eLearning Tools

XIA has made a substantial investment in embedding our methodology into course authoring and management technology. Here is a brief outline of our tools:

eLearning Authoring Tools

Our course authoring tools allow us to offer a richer, more interactive learning experience while reducing the overall development time and cost. Some of the features include:

Reuse of existing materials (e.g. Word or Power Point)
Automatic generation of navigation (e.g. forward, back, menus)
Automatic generation of table of contents and index
Easily add multimedia files (e.g. Flash, javascript, html, audio or video)
Easily change output appearance using global imagery and style sheets
Easily "style" a wide range of quizzes (e.g. true-false, multiple choice, match list, etc)
Easily "style" drag-and-drop or point-and-click interactions and rollovers
Easily "style" server-marked quizzes for student grading and certification
Easily "style" client-marked quizzes for student self-evaluation
Output courses in XHTML, HTML HELP, and SCORM 1.2 Compliant formats
Track changes for reviewing the materials

eLearning Management Tools

Our learning management system provides interfaces for students, instructors and administrators. The system's modular design allows us to add new software components (e.g. new discussion board or chat software) easily, extend the system using open software technologies and avoid being locked into a system. The interfaces include:

eCommerce Storefront Interface

The eCommerce interface allows students to shop online. Using the interface, potential students can learn about potential course offerings then order and pay for a course. The interface automatically registers the student in the course and supports a variety of different purchasing options (e.g. credit card, cheque). The interface can be 're-skinned' to take on any appearance.

Administrator Interface

Using the administrator interface, administrators manage courses, classes, students, instructors, administrators and other assorted user profiles. They can also obtain reports on course enrollments and student completion status. Course registrations can be handled manually or automatically depending upon how the system is configured.

Instructor Interface

Using the instructor interface, instructors are able to manage every aspect of class setup and class delivery. They are able to create the course calendar, view student information, view student assignment submission, download assignments from the system, upload marked assignments to the system, grade assignments, email the class as a group or individual, section the class into teams for group assignments, post messages to the discussion board, post instructor comments, copy class structures to new classes and access the course materials.

Student Interface

Using the student interface, students can access course materials, send messages to the instructor, view their classmates, submit and upload assignments, view their course calendar to see when assignments are due or when chats are scheduled, visit the class chat room, or visit the class discussion board.



Overview eLearning Development Overview Services Rapid eLearning Process Tools Portfolio Software Engineering Overview Portfolio Content Engineering Overview Portfolio Information Technology Overview IT Strategy Governance Training Overview Courses	eLearning Tools XIA has made a substantial investment in embedding our methodology into course authoring and management technology. Here is a brief outline of our tools: eLearning Authoring Tools Our course authoring tools allow us to offer a richer, more interactive learning experience while reducing the overall development time and cost. Some of the features include: Reuse of existing materials (e.g. Word or Power Point) Automatic generation of navigation (e.g. forward, back, menus) Automatic generation of table of contents and index Easily add multimedia files (e.g. Flash, javascript, html, audio or video) Easily change output appearance using global imagery and style sheets Easily "style" a wide range of quizzes (e.g. true-false, multiple choice, match list, etc) Easily "style" drag-and-drop or point-and-click interactions and rollovers Easily "style" server-marked quizzes for student grading and certification Easily "style" client-marked quizzes for student self-evaluation Output courses in XHTML, HTML HELP, and SCORM 1.2 Compliant formats Track changes for reviewing the materials eLearning Management Tools Our learning management system provides interfaces for students, instructors and administrators. The system's modular design allows us to add new software components (e.g. new discussion board or chat software) easily, extend the system using open software technologies and avoid being locked into a system. The interfaces include: eCommerce Storefront Interface The eCommerce interface allows students to shop online. Using the interface, potential students can learn about potential course offerings then order and pay for a course. The interface automatically registers the student in the course and supports a variety of different purchasing options (e.g. credit card, cheque). The interface can be 're-skinned' to take on any appearance. Administrator Interface Using the administrator interface, administrators manage courses, classes, students, instructors, administrators and other assorted user profiles. They can also obtain reports on course enrollments and student completion status. Course registrations can be handled manually or automatically depending upon how the system is configured. Instructor Interface Using the instructor interface, instructors are able to manage every aspect of class setup and class delivery. They are able to create the course calendar, view student information, view student assignment submission, download assignments from the system, upload marked assignments to the system, grade assignments, email the class as a group or individual, section the class into teams for group assignments, post messages to the discussion board, post instructor comments, copy class structures to new classes and access the course materials. Student Interface Using the student interface, students can access course materials, send messages to the instructor, view their classmates, submit and upload assignments, view their course calendar to see when assignments are due or when chats are scheduled, visit the class chat room, or visit the class discussion board.