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eLML - eLesson Markup Language
	The eLesson Markup Language (eLML) is an open source XML framework for creating structured eLessons using XML. For easier lesson authoring eLML will offer a web-based WYSIWYG editor in March 2008.

Product Type:

Software

Discipline:

Other (not discipline specific, etc.)

Topics:

Content creation, IMS Content Package, SCORM

Benefit:

With eLML you have a clean separation between content and layout. This is more sustainable and easier to maintain over long terms than e.g. HTML or Flash. An eLML lesson can be transformed into many formats like XHTML, SCORM, IMS Content Package, PDF, LaTeX or ODF (Open Document Format). With one content source file you can create many output format. See the website for examples.

Languages:

English

Contact:

Address	Universität Zürich Informatikdienste Multimedia and E-Learning Services MELS Joël Fisler Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zürich Switzerland
Phone	+41 44 635 52 52
Email	elml@id.uzh.ch
Web	http://www.elml.ch

Online Resources:

http://www.elml.ch

Last Update:

January 2008

Link to Repository Entry:

http://elml.ch/website/en/html/unit_download.html

Users & References:

Many SVC-projects like GITTA, PTO, eFeed, Cartouche, GLOPP, FOIS and other Swiss or international projects.

Teaching Scenario:

eLML is based on a pedagogical concept called ECLASS. See website for more information.

Teaching Scenario (extended description):

An eLML lesson is XMLSchema based. But since the schema is very open you can use eLML for all kinds of teaching scenarios.

Property Rights:

Open Source (GPL license)

Federal Profile Platform : eLearning Products and Services

eLML - eLesson Markup Language