XML goes to School: Markup for Computer Assisted Learning and Teaching

A basic introduction to the markup concept and advanced markup techniques is provided. It is pointed out where these techniques can be used in computer based education, and how a successful exploitation of markup ideas requires the development – and standardisation – of content structuring and usage patterns, similar to the design pattern of object oriented software engineering. Several conceptual examples of such patterns are provided. The use of the markup approach for developing educational documents is discussed. Keyword: Tele-learning, markup language, XML, XSL, design patterns