The author spent less than an hour using the CADMOS tool to implement a new design based on an existing one. They were able to produce a small part of the design through the conceptual map and activity flow features. However, they needed support from the tool creator to advance further. The tool would benefit from a contextual help system to guide users. There are also some inconsistencies in how concepts like "resource" are defined. The tool should clearly present the expected outputs of a visual design and exportable IMS-LD package to teachers and researchers. A pool of designs created both with and without the tool would be useful to study its evolution.

1. Review
of
CADMOS
tool
by
Yannis
Dimitriadis
I
dedicated
less
than
one
hour,
aiming
to
implement
a
new
design,
based
on
an
existing
design
(http://www.slideshare.net/lprisan/real-­‐individual-­‐design-­‐
spanish).
A
university
teacher
within
a
workshop
produced
this
design
and
it
was
based
on
the
pyramid
pattern.
I
could
produce
a
small
part
of
the
design,
through
the
conceptual
map
and
the
activity
flow.
The
design
could
be
saved
and
exported
as
an
IMS-­‐LD
package.
In
general,
I
needed
the
support
of
the
tool
creator
to
advance.
This
means
that
the
tool
requires
a
contextual
help
system
that
may
guide
the
user.
There
are
some
problems
regarding
the
concepts
that
have
been
used.
On
the
one
hand,
some
of
us
(as
experts)
use
terms
in
different
ways,
as
e.g.
resource
that
excludes
the
tools
through
which
produce
artifacts.
The
second
aspect
has
to
do
with
the
semantics
related
to
e.g.
tasks
and
their
typology.
Also,
the
tool
should
present
to
the
user
what
is
the
expected
output,
i.e.
a
visual
representation,
as
well
as
a
IMS-­‐LD
package
that
can
be
re-­‐engineered
with
another
tool
and
vice-­‐versa.
These
are
powerful
characteristics
that
could
be
useful
for
teachers
and
researchers.
The
same
holds
for
the
foreseen
export
to
Moodle.
We
would
need
to
have
a
pool
of
designs
produced
by
teachers
using
the
tool,
as
well
as
designs
produced
by
pen
and
paper
and
implemented
through
the
tool.
The
study
of
such
an
evolution
is
extremely
important!