D3. XML Repository of Common Tasks

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D3. XML Repository of Common Tasks
Principal Investigator Daniel K. Davies, MA
AbleLink Technologies, Colorado Springs,
CO Project Partner Michael Wehmeyer, PhD -
University of Kansas Beach Center on Disability -
University Center on Developmental Disabilities

• Specific Aim
• To develop an online library of prompting tasks
  using a standardized XML protocol for task-based
  prompting to facilitate sharing and reuse of
  instructional media for use across multiple
  platforms and programs. Initially, the project
  will further development of the XML protocol and
  build the framework for the task repository,
  develop a cross-platform application for creating
  instructional content according to the XML
  protocol, followed by an effort to promote
  creation of tasks to populate the online
  repository with instructional media content
  templates for use in home, educational, and
  vocational environments.

• Research Development Activities
• Development/ Finalization of the XML prompting
  protocol
• Completion of AIMS Task Builder software
  application Version 1.0 release, May 2005
• Development of resources to facilitate
  communication and collaboration with Content
  Users, Content Developers and Technology
  Developers
• Design and development of Shared Task Repository
  web site
• Development/Acquisition of content for Shared
  Task Repository
• Design and development of AIMS Task Builder
  software application

• Recent Accomplishments
• Completion of infrastructure and Task Builder
  interface for uploading Task content to
  repository
• Ongoing enhancement of AIMS user web site
  (www.aimsxml.com) to facilitate contributions to
  XML repository
• Development of repository registration and login
  utilities
• Development of directory structure for
  repository
• Development of seed Tasks for repository
• Added features to Task Builder application

Task Builder allows teachers, parents and
caregivers to create simple step-by-step linear
Tasks...

• AIMS Task Builder
• Visio-like program for creating instructional
  prompting content
• Creates sharable tasks
• Can be used to create content for any AIMS
  compliant prompting system
• Available free to Content Developers

...or more complex Tasks involving decision
points, timers, and other advanced features.