XMLEditorRunTimeEngine

The story so far…

@ UCT

Why we started using Xerte• MOOCs Project - http://www.cilt.uct.ac.za/cilt/moocs-project-uct• A way to curate resources generated for MOOCs• Content already curated on MOOC provider platforms• Xerte identified as a suitable option• Users need not have technical expertise in order to create learning objects• Created content HTML5-encoded and learning objects viewable on web

browsers on different device types• MOOC packaging for making available on OpenUCT through export options• Sharing options make for collaborative authoring

Resources Curated• Account on the FutureLearn site – www.futurelearn.com – to be able to

access the resources (MOOC output)• Access to learning design of MOOCs project team via Google drive• Types of resources:

• Videos (HD mp4) and video transcripts• Page text (accompanying images, video, audio or standalone)• Audio files (mp3)• Images (jpg/png)• Quizzes (with immediate feedback)

• Each page type template combines one or more of these elements in different ways

Page Types: Some Examples

Page Type: Media > Video

Xerte Page Display: Media > Video

How does this compare with rendering of the same information on FutureLearn?

Page Type: Media > Advanced Image

Xerte Page Display:Media > Advanced Image

FutureLearn Page Display

Page Type: Plain Text

Xerte Page Display: Text > Plain Text

FutureLearn Page Display

Page Type: Interactivity > Quizzes

Xerte Page Display: Interactivity > Quiz

Quiz: Live Demo

Functionality Features•Wide variety of page templates for different

resource/content types•Can link between pages in Xerte•Access different pages via a table of contents instead of

linearly• Link learning object to Sakai through LTI•Project Properties settings allow for sharing,

collaboration, access and other features

Functionality Problems/Issues• Not all functionality available/installed initially

• Logout button does not work• No ‘Save’ button >> publish work when editing projects (before closing)• None of the export functions work, except ‘Offline Zip’.• Transcript included in page editor, but no link to transcript displayed on page• Image captions included in page editor (‘Image Description’ field), but not on

published page• Images uploaded to Xerte in FireFox cached and won’t update – use Google

Chrome for uploading subsequent images

• No auto-correct or spell-checker in the text editor• Collaboration limited to users with Xerte accounts

The way forward…•Xerte Staff Pilot – targeted users to be trained to start

creating learning objects in Xerte, starting with Health Sciences?

• Envisaged use in projects in CILT?

•Greater forum participation (www.xerte.org.uk) for troubleshooting problems