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Figure 3. Development team and assigned roles

• Authoring tools support the creation of the

educational content, taking into account
representation, integration and manage-
ment aspects of the subject knowledge do-
main. We consider as authoring tools: (1)
tools for content modeling; (2) tools for
knowledge integration; and (3) tools for
content editing.

structors and learners; (3) evaluative tools,
which support the evaluation of learner's
performance; and (4) capture tools, which
provide ways to transform the content of a
traditional lecture into browsable, search-
able and extensible digital media that
serves both short- and long-term educa-
tional goals. In fact, capture tools can serve
as one part of a rich and dynamic educa-
tional repository.

• Educational tools consist of the required

infrastructure for integrating the learning
materials and for delivering/publishing
them to the learners. They are also re-
sponsible for providing support to perform
practical tasks and evaluations. We con-
sider as educational tools: (1) presentation
tools, which support delivery of learning
materials; (2) collaborative tools, which
support collaborative work and augment
communication and discussion among in-

Additionally to the authoring and educational
tools, domain-specific tools should also be con-
sidered. The main goal is to enable the application
of basic concepts in realistic situations, fostering
training situations and promoting exchange of
technology between industry and academia.
The results of the identification and analysis
of supporting tools constitute the alternatives to