Sprout Labs: Next Generation eLearning
Stem
Stem is a web-based system that allows anyone to build complex branching interactions. With Stem, you can develop interactive digital characters, simulate conversations and build rich scenario-based learning experiences. These types of interactions are great when a learner needs to practice decision-making in a safe environment, and learn about cause and effect, and is perfect for content that needs to be learnt by experience.
Some of features of the system are:
- Scoring is based on a number of factors/variables. Scores can be displayed during game play or at the end.
- Scores can be sent back to Learning Management System(LMS) using SCORM 1.2.
- The following can be sent back to the LMS
- The final score
- The score on each factor/variable
- Pathway the learner took
- All aspects can be customised, eg, new images can be added and the position of elements can be changed.
- When the user makes a choice feedback, help can be provided.
- It's flash-based so 99.3 % of users can access and use it.
The system comes in two parts
- An open-source player
Educators can build interaction by editing an XML file.
Actionscript developers can expand and customize the code and use the interaction in other projects
Licensed by BSD - A web application for building interactions
This is a graphical application to make it easier to design, build and share;the XML files the player needs
Access is free and subscription-based
The google code site for the project is http://stemplayer.googlecode.com/ and or you can download it directly.
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