Share Paper: Creating, handling and implementing e-learning courses and content using the open source tools OLAT and eLML at the University of Zurich

1. Joël Fisler, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract: The University of Zurich hosts a lot of award winning e-learning courses that were created and implemented using the open source tools eLML (eLesson Markup Language) and OLAT (Online Learning And Training). eLML is a content creation tool allowing authors to create structured and sustainable content based on a pedagogical concept. Lessons created with eLML can be transformed into numerous formats or imported into a learning management system such as OLAT using the IMS CP or SCORM format. OLAT is a multilingual LMS that offers a personalized authoring and learning environment, groupware functions, powerful administrative course tools and is compliant ...