Xerte
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Xerte is an Open Source content creation tool that allows non-technical staff to quickly and easily build rich, interactive and engaging resources with high levels of accessibility already built in.
JISC Techdis has worked closely with the University of Nottingham to help evolve this Open Source product from an HE based development platform to a popular teaching tool used extensively across a number of sectors.
The key to Xerte is simplicity and ease of use and to date, the online toolkits have been used by governments and NGOs in Africa, mainstream further and higher education, in-house employer training and adult community learning.
In 2010, Xerte scooped first prize at the IMS Global Learning Impact Awards 2010 in California. An important factor that has contributed to the success of Xerte as a highly accessible, low cost solution, has been the forging of partnerships by JISC Techdis with key stakeholders. These include the Higher Education Academy Subject Centres, RSCs, NIACE and LSIS, and have helped to drive developments forward by encouraging sector wide engagement from the initial JISC Techdis template to the current 40 templates developed by the Nottingham team.
As well as helping to promote Xerte through its network of accredited trainers and associates, JISC Techdis has supported its use by producing a series of high quality tutorial guides, a free online ‘sandbox’ to enable users to experiment and test their learning objects and by running monthly online training sessions (Xerte Friday) for teaching staff and developers.
