Re: EDUML (Dr. Geo)

[EAMorical@aol.com]

While you're discussing EDUML and DrGeo, you might want to think about how it 
might fit into a bigger scheme. First consider some possibilities with 
ProMath. Although ProMath is being designed with Math in mind, there is 
nothing to prevent it from being used for any subject. Also what it serves up 
is not restricted to exploration. One can interpret it to be exploration, 
drill, test, homework, class assignment or whatever. By adding the ability to 
display a block of text, which one would want for exploration anyway, it 
could be used for displaying a Cell Biology course or a Computer Science 
textbook. Now as I understand XML, it provides a means for tagging things as 
to what they are and how to display them. Thus the possibility of using the 
ProMath design as a general purpose learning/teaching server. By 
appropriately tagging human knowledge in whatever form (question/answer, 
textbook, DrGeo, video), it can be readily handled by the server. Thus a 
student can be reading text on geometry, not understand something, and drop 
into DrGeo for enlightenment. Or be taking a test which is automatically 
graded and the results placed into a gradebook. Or reading about cell 
biology, need to understand osmosis and drop into physics, etc. Just some 
thoughts about how everything can be put together. Finally Sony is coming out 
with their Play