To be acceptable, this design has to function for the next years as a blueprint for implementation and maintenance of educational software products, which products should serve as an efficient and effective integral part of their new study books. We introduced the concepts Interactive Study System and Interactive Study System Environment to refer to these educational software products. This system is an integral part of a study book. An ISS can be extended by generic software tools, like communication and information editing tools. Study tools can vary from drill and practice tools, tutorial tools, simulation tools, concept mapping tools, study workplaces, e.g. Study tools are software tools that are particularly designed to enhance individual or group-based study processes.
Educational resources refer to the multimedia information content matter.
The central educational resource is named the CourseBase. MICP's are basic multimedia information content units serving one goal-directed action, such like identification, relation, presentation or question. Generic software tools are tools that are not particularly designed to enhance study processes. Examples of such tools are communication and information editing tools. However to use and maintain an ISS appropriate tools are needed.