Share Paper: Building a Content Heavy, Internationalized e-Learning Tool: Lessons Learned

  1. Pauline Brutlag, SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies), United States
  2. Tanya Podchiyska, SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies), United States
  3. Parvati Dev, SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies), United States
  4. Brent Fitzgerald, SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies), United States
  5. Lee Brimelow, SUMMIT (Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies), United States
Wednesday, October 26 10:40 AM-11:00 AM Junior Ballroom B

Abstract: Increasingly, small development teams are building internationalized architectures for delivering large amounts of content. The AIM e-Learning project is one such example: in 2 years, 4 people built a system which currently delivers the print equivalent of 2500 pages of text, in 5 languages, to users in over 140 countries world wide. Here we discuss the lessons we have learned through development, including issues surrounding staffing, process, technologies and next steps.