An Approach toward a Software Factory for the Development of Educational Materials under the Paradigm of WBE

Abstract

The Software Factory described in this paper is an organizational structure specialized in the pro-duction of educational materials based on software components according to educational specifi-cations and externally-defined by the end-users requirements (Learners, Tutors, University, In-structional Designers, etc.). The Software Factory applies manufacturing techniques and princi-ples of Domain Engineering to software development, to mimic the benefits of traditional manu-facturing. The software components obtained are called Intelligent Reusable Learning - Compo-nents Object Oriented (IRLCOO), which are a special type of Sharable Content Object (SCO) according to the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM). These software compo-nents consume Web Services (WS) to produce reusable and interoperable learning content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning & Learning Objects is the property of Informing Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)