Brian Driscoll SoftAssist Inc Introduction What Is DITA DITA or Darwin Information Typing Architecture is a W3C standard for organizing content by concept topic and task First created by IBM DITA is now an opensource standard that has wide support across many different industries ID: 808317
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DITA for eLearning Content Development
Brian DriscollSoftAssist, Inc.
Slide2Introduction
Slide3What Is DITA?
DITA, or Darwin Information Typing Architecture, is a W3C standard for organizing content by concept, topic, and task. First created by IBM, DITA is now an open-source standard that has wide support across many different industries.
Slide4The Purpose of DITA
Create modular, topic-based content.Single-SourcingMultiple Delivery Points
Slide5A (very) Brief History of DITA
1960s1970s1980s1990s
2000s
Slide6Who Uses It Now?
DITA is used primarily in the technical writing and publishing communities, where it receives a great deal of support. However, in recent years the DITA standard has received attention from the training industry, from which the DITA Learning Specialization is a result.
Slide7The Traditional e-learning development model
Slide8Content-Presentation-Logic (CPL)
Slide9Model Overview
Content created and styled, then added to Presentation layer.Logic provides functionality for navigation, interaction.Widely used and supported method; common for eLearning produced in PowerPoint, Articulate, Captivate, HTML, and Flash.
Slide10CPL Model
Advantages
Training created with familiar tools/languages, making it easy to create/edit training. Many vendors provide SCORM support and can produce a SCORM package.
Third-party developers provide ready-made interactions, layout templates, etc to make it even easier to create good-looking training.
Generally no need for a developer unless creating a complex module or complex interactions.
Disadvantages
Content and Presentation, and sometimes Logic, are inextricably linked - which severely limits reuse without significant additional effort.
Slide11Proprietary Models
Slide12Proprietary Models
Advantages
Can be tailored to the needs of the organizationContent can be reused within the modelInherently supported by organization
Disadvantages
Requires significant capital investment, technical expertise
Not necessarily user-friendly for course authors
Content may not be reusable outside of the model
No community of practice outside the building
Slide13Using dita
for e-learning content
Slide14John Hunt’s Proposition
Use DITA standard to create eLearning content that allows authors to:Minimize duplicate effort
Use material from alternate sourcesSupply course topics to alternate deliverablesBuild to company-wide standardized methods
Create custom courses quickly
Slide15Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs)
Slide16SCORM
Provides standard packaging mechanism for Reusable Learning Objects as launchable assets
Wide adoption by LMS and LCMS vendorsBut, only works for web based eLearning content - a single delivery point... And, content packaging occurs at the course/lesson levels, meaning that the smallest reusable piece of content is actually quite large (an entire lesson!)
There is no standardized content model (so the eLearning content could be built from CPL model or a proprietary model, or something else altogether...)
Slide17DITA
DITA provides a structured model for content (and thus content reuse) at a more granular level (topic rather than lesson) Allows content-only reuse, meaning that presentation and logic are completely separate
Allows content to be reused and/or repurposed across different delivery media (print, online, CD-ROM, etc)
Slide18SCORM + DITA
DITA provides content model and structure for topic sequencingSCORM provides delivery structure and packaging
Slide19Dita tools for content authoring and publishing
Slide20Authoring Tools
Can use any text editor to write DITA XML directly only good for those who are comfortable writing XML
Use a DITA-aware editor, such as: XMLMind (Personal Edition is free) http://www.xmlmind.com/
DITA Open Platform Editor (Free, but requires Eclipse)
Many retail/enterprise editors like
XMetaL
,
DITAStorm
,
XMLMind
Professional, <
oXygen
/>,
Arbortext
...
Slide21Publishing Tools
DITA Open ToolkitRetail/Enterprise Authoring Tools w/ Publishing built in (XMetaL,
XMLMind, DITAStorm)
Slide22Fin.
(the end)
Slide23Talk To Me, Goose
Email: briand@softassist.comPhone: (610) 265-8484 x11
Twitter: briand_at_SA (http://twitter.com/briand_at_SA
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