[LON-CAPA-users] Can this be done in LON-CAPA?
Mark Lucas
lon-capa-users@mail.lon-capa.org
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:21:19 -0500
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Hi,
One of my colleagues in a different department has an unusual request. =
He's
looking for something that can do what will be described below. He's =
curious about
whether LON-CAPA can do this. My first reaction is - no. But I'm =
curious if anyone has
ideas as to how this, or something close to it, could implemented using =
LC.
The other question is whether anyone has run into testing software that =
can do something
like this.
Here's the request:
"I'm looking for something that will programmatically draw data from a =
database and allow the drills/quizzes to be shaped via templates that =
would be easily and quickly designed."
"Imagine a database of for an ornithology class. Each record is a bird. =
Fields include <common name>, <scientific name> <male (image)> <female =
(image)> <Mating call (audio)> <Alarm call (audio)> and maybe fields =
like <Present in Unit #>."
"A course designer (as opposed to programmer) could build a variety of =
templates: show common name, quiz on and validate against scientific =
name; play alarm call, quiz on and validate against male and female =
images. Then the instructor could pick a template and a range of data =
(e.g., <Present in Unit #> =E2=89=A4 4, and the program would =
automatically drill the student on all records fitting those criteria."
Thanks,
Mark
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Mark Lucas =
email: lucasm@ohiou.edu
252D Clippinger Lab phone: =
(740)597-2984
Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
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">Hi,<div><br></div><div>One of my colleagues in a different department =
has an unusual request. He's</div><div>looking for something that can do =
what will be described below. He's curious about</div><div>whether =
LON-CAPA can do this. My first reaction is - no. But I'm =
curious if anyone has</div><div>ideas as to how this, or something close =
to it, could implemented using LC.</div><div>The other question is =
whether anyone has run into testing software that can do =
something</div><div>like this.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the =
request:</div><div><br></div><div>"I'm looking for something that will =
programmatically draw data from a database and allow the drills/quizzes =
to be shaped via templates that would be easily and quickly =
designed."<div><br></div><div>"Imagine a database of for an ornithology =
class. Each record is a bird. Fields include <common name>, =
<scientific name> <male (image)> <female (image)> =
<Mating call (audio)> <Alarm call (audio)> and maybe fields =
like <Present in Unit #>."</div><div><br></div><div>"A course =
designer (as opposed to programmer) could build a variety of templates: =
show common name, quiz on and validate against scientific name; =
play alarm call, quiz on and validate against male and female =
images. Then the instructor could pick a template and a range of =
data (e.g., <Present in Unit #> =E2=89=A4 4, and the program would =
automatically drill the student on all records fitting those =
criteria."</div></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Mark</div><div=
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