OU LearningWorks: a customized programming environment for Smalltalk modules

Proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Software Engineering (IEEE Cat. No.99CB37002) Pub Date : 1999-05-16 DOI:10.1145/302405.302910

M. Woodman, R. Griffiths, M. Macgregor, S. Holland

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We have exploited and adapted Goldberg's LearningWorks framework to produce an environment with new programming tools, visualization tools, and system simulations. The environment is designed to be used via plug-in modules, called LearningBooks, sets of classes and persistent objects, for which we have developed a pedagogic standard that includes, for example, an HTML browser and various of the aforementioned tools and systems. The context for this development has been a distance learning degree-level course in object technology which is enrolling over 5000 mature students per year, mostly in the UK, Western Europe and Singapore. The course, M206, Computing: An Object-oriented Approach from the Open University (OU), will soon be introduced into the USA. While adhering to the original conception of LearningWorks that it promote a software engineering approach of systems building, we have successfully added support for the needs of the distance learning neophyte. By showing various microworlds and programming tools these notes outline the environment we have implemented and deployed.

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OU LearningWorks:为Smalltalk模块定制的编程环境

我们利用并改编了Goldberg的LearningWorks框架，用新的编程工具、可视化工具和系统模拟来创建一个环境。该环境旨在通过称为LearningBooks的插件模块、类集和持久对象来使用，为此我们开发了一个教学标准，其中包括HTML浏览器和前面提到的各种工具和系统。这一发展的背景是对象技术的远程学习学位课程，每年招收5000多名成年学生，主要在英国、西欧和新加坡。这门名为M206的课程，《计算:面向对象的方法》(Computing: An Object-oriented Approach)，将很快引入美国。在坚持LearningWorks的原始概念的同时，它促进了系统构建的软件工程方法，我们成功地增加了对远程学习新手需求的支持。通过展示各种微世界和编程工具，这些注释概述了我们已经实现和部署的环境。

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