Web resource list for a course displayed dynamically by a database application. Number or value fields might be calculated fields that provide individualized user feedback. Images might be stored to create an instructional resource, or to display an image of each student on a course participant page. A field might be used to record what has been displayed randomly to a learner. The possibilities for designing interactive components with a large variety of features are extensive.
Many database applications are available.
FileMaker Pro and Microsoft Access are common choices. Each program has different features and limitations. Consider the challenge of creating the 18 1-credit graduate courses for high school chemistry teachers mentioned in Chapter 12. In these courses, some of the content is created from scratch, but most of it comes from the Web. Many people are involved in creating each of the courses.