Automated generation of hypertextual course material from plaintext

Abstract

from I%intext Damian Conway Linda McIver of Computer Science and Software Engineering Monash University dami.an@csse .monash. edu. au This paper describes a portable plaintext markup kmguage and associated processing system called DEIVKJN(“Distance Education Mark-Up Notation”). Wng DEh!lUN and a basic text editor, a course designer can create lessons, associated exercises (and solutions), assignments, sample exams, and support materials (biblio~mphies, glossaries, “fkquently asked questions” lists), and have them automatically structured and cross-referenced into a coherent collection of hyperl.inked WWW pages. ?-Mike HTIvlL and XI@+ the DEh4TJN mark-up notation reflects course design concepts (rather than presentation layout concepts). DEMUN also provides some support for interactive assessment.