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Toward Zero Authoring: Considering How to Maximize Courseware Quality and Affordability Simultaneously

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Adaptive Instructional Systems (HCII 2020)

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The past 60 years has seen tremendous development in adaptive instructional systems such as simulation-based intelligent tutoring systems and media-based adaptive interactive multimedia instruction (IMI). Solid empirical findings have repeatedly demonstrated the power of these technologies. Unfortunately, there are also well-known impediments that prevent the broad adoption of these powerful tools. Among these impediments, the cost and timelines associated with development and sustainment are prominent. To address these impediments, various researchers have worked to develop authoring tools for conventional and adaptive instructional systems. These tools speed the development and maintenance of these systems, reduce the associated costs, and allow less skilled developers to create high-quality courseware. This paper will address the development of authoring tools for adaptive IMI. In it, we will trace the development of these tools over time and explore the mismatch between the current development trajectory and the needs of consumers. Using this discordance as a point of departure, we will explore the possibility of a different approach.

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Portions of the work reported here were performed under Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) topic N192-132. The author also wishes to express his deep and sincere gratitude to a number of researchers who gave generously of their time to support development of this paper. Special recognition is due to Wilson Judd, Andy Gibbons, Edward Schneider, Susan Chipman, and Dexter Fletcher. Thank you all for sharing your time and expertise.

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McCarthy, J.E. (2020). Toward Zero Authoring: Considering How to Maximize Courseware Quality and Affordability Simultaneously. In: Sottilare, R.A., Schwarz, J. (eds) Adaptive Instructional Systems. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12214. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50788-6_11

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