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What is Xerte used for?

What is Xerte used for?

Xerte Online Toolkits (or Xerte, usually pronounced Zertee) is an interactive content creation tool for making web-based learning objects, without the need for programming skills. The University has its own installation of this software which is available for staff and students to use.

Is Xerte free?

Xerte Online Toolkits is free software.

How do I install Xerte?

Installing Xerte Online Toolkits

  1. Download and install XAMPP.
  2. Start XAMPP’s Apache and MySQL services.
  3. Download Xerte Online Toolkits and extract the archive into folder named “xerte” in XAMPP’s “htdocs” directory.
  4. When the page loads, you will be looking at the first page of Xerte’s installer.

What do you need to know about Xerte Community?

Xerte is a free and open source web server based authoring tool. Once you have access to an online installation you can start authoring interactive and accessible e-learning content. If you can complete an online form then you can use Xerte!

Is there a good way to use Xerte?

If you can complete an online form then you can use Xerte! Xerte offers a quick way for people with limited technical skills to create engaging, accessible and media rich resources. However those with more specialised skills can also use the tool and really exploit and extend the possibilities.

What can Xerte online toolkits be used for?

Xerte is aimed at developers of interactive content who will create sophisticated content with some scripting, and Xerte can be used to extend the capabilities of Xerte Online Toolkits with new tools for content authors. Xerte Online Toolkits is a server-based suite of tools for content authors.

Why is Xerte good for teaching and training?

Xerte makes it easy for staff to collaborate on teaching and training, to use one another’s resources, develop jointly or adapt materials for different contexts. This is excellent for quality assurance.