Title : 
Reuse of multimedia components in the development of distance learning applications
         
        
            Author : 
Vieira, Marina Teresa Pires ; Dos Santos, Fernando Genta ; Da Silva, Evandro A. ; Do Prado, Antonio Francisco
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Univ. Fed. de Sao Carlos, Brazil
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper discusses the approach used in the development of software components that store, retrieve and create multimedia objects. These components provide a simple way of building multimedia instructional material, enabling their developers to rapidly and easily create applications in the domain of distance learning with multimedia content, reusing previously developed components.
         
        
            Keywords : 
computer aided instruction; distance learning; educational aids; multimedia systems; object-oriented programming; software reusability; distance learning; multimedia components; multimedia instructional material; multimedia objects; software components; Application software; Computer aided instruction; Computer interfaces; Layout; Multimedia systems; Production; Programming profession; Rendering (computer graphics); Scholarships; Software testing;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7695-2338-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICALT.2005.233