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Subject: DITA and Reusable Learning Content, Part 2
FYI: "An XML-Based Information Architecture for Learning Content, Part 2: A DITA Content Pilot. Use DITA XML to Develop Reusable Learning Content" John P. Hunt and Robert Bernard http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-dita9b/ The first article in this series defined a set of DITA topic types and other extensions that provide a framework for developing an XML content model for authoring and delivering learning content. We identified key phases in the DITA end-to-end process model for developing and delivering learning content, including: (1) Identify and model learning objectives and goals (2) Organize objectives into lessons and modules (3) Identify existing topics and develop new topic-based content that supports the objectives (4) Develop topic content for labs, exercises, and assessments, as appropriate (5) Write overviews and summaries for each objective and the overall course (6) Structure the topics for delivery in a particular course with a map (7) Use XSLT to process the map and topics for the particular deliverable In this article, we describe how we applied this DITA process model for learning to a case study course using content from an existing course on the IBM DB2 Query Monitor. This course was originally developed for delivery as instructor-led training (ILT), with content provided in the form of instructor slides, an instructor guide (printed PDF), and a student guide (printed PDF)... This pilot project provides an initial reference point for using DITA XML to support best practices in developing and delivering learning content. We've only just begun: We need to do much deeper work against richer and more diverse learning content to further validate, refine, and extend the design and process framework outlined here. Specifically, we plan to extend our explorations along the following lines: bring more focus on specific reuse and repurposing of educational content; convert more robust courses into DITA; develop targeted output transforms that are specific to learning deliverables needed for instructor-led training; extend DITA map specializations to include course-level and unit-level mapping; develop map processing to support delivery to a SCORM-compliant manifest and content package; continue refining the learning topic types, in response to specific content requirements that arise in actual course content... ------- More here: http://xml.coverpages.org/dita.html Robin Cover
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