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5.12.2008 / 1Online Educa Conference 2008, Berlin
Learning Objects and Resources
Mega Content Transformation with Open Source Educational Content Project
eLML: An introduction into the eLesson Markup Language (eLML)
Joël Fisler, University of Zurich
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Who should consider using eLML?
eLML might be for you if you are...
• working in a team or group of authors
• looking for a content creation solution that is
independant of a learning management system
• In need of a sustainable solution that allows
separation of content and layout/presentation
• willing to work with open source XML software
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Collaboration with oncampus
1. The structure of eLML did meet the requirements
of oncampus nearly perfect
2. Thanks to the collaboration with oncampus new
features have been implemented into eLML
3. Win-win situation for both the University of Zurich
and oncampus
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eLML: The structure
• Lesson starts with an introduction (entry) and the learning objectives (goals)
• Lesson is made of units which contains learning obj.
• The didactical model ECLASS has been extended with elements like glossary, bibliography etc.
• This structure assures that authors create similiar looking lesson without forgetting important elements
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eLML transformations: XHTML
• eLML generates valid XHTML
1.0 code
• Define your own template using
template builder tool
• Both SOCRM and IMS Content
Package is supported
• Transformation process can be
configured
• YAML CSS framwork
supported
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eLML transformations: PDF
• eLML generates a PDF using
the XSL-FO technology
• Supports Open Source parser
Apache FOP and other parsers
• PDF output can be configured
using a configuration file
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eLML transformations: LaTeX
• Although an old technology
LaTeX still widley used in
Universities worldwide
• Layout less configurable than
with XSL-FO but looks very
nice “out of the box”
• Problem with certain image
formats like GIF or with special
element nesting like table
within columns etc.
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eLML transformations: ODF
• Open Document Format (ODF)
is an ISO standard and
compared to Microsoft OOXML
it really is open
• ODF documents can be
opened in many open source
office tools like open office etc.
but also in Microsot Office
using a converter
• Ideal for printing large scripts
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eLML transformations: DocBook
• DocBook 5.0 supported
• Brand new: Available since
September 2008
• Created as a results of eLML
participation at the Google
Summer of Code program
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eLML tools: Firedocs eLML Editor
First beta release in September 08!
Firefox Plugin
Download, manual etc.: eLML.crg
--> Demo
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eLML tools: Template Builder
Also a Google Summer of Code project
First release in September 08
Creates XSLT templates for XHTML & PDF transformations
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eLML tools & more information
• More tools and repository options for eLML can
be found on the eLML website www.elml.org
• Download, installation, mailinglists, news etc. all
available on the website www.elml.org
• Contact us at elml@id.uzh.ch
Thank you for your kind attention!
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