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It is a best practice to always add objectives to your course.

To help you get started with writing objectives, you should consider the difference between goals and objectives: goals are broad, whereas objectives are measurable and specific.

For more information about writing good objectives, download this handout.

Adding objectives with eXe's iDevice is straightforward. Click on the "Objectives" iDevice in the left hand iDevices menu. Next add your list of objectives and save by clicking the green check mark to indicate that you are done.

For step-by-step instructions, watch this video clip.

Type in the skills that you would like students to have and make sure to save your work by clicking the green check mark to indicate that you are done.

To view the video tutorial, click here.

There are several ways to add assessments in your eXe course. In this section you will practice adding several times of items by using the following iDevices:

• Multi-choice
• Multi-select
• True-False Question
• SCORM Quiz

True-False Question

With True-False questions in eXe, you are allowed to place instructions with the question. You are also allowed to give feedback and a hint. You must select whether the answer is True or False for each question by clicking the radio button on the right.

See the example below.

Multi-choice

1. First you must enter the question stem. Make sure that your question is clear. For help in constructing quality multiple choice questions, see the University of Capetown's Guide to Designing and Managing Multiple Choice Questions (http://web.uct.ac.za/projects/cbe/mcqman/mcqchp2.html).
2. Enter the 1st option. Each option is one of the possible answers.
3. Enter feedback for the first option to give the student information about whether the answer is correct or incorrect.
4. Enter a "hint" to help students with the question.
5. Enter additional options (answers) for students to choose from. Don't forget to add the feedback.
6. When creating a multi-choice question with iDevice, you must select a correct answer for each question by clicking the radio button on the right of the correct option.

Multi-select

With multi-select, students can "select" more than one answer.

1. First you must enter the question stem. Make sure that your question is clear.
2. Enter the 1st option.
3. Enter additional options (answers) for students to choose from.
4. Enter feedback for the question to give the student information about whether the answer is correct or incorrect. There is only one place to give feedback with multi-select. If a student chooses 1 incorrect answer and 1 correct answer, the student will see that the answer is marked incorrect. The student must select both correct options to get the answer correct.
5. Select the correct answers for the question by clicking the square button on the right of the correct options.

SCORM Quiz

Sharable Courseware Object Reference Model

"SCORM is a suite of technical standards that enable web-based learning systems to find, import, share, reuse, and export learning content in a standardized way."

For more details, see Phillip Dodd's primer quick overview of SCORM - http://adlcommunity.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=458.

You can create a SCORM quiz to import into your learning management system. For this course, we will create a SCORM quiz to import into Moodle.

 eXe is a very flexible publishing tool. Currently, eXe allows the following types of exports:
Common Cartridge

• SCORM 1.2
• IMS Content Package
• Web Site
• Single Page
• iPod Notes
• Text file

 This section will give you an overview of the each type.

Sharable Courseware Object Reference Model

"SCORM is a suite of technical standards that enable web-based learning systems to find, import, share, reuse, and export learning content in a standardized way."

You can create a SCORM package to import into your learning management system.

To publish a SCORM package follow these easy steps:

1. Add metadata in the Properties tab. To add metadata, you will be using Dublin Core.
   Dublin Core is a standard that allows you to create simple descriptive records for the many information resources that you will be using in your courses. For more information see "Using Dublin Core". Click here for a detailed list of elements.
2. In the Properties tab, choose Export and check the box to add links.
3. Save your course as usual.
4. Choose File>Export>SCORM 1.2

Basic Information about SCORM

• SCORM and AICC also allow organizations to develop courses that work across multiple e-Learning platforms.
• SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) http://www.adlnet.gov
• Uses JavaScript interface
• SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 - 2004 contains "sequencing and navigation" – Note: Not yet supported in many systems (e.g.,  Moodle)
• Based on a older version of IMS Content Packaging, v1.1.4

For more details, see Phillip Dodd's primer quick overview of SCORM - http://adlcommunity.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=458.

You can learn more about SCORM 2004 at the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) site.

http://projects.aadlcolab.org/scourse/2004_3rdEd/_viewer/index.html

IMS Content Package Specifications are a set of specifications that provides for describing and packaging learning materials. The specification works for individual courses or a collection of courses and converts the courses into interoperable, distributable packages.

You can create an IMS Content Package to import into your learning management system.

To publish an IMS Content Package follow these easy steps:

1. Add metadata in the Properties tab. To add metadata, you will be using Dublin Core.
   Dublin Core is a standard that allows you to create simple descriptive records for the many information resources that you will be using in your courses. For more information see "Using Dublin Core". Click here for a detailed list of elements.
2. Save your course as usual.
3. Choose File>Export>IMS Content Package.

 Basic Information about IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC):

• Started in1997
• Original name was the Instructional Management Systems (IMS) project.
• IMS came within the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative of EDUCAUSE
• 47% of member organizations are outside the U.S.
• IMS Packaging allows organizations to develop courses that work across multiple e-Learning platforms
• IMS specifications, deal with "distributed learning" in online and off-line settings
• IMS standards are available free of charge

Learn more about IMS Content Package Specifications at IMS Global Learning Consortium.

Common Cartridge supports packaging of digital course materials and is not a replacement for SCORM. 

You can create a Common Cartridge to import into your learning management system.

To publish a Common Cartridge follow these easy steps:

1. Add metadata in the Properties tab. To add metadata, you will be using Dublin Core.
   Dublin Core is a standard that allows you to create simple descriptive records for the many information resources that you will be using in your courses. For more information see "Using Dublin Core". Click here for a detailed list of elements.
2. Save your course as usual.
3. Choose File>Export>Common Cartridge.

 Basic Information about Common Cartridge:

• Developed by IMS Global Learning Consortium
• Supports packaging of digital course materials and is not a replacement for SCORM.
• SCORM Content can be converted to Common Cartridges with a conversion package
• Based on IMS Content Packaging v 1.2

Learn more about Common Cartridge Specifications at: http://www.imsglobal.org/commoncartridge.html

To publish your course as a Single Page follow these easy steps:

1. Add metadata in the Properties tab. To add metadata, you will be using Dublin Core.
   Dublin Core is a standard that allows you to create simple descriptive records for the many information resources that you will be using in your courses. For more information see "Using Dublin Core". Click here for a detailed list of elements.
2. Save your course as usual. 
3. Choose File>Export>Single Page.

To publish your course as a Web site follow these easy steps:

1. Add metadata in the Properties tab. To add metadata, you will be using Dublin Core.
   Dublin Core is a standard that allows you to create simple descriptive records for the many information resources that you will be using in your courses. For more information see "Using Dublin Core". Click here for a detailed list of elements.
2. Save your course as usual. 
3. Choose File>Export>Web Site. Choose self-contained folder or zip file.