An authoring system is a program that has pre-programmed elements for the development of interactive multimedia software titles.
Authoring systems can be defined as software that allows its user to create multimedia applications for manipulating multimedia objects.
In the development of
educational software
Educational software is a term used for any computer software which is made for an educational purpose. It encompasses different ranges from language learning software to classroom management software to reference software. The purpose of all t ...
, an authoring system is a program that allows a non-programmer, usually an instructional designer or technologist, to easily create software with programming features.
The programming features are built in but hidden behind buttons and other tools, so the author does not need to know how to program. Generally authoring systems provide many graphics, much interaction, and other tools educational software needs. The three main components of an authoring system are: content organization, control of content delivery, and type(s) of assessment. Content Organization allows the user to structure and sequence the instructional content and media. Control of content delivery refers to the ability for the user to set the pace in which the content is delivered, and how learners engage with the content. Assessment refers to the ability to test learning outcomes within the system, usually in the form of tests, discussions, assignments, and other activities which can be evaluated.
An authoring system usually includes an ''authoring language'', a programming language built (or extended) with functionality for representing the tutoring system. The functionality offered by the authoring language may be programming functionality for use by programmers or domain representation functionality for use by subject experts. There is overlap between authoring languages with domain representation functionality and
domain-specific languages.
Authoring language
An ''authoring language'' is a
programming language
A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Most programming languages are text-based formal languages, but they may also be graphical. They are a kind of computer language.
The description of a programming ...
used to create
tutorials
A tutorial, in education, is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and specific than a book or a lecture, a tutorial seeks to teach by example and supply the information to complete ...
,
computer-based training courseware
Educational software is a term used for any computer software which is made for an educational purpose. It encompasses different ranges from language learning software to classroom management software to reference software. The purpose of all t ...
,
website
A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server. Examples of notable websites are Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Wi ...
s,
CD-ROMs and other interactive
computer program
A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute. Computer programs are one component of software, which also includes documentation and other intangible components.
A computer program ...
s. Authoring systems (packages) generally provide
high-level visual tools that enable a complete system to be designed without writing any programming code, although the authoring language is there for more in-depth usage.
See also
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Chamilo
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Hollywood (programming language)
Hollywood is a commercially distributed programming language developed by Andreas Falkenhahn (Airsoft Softwair) which mainly focuses on the creation of multimedia-oriented applications. Hollywood is available for AmigaOS, MorphOS, WarpOS, AROS, ...
with its Hollywood Designer graphical interface.
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Learning management system
A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, materials or learning and development programs. The lear ...
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SCORM
Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based electronic educational technology (also called e-learning). It defines communications between client side content and a host system (ca ...
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Experience API
The Experience API (xAPI) is an e-learning software specification that records and tracks various types of learning experiences for learning systems. Learning experiences are recorded in a Learning Record Store (LRS), which can exist within tradit ...
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Web design program
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XML editor
An XML editor is a markup language editor with added functionality to facilitate the editing of XML. This can be done using a plain text editor, with all the code visible, but XML editors have added facilities like tag completion and menus and but ...
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Game engine
References
External links
Authoring systemat IFWiki
*Locatis, C., Ullmer, E., Carr, V. ''et al.'
"Authoring systems: An introduction and assessment. ''J. Comput. High. Educ.'' 3, 23–35 (1991).
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942596
*Kearsley, Greg.
Authoring Systems in Computer Based Education. Communications of the ACM, Volume 25, Issue 7, July 1982, pp 429–437.
https://doi.org/10.1145/358557.358569
Learning
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