XML. In: Klein, R., Six, HW., Wegner, L. (eds) Computer Science in Perspective. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2598. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36477-3_26

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