CAL Authoring Provision: Standards, Environments & Training
                           Nottingham Univ
                           Dr Peter Davies
      
     The objective of this project is to develop, within the
     framework of an already established institutional IT
     provision strategy, corporate CAL authoring standards,
     delivery specifications and training materials as a pilot
     for the subsequent provision of campus-wide support for
     computer-based training and interactive learning at
     undergraduate level.
      
     To this end the project will attempt to co-ordinate skills
     and experience already available in the University Computing
     Centre, the Personnel Department and the Zoology Department,
     and to exploit the University's substantial investment in
     authoring provision (principally site licences for
     Authorware Professional and Guide) and electronic
     communication.
      
     Three converging technologies will be used in support of the
     project: multi-platform authoring, local area networking and
     multimedia. A research assistant, based in the Zoology
     Department for three years, will assist with (1) the
     specification of authoring and interface standards, (2) the
     design, promotion and implementation of training strategies
     (for academic staff and students), (3) the development of
     training materials and courseware, and (4) the latter's
     evaluation in subsequent trials.
      
     A second research assistant, based in the Computing Centre
     for two years, will co-ordinate the transfer of emerging
     skills, standards and training products to the wider
     university community. The outcome will be an enlarged core
     of skilled CAL authors, a standardised applications
     development environment, proposals for a corporate user
     interface, and a series of policy recommendations for
     ongoing authoring and training provision.
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