M. Kuyper

Automating Instructional Planning

In this chapter, the automation of instructional planning is discussed and defined as a special case of a generic planning task. A framework for constructing methodologies and a three-level model are presented to differentiate options for computer-based tools that support the Instructional Design, Development and Delivery (ID3) process. In addition, metrics are introduced as a systematic approach for supporting and automating instructional planning.

Modeling and Supporting the Authoring Process of Multimedia Simulation Based Educational Software: A Knowledge Engineering Approach.

Traditionally, support for authoringeducational software focuses on the authoringprocess: the nature and sequence of theactivities that must be performed to deliverthe required product. As a consequence, themethods that are used tend to have a stronglinear flavor, which resembles the classicalwaterfall approach. Development strategies ascurrently used in software engineering shiftthe attention from activities to products(see De Hoog et al., 1994). A generalimplementation of this approach can be found inthe CommonKADS methodology (see Schreiber etal., 2000). The present article describes howthis new development approach has influencedthe design of an authoring system formulti-media simulation based educationalsoftware, the Simquest authoring system.