Cooperative Computer-Aided Authoring and Learning

1. Front Matter

   Pages N1-ix

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2. About Learning and CAL

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Max Mühlhäuser

      Pages 3-13

   3. Teaching and Computers

      • Max Mühlhäuser

      Pages 15-53

   4. An Approach to Student Assessment and Course Evaluation

      • Klaus Opwis, Rolf Plötzner, Hans Spada

      Pages 55-75

   5. Project Setup and Requirements

      • Max Mühlhäuser

      Pages 77-106

   6. The Nestor Reference Architecture

      • Max Mühlhäuser, Joachim Schaper

      Pages 107-130

3. The Nestor ADP System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. ADP Base Tools

      • Joachim Schaper

      Pages 133-144

   3. ADP Authoring/Learning

      • Joachim Schaper, Peter Scheuber

      Pages 145-161

4. The Nestor POC System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 163-163

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   2. Base System and Hypermedia

      • Max Mühlhäuser, Joachim Schaper, Martin Dürr, Stefan Lang

      Pages 165-192

   3. Persistence

      • Martin Dürr, Stefan Lang

      Pages 193-205

   4. Distributed Multimedia Support

      • Gerold Blakowski

      Pages 207-248

   5. Cooperation Support

      • Tom Rüdebusch

      Pages 249-272

   6. Instructional Strategies and Processes

      • Max Mühlhäuser, Martin Richartz

      Pages 273-291

   7. Adaptation and Use

      • Michael Altenhofen, Frerk Meyer, Max Mühlhäuser

      Pages 293-318

5. Back Matter

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Cooperative Computer-Aided Authoring and Learning: A Systems Approach describes in detail a practical system for computer assisted authoring and learning. Drawing from the experiences gained during the Nestor project, jointly run between the Universities of Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern and Freiburg and the Digital Equipment Corp. Center for Research and Advanced Development, the book presents a concrete example of new concepts in the domain of computer-aided authoring and learning.
The conceptual foundation is laid by a reference architecture for an integrated environment for authoring and learning. This overall architecture represents the nucleus, shell and common denominator for the R&D activities carried out. From its conception, the reference architecture was centered around three major issues:

• Cooperation among and between authors and learners in an open, multimedia and distributed system as the most important attribute;
• Authoring/learning as the central topic;
• Laboratory as the term which evoked the most suitable association with the envisioned authoring/learning environment.

Within this framework, the book covers four major topics which denote the most important technical domains, namely:

• The system kernel, based on object orientation and hypermedia;
• Distributed multimedia support;
• Cooperation support, and
• Reusable instructional design support.

Cooperative Computer-Aided Authoring and Learning: A Systems Approach is a major contribution to the emerging field of collaborative computing and is essential reading for researchers and practitioners alike. Its pedagogic flavor also makes it suitable for use as a text for a course on the subject.

• Instructional Design
• distributed systems
• kernel
• learning
• multimedia

• University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

  Max Mühlhäuser

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