International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 5, No. 4 (2009)

Burrokeet, an Application for Creating and Publishing Content Packages with support for Multiple Input and Output Formats

Margaret Ann Bernard, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
Anil Ramnanan, Open Campus, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago

Abstract
This paper describes the design and use of Burrokeet, an e-learning software platform which facilitates the creation of SCORM Content Packages. Burrokeet will accept input content documents in most of the common file formats; it provides the tools to sequence that content into a pedagogically sound ‘unit of learning’ and to generate the IMS Manifest file for the Content Package. Burrokeet also has a publishing engine which can publish Content Packages created within Burrokeet or SCORM-compliant Content Packages generated from external sources. The Publishing engine will generate the output in a unified format, regardless of the input file formats used. Several output formats are supported, including html for website publication, pdf for print and presentation formats for delivery during class time.

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