An e-Learning Resource Authoring System (ERA)

1. An e-Learning Resource Authoring System (ERA) Ronald J. Aust & Edward L. Meyen e-Learning Design Lab The University of Kansas USA

2. ERA is a Comprehensive System That Includes • The design of content architecture. • Content validation and management processes. • Capacity for production environment. • Media production. • Packaging of interactive asynchronous WBE.

3. Goals of the ERA Software • Produce content rich WBE instruction. • Create reliable and accessible products. • Be applicable for large-scale production. • Responsive to the users' learning styles. • Maintain CAST and Bobby complaint. • Be easily downloaded to local servers. • DEMO COURSE

4. E-Learning Resource Authoring (ERA) Production Software • Innovations in the software produce reliable WBE. • Is flexible and scalable. • Independent content structures and user interfaces components.

5. E-Learning Resource Authoring (ERA) Production Software • Incorporates our own X tags, HTML and XML modification. • Includes glossary making and interactive assessments engines. • Has packaging engine to prepare for server downloads.

6. Evaluation and Feedback from Users • Integrates suggestion box for alpha testing. • Testing with naïve higher education users. • Testing with skilled higher education users. • Testing with staff development specialists and users. • Lessons learned reports.

7. Status of ERA as a Functional System • Software fully tested, functional, and reliable. • Manuals for writing content done. • Content management process developed and tested. • Compatible with LMS such as Blackboard or WebCT.

8. Future Plans for ERA • Transform to reusable learning objects option. • Develop training resources and interface for the builder software. • Make easily applicable to portable devices (iPods).