[home | syllabus | tech topics]

 

Programming Languages

close to the computer and powerful

Assembler, COBOL, FORTRAN

BASIC

C, C++ (object-oriented)

HTML

Javascript

Java

 

Authoring Systems

built with programming languages for teachers, fairly flexible

Authorware

ToolBook

 

Templates

far from the computer, easy to use, not always flexible

Game-o-Matic

Dasher

PageBinder

 

The decision to use one of the above tools to develop courseware involves significant tradeoffs between power, flexibility, and ease of use.

 

 

[home | syllabus | tech topics]