Authoring Environment 

Implementation

The Authoring Environment is an integrated component of the Learning Management System of the SAP Learning Solution. It contains the following components:

·        A structure editor as a tool for creating and structuring instructional content (learning nets and learning objects)

·        Test Author for creating and holding certifications

The Authoring Environment enables you to create SCORM-compliant courses quickly and efficiently and to provide online access to them.

Knowledge types provide you with methodological-didactical help for structuring the learning content.

The Content Management System of the SAP Learning Solution provides support for administration and versioning of learning content.

The use of learning strategies (such as inductive and deductive) enables you to provide the same course content for different target groups. Content is structured one time and can be put together at runtime to suit the learning styles of multiple different learners. The choice of learning strategy (for example, task- or example-oriented) lets the individual learner influence the structure of the learning content and work through the instructional content in accordance with his or her learning needs.

Suitable editors from external providers can also be integrated in the Authoring Environment.

Features

The component supports you in the following processes:

·        You can design and structure new instructional content.

·        You can integrate learning content from external providers.

·        You can use appropriate templates (knowledge types) to help you methodically develop course material and default relationships to help you structure your content.

·        You can create learning objects compliant with the internationally recognized SCORM standard Web-based learning content model.

·        Since learning objects are self-contained units according to SCORM, you can reuse them independent of one another, that is, switch between xml-based authoring tools and edit them.

·        You can provide learners with learning content for which learning paths are dynamically generated (Content Player).

·        You can import SCORM-compatible courses.These can be played by the Content Player and modified (by specifying relationships and attributes) in such a way that you can use learning strategies with them.