The Knowledge Weavers project team at the Spencer S. Eccles Library has developed the
Content Development Templates (CDT), a Java-based application
which will allow faculty of all technical abilities to create customized Web resources including
didactic sites, disease description sites, and interactive case-based learning sites.
Everything you need to get started:
- Download the CDT Disclaimer: This version of the CDT is still under development but you are welcome to take a look. The source code is freely available for educational use.
- Read the Overview (PDF file)
- Get a head start by practicing with pre-existing project templates:
System Requirements:
This current beta-release of the CDT will run on Windows 98/2000/XP. A MacOS version is not currently available.
Description of the tool:
The CDT provides faculty with a pre-defined content outline for each type of educational resource (see figure 1)
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Figure 1: The CDT's editable pre-defined Content Outline is automatically created for each educational project type.
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Faculty can easily edit or add content by using the CDT's built-in WYSIWYG Text Editor (see figure 2). Both the content and the presentation are based on successfully evaluated Web sites produced
by the Knowledge Weavers team. The CDT also includes a multimedia selector that allows
faculty to add images, sounds or videos to the presentation. A built-in File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) tool makes it easy for faculty to upload the final resources to their institution's Web server.
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Figure 2: The CDT's WYSIWYG Text Editor lets users format text
after typing into the text editing window directly
or by cutting and pasting from a word processing document.
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The CDT is available under an open source license and may be freely utilized or modified by the
health sciences community.
For more information contact us
via email kw@lib.med.utah.edu or phone
801-581-3031.
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