1. Mark Tomlinson AC&S Ltd

2. Introduction Presenter: Mark Tomlinson Company: Aerospace Consulting & Services Ltd URL: http://www.acns-group.comhttp://www.acns-group.com Authorware since V2 Previously Authorware ACE then eLearning ACE Subject: Xerte (eLearning Development Tool) www.acns-group.com

3. Overview 1.What is Xerte? 2.Xerte History 3.Xerte Facts 4.The Xerte suite 5.Fundamental Technical Features 6.Page Icons 7.Xerte Template Wizard 8.Xerte Online Toolkits 9.Xpert Repository 10.Authorware -> Conversion Tool www.acns-group.com

4. 1. What is Xerte? X ml E ngine R un T ime E ditor “A suite of open source rapid eLearning tools” www.acns-group.com

5. 2. Xerte History Created by Julian Tenney of Nottingham University First released in 2006 BETA – Development from abt 2003 Released as an open source product in 2008 www.acns-group.com

6. 3. Xerte Facts Created in the search for a tool after Authorware but a faster and cleaner solution than flash. Accessibility ‘built in’ from the start Originally one standalone tool Now evolved into a suite of rapid eLearning tools www.acns-group.com

7. 4. The Xerte Suite Xerte Standalone v2.6 Xerte Template Wizard v2.6 Xerte Online Toolkits v1.5 Xpert (New Release) www.acns-group.com

8. 5. Fundamental Technical Features Standalone Interface Built in Flash Hosted in Zinc framework www.acns-group.com

9. Easy to use tree and icon structure… www.acns-group.com 5. Fundamental Technical Features

10. Built in Action Script 2.0 and content publishes to the Flash Player and Xerte standalone desktop player. Xerte natively packages to SCORM 1.2 & 2004 from a menu button. All lesson content is stored in an XML file. – Reuse later (Silverlight??) www.acns-group.com 5. Fundamental Technical Features

11. 6. Types of Page Icons Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script www.acns-group.com

12. 6. Graphic Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script Supports: GIF, JPG, PNG, BMP On-screen positioning & re-sizing All other AS2 functions for graphics www.acns-group.com

13. 6. Text Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script Supports: CSS Style Sheets HTML www.acns-group.com

14. 6. Draw Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script www.acns-group.com Many more options compared to Authorware ‘Vector’ Format

15. 6. Sound Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script MP3 & Sound Synchronisation www.acns-group.com

16. 6. Movie Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script FLV & Movie Synchronisation www.acns-group.com

17. 6. Interaction Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script Types of interaction: Button Radio Button CheckBox ComboBox HotObject HotSpot TextEntry TargetArea TimeLimit TriesLimit Events. www.acns-group.com

18. 6. Framework Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script www.acns-group.com Includes Entry Pane

19. 6. Decision Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script “A Decision icon allows you to control the sequencing of content and present a series of pages to the user in a number of different ways.” www.acns-group.com

20. 6. Component Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script SWF files that have been designed to work with a Xerte piece Create your own in flash with the components template www.acns-group.com

21. 6. Script Icon Graphic Text Draw Sound Movie Interaction Framework Decision Component Script Action Script 1.0 (ish) Code auto-completion Quick-key pop-up list for functions www.acns-group.com

22. 7. Xerte Template Wizard Part of the Xerte standalone development tool An effective solution for non-developers to create content rich eLearning Based on a customisable template system All content stored in separate XML file www.acns-group.com

23. 7. Xerte Template Wizard Interface www.acns-group.com

24. 7. Xerte Template Wizard Directory Structure for Xerte Template Wizard www.acns-group.com

25. 7. Wizard Demo www.acns-group.com

26. During 2008, after development of Xerte templates and Wizard interface, work began on an online authoring solution September 2008 beta release of Xerte Online Toolkits April 2009 Version 1.0 released September 2009 Version 1.5 released 8. Xerte Online Toolkits - History www.acns-group.com

27. A web browser based eLearning authoring suite A tool suite for non-technical authors A tool suite for collaboration and sharing Repurposing and reuse of content 8. Xerte Online Toolkits - Purpose www.acns-group.com

28. 8. Xerte Online Toolkits – Manager Choose from a list of existing templates Templates can be created in Xerte standalone to be added to the Xerte Toolkits list Create, edit and publish projects and lessons www.acns-group.com

29. www.acns-group.com 8. Xerte Online Toolkits – Manager

30. 8. Xerte Onlnie Toolkits – Authoring Non-technical content creation Styles and options dictated by template Can be accessible to other users for collaborative authoring/review www.acns-group.com

31. 8. Xerte Online Toolkits – Authoring www.acns-group.com

32. 9. Authorware -> Xerte Is it possible to convert existing Authorware content to Xerte? Yes! Dave Burnett’s Authorware -> Xerte converter www.acns-group.com

33. Dave Burnett 1969-1974 OSSHGD (SCIENCE AND TECH) 1977-1980 CARLETON UNIVERSITY (POLI SCI) 1993-1994 C. N. E. (NETWARE ENGINEER) 2002 & 2003 Career Education Corporation – Dedication to Student Service Award. www.acns-group.com

34. Dave Burnett Introduced to Authorware in 1995, and used to produce CBT for the colleges Open Learning Center. Became addicted to Authorware, spending the next 14 years producing both CD and web delivered programs such as: - Conference pre-training modules for Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. - Safety training materials for British Nuclear U.K. - Course delivery engine for American InterContinental University, a totally online, fully accredited U.S based university. - Software simulation training for CampusVue, one of the most popular Student Management systems used in colleges and universities. www.acns-group.com

35. Short Video Example

36. The future? Xerte 3.0 (alpha release now) Flex framework AS3

37. Get Xerte! Download @ http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/ http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/ Join the mailing list: http://lists.nottingham.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/xerte (or select “Community” on the Xerte website) Wiki @ http://wiki.xerte.net www.acns-group.com

38. Questions Any questions? www.acns-group.com