3.4.4 teknical 

Origin  

U.K 

Company 

Teknical, part of the Serco group of companies, is a leading provider of Information and Learning Technology 

Background 

solutions to the education, NHS, public and commercial sectors. The company was founded Spring 1997 and 

has built a wide portfolio of solutions for the education and training market. It became part of the Serco group 

in early 2004.  

URL http://www.teknical.com/default.htm 

Outline of 

Teknical's e Learning repository 

Products 

Features include tools for meta data tagging, taxonomy browsing, locating and recreating facilities. This 

enables course creation in a granular form, stored with IMS / IEEE LOM meta data for controlled or open re 

use and sharing. The repository is designed to use learning content from vendors that adhere to the 

international specifications from IMS and SCORM, in particular the meta data and content packaging 

specifications.  

e Learning objects stored within the repository can be manipulated to combine  organisations  and create 

new composite objects and learning packages. 

e Learning repository supports cataloguing systems including Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress. In 

addition any user defined system can be used. Multiple classification of the same object is possible. Fully 

integrated within Teknical s virtual learning environment, the repository is accessed via a standard Web 

browser. 

Stored content

e Learning objects stored within the repository can reside on both an Intranet or the Internet, allowing 

multiple site or departmental resource sharing resulting in considerable return on investment for those 

actively involved in content creation. 

e Learning objects  

This product provides the following features: 

An intuitive environment embedded within Microsoft Word for the easy creation of interactive 

learning materials. 

Conforms to international specifications  

Can contain resources including audio and video clips, images, Microsoft PowerPoint 

presentations, Macromedia Flash and Director movies, Adobe Acrobat documents and Qarbon 

Viewlets.  

Easily add glossaries, further information sections and indexes.  

Provides a browser based off line viewer for testing. 

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