{"id":1210,"date":"2016-04-29T09:58:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/learning-technology\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:46:55","slug":"xerte-conference-2016-by-karl-post33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/LTAcademy\/xerte-conference-2016-by-karl-post33\/","title":{"rendered":"Xerte Conference 2016 by Karl (Post3\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Karl Luke<\/a><\/p>\n

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In my previous Learning Technologist role within MEDIC I was responsible for the rapid development of interactive, online modules for a number of eLearning courses and standalone modules. Like many Learning Technologists<\/span>\u00a0I consulted a swiss army knife of tools and applications in developing rich, multimedia content, based on a number of requirements, timescales and learning objectives. During my time these tools included Articulate, iSpring, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, Dreamweaver, MyUdutu and Wimba. Xerte initially wasn\u2019t one of my chosen tools. This was primarily due to the reliance of Flash Player, however in mid-2013 I began to re-explore Xerte after the release of the <\/span>image attribution service Xpert <\/span><\/a>and Xerte Online Toolkits v2.0.<\/span><\/p>\n

The release of Xerte 2.0 now gave users the ability to deliver content using HTML5 rather than the Flash Player and also provided modern looking skins. Since this time I have developed numerous online units using Xerte. As part of improvement cycles, I also begun a project to redevelop units, previously created in other tools, within Xerte. Xerte has gone from strength to strength with the release of 3.0 and it provides opportunities for collaborative authoring and peer reviewing which are great features. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Xerte conference was a great opportunity to hear about the very latest developments and future plans from the Xerte project team and to learn more about how Xerte has been used in teaching and learning scenarios, across the globe. <\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve written a bit about what we learned from the conference, as a series of blog posts. Take a look at the conference resources, and also a recent post by Catherine Emmett, who\u00a0shares her new tutorial resource to help you get started:<\/span><\/p>\n