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Subject:    Re: [kde-edu]: Re: kde-edu mail seems pertinent to you
From:       KStars <kstars () 30doradus ! org>
Date:       2002-06-20 13:43:42
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Wow, sounds great!  I think we'll be able to make good use of such a program 
in KStars as well.

cheers,
Jason

On Wednesday 19 June 2002 09:54 pm, Charles Samuels wrote:
> Important: Please CC me when you reply to this email, I am not on kde-edu.
>
> Anne-Marie knows what I am about to say.  I have been keeping quiet about
> it in order to prevent it from vaporizing.
>
> Currently, I am in the process of designing a Macromedia Director-like
> application for KDE.
>
> My current status is designing a scripting language for it.  Development
> will -not- cease, but I ask everyone here to please wait on my completion*
> of the scripting language, at that point, I will commit it to nonbeta.
>
> The scripting language can parse, but I'm still working on executing the
> data structures.  It is heavily inspired by C++/Java/Python.
>
> The Application is a far more powerful version of what KTeacher is describe
> it.  My program isn't limited to "Instruction", but more as "interactive
> scriptable presentations")
>
> Where in your program, you would create an component for multiple-guess
> questions, in my case, you would create a radio-button, and attach the "Ok"
> button's clicked event to the script which tests the radio-button for
> accuracy.
>
> This of course makes it all much more powerful, and much more difficult to
> code :)
>
> * Completion means that it executes stuff more or less.
>
> onsdag 19 juni 2002, 02:39 pm, skrev Matthew Tedder:
> > This Proposal Thread is Off-Track at the Moment!
> >
> > First and foremost, there needs to be an infrustructure for building
> > tutorials.   The people can take different approaches at building content
> > for them and let the best man win.  Maybe different approaches are better
> > for different people...
> >
> > Here's my suggestion for the tutorial program:
> >
> > NAME: KTeacher 0.1
> >
> > PURPOSE: To build and present hypermedia-based tutorials on the use of
> > computer software.
> >
> > DESCRIPTION:
> >
> > KTeacher should toggle between "Build" and "Tutor" modes.  It should be
> > based on a KLesson componant that includes a tutorial script with the
> > learning sequence.  Objects within this sequence can include KDE document
> > types and KQuiz componants.  The script will also enable looping and
> > redirection based on KQuiz results.
> >
> > KQuiz -- This componant should enable a series of questions and record
> > whether or no the answers are correct:
> >   - MultipleChoice questions, where one of many is correct.  Each option
> > can be marked to be randomized or held stationary.
> >   -  MultipleSelect questions, where more than one must be checked in
> > order to be correct.  Each option can be marked to be randomized or held
> > stationary. -  ShortAnswer questions, where the user has to type in the
> > answer.  That answer is checked against a regular expression to determine
> > correctness. -  ScaledAnswer questions, where the user must select on a
> > scale of x to y. The value is recorded, and correctness must be
> > determined by the script.
> >
> > Now, in order to teach the user of computer software and programming, we
> > must also have a KScreenRecorder utility that records screenshots from a
> > specified window and its child windows, plus mouse movement and
> > simultaneous voice recording from the microphone.  This will take a
> > little research but doesn't sound too technically difficult.  The hard
> > part might be converting to a movie format.
> >
> > Matthew
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