[topicmapmail] New version of the TM4L Editor

[Dicheva, Darina]

Hello all,

A new version of the TM4L Editor is now available. Some bugs have been =
fixed and some new features have been added. For example, the current =
version supports three views: Topic Partonomy, Topic Taxonomy and Topic =
Typing. The first view displays a part-whole tree, the second one - a =
class-subclass tree, and the last one displays the class-instance =
structure of the topic map. With this enhancement we intend to provide =
alternative insights into the learning content structure. In addition, =
it simplifies significantly the editing process. These views turn =
editing the key relations(structures) into a "folder-subfolder" =
management.  Since  Topic Partonomy, Topic Taxonomy or Topic Typing are =
dominating structures in most applications only a small part of the =
relations need to be edited not in the friendly "folder-subfolder" =
style.
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TM4L provides now two access modes to the topic collections: Subject =
Topics and All Topics. As before, in the first mode only the subject =
domain topics are displayed, all 'utility' topics such as resource =
types, association types, roles, predefined topics, etc. are 'hidden'. =
In the new All Topics option all topics are displayed, to enable the =
author to edit or delete topics having complementary role in the =
organization of the learning collection.=20

The TM4L package also includes two topic map examples.  The Wine subject =
was taken by the Prot=E9g=E9 team, the Opera was taken by the Ontopia =
team so we were left with the Beer subject. Any input on this =
significant subject will be highly appreciated. You can email it to Gary =
(gmonteith@yahoo.com) and Christo (dichevc@wssu.edu). For balance we =
have also included a topic map on XHTML.=20
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The last version of TM4L can be downloaded from
 http://www.wssu.edu/iis/NSDL/download.html=20

We will appreciate your feedback.

Cheers,
Darina

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Darina Dicheva
Winston-Salem State University
3206 Computer Science Building
Winston Salem, N.C. 27110
Phone: (336) 750-2484	Fax: (336) 750-2499
Email: dichevad@wssu.edu 	URL: http://www.wssu.edu/~dicheva
Visit:
Topic Maps for e-Learning =
(TM4L)(http://www.wssu.edu/iis/NSDL/index.html)
3rd International Workshop on Applications of Semantic Web Technologies =
for E-Learning
(http://www.win.tue.nl/SW-EL/2005/index.html)
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