An Architecture for Dynamic Courseware Working on the Web

This paper presents an architecture for creating, retrieving, and adapting materials on the World Wide Web for learning purposes. There are two major components in the architecture: Authoring Server (AS) and Courseware Server (CS). Associated with the architecture for running dynamic courseware, certain mechanisms are also imposed. These mechanisms involve the manipulation of information on some defined templates. At the moment, there are three standard templates developed: courseware-information-template, curriculum-template, and teaching-style-template. The architecture components have been experimentally implemented in a local server housed at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Although more significant results are yet to be seen, the endeavor nonetheless provides a simple yet effective means for building courseware from the pool of teaching materials on the Web. (AEF) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** An Architecture for Dynamic Courseware Working on the Web U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) O This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS Albert Wu and Lincoln Tam MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY G.H. Marks Department of Computing Hong Kong Polyteclmic University Hong Kong Email: [email protected] TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." Abstract: We have devised an architecture for dynamic courseware working on the World Wide Web. Inherent in the architecture are two components: Authoring Server and Courseware Server. With the associated mechanisms, the approach enables the working of dynamic courseware composed of widely dispersed learningrelated materials on the web, to function for a particular learner. We have devised an architecture for dynamic courseware working on the World Wide Web. Inherent in the architecture are two components: Authoring Server and Courseware Server. With the associated mechanisms, the approach enables the working of dynamic courseware composed of widely dispersed learningrelated materials on the web, to function for a particular learner.