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The Curriculum module described in this text is the first development phase, or iteration, in a planned series. The visions for the future development of the Curriculum package are grand; eventually Curriculum is to become a tool for adaptive learning, working in concordance with IMS and SCORM standards. This entails a move away from a static and manual traversal of a curriculum to a dynamic and automatic ditto. This is realized by introducing branching of the curriculums and a conditioned sequencing of them. Assessment of users' understanding of the learning resources and exporting of courses (curriculum sequences and learning objects) will make Curriculum a full-fledged course management system.
Implementation of rule-based sequencing of a branched curriculum, following the IMS Simple Sequencing Specification. This iteration involves:
Designing curriculum sequences as activity trees.
Implementing conditional (rule-based) sequencing.
Extending the user interface to fully manage the activity trees.
Modifying the curriculum bar to reflect the branched sequencing.
Adapting OpenACS terminology to IMS terminology.
Writing documentation for this version of Curriculum.
Implementation of user mastery tests, in cooperation with the Assessment module, to control the user's level of attainment. This iteration involves:
Authoring service contracts with the upcoming Assessment module.
Modifying the curriculum bar to show any tests connected to elements.
Extending admin and index pages to inform users of test result details.
Beautifying the UI and revising the general usability.
Writing documentation for this version of Curriculum.
Implementation of IMS (and SCORM) standards for packaging simple sequences into XML files for external LMSs to import. This iteration involves:
Enabling packaging of simple sequences into standard XML files (manifests) for export, following IMS specifications, using the Learning Object Repository.
Facilitating translation of internal terminology to external terminology.
Creating a user interface for easy exportation of curriculum sequences.
Revising the UI and curriculum bar behavior to provide true adaptive learning.
Writing documentation for this version of Curriculum.