2.3.2 Objectives
of the DITA Learning and Training Specialization
The DITA Learning and Training specialization builds
on best practices for modular content design, following DITA principles.
The objectives of the specialization include the following:
- Provide a general top-level design for authoring of
education content with good learning architecture, following DITA principles
and best practices.
- Some specifics of good DITA design for learning content
include:
- offers a starter set of specialized topic types that
support structured, intent-based authoring of content for learning and
training, including assessments
- provides a map domain for structuring the specialized
learning topics as reusable learning objects, and for managing the linking
and relationships among them
- offers basic map-driven processing to support topic
linking, relationships, and simple sequencing
- includes a starter set of commonly-used learning interactions,
for use in testing and assessment
- provides support for learning metadata based on the
IEEE standard for learning objects metadata (LOM), for use in both topics
and maps
- Establish guidelines that promote best practices for
applying standard DITA approaches to learning content, which include:
- separation of presentation and content (as much as
possible)
- separation of content and context
- single sourcing, repurposing, and reuse
- Provide basic support for processing DITA content for
delivery as learning and training in a variety of forms, including print
and presentation delivery to support instructor-led training (ILT) and
web delivery for distance learning.
- Provide a framework for developing targeted support
for processing DITA learning content for delivery with standards-based
learning, specifically targeting SCORM. Extend DITA processing to support
basic SCORM packaging and required SCORM LMS runtime behaviors. Build
on best practices for behaviors to drive and present the interactions.
- Build on existing DITA infrastructures as much as possible,
so learning content developers do not have to start from scratch because
with minimal adaptation they can use standard approaches for DITA content
and reuse content previously developed for other purposes.
Simply using the content models described in this specification,
of course, does not ensure quality learning content. Quality learning
content only results from good instructional design and in-depth learning
needs analysis.
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Overview
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A learning objects approach to learning and training content
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Sibling Topics:
2.3.1
Overview
2.3.3
A learning objects approach to learning and training content
2.3.4
Use cases
2.3.5
Summary of learning topic, map, and domain designs