CoWeM is a static site generator designed specifically for producing educational websites from Markdown documents. It allows lecturers and other educators to maintain course material in a structured collection of source files rather than editing individual HTML pages.
A central idea behind CoWeM is that different teaching resources can be generated from shared material. This makes it possible to maintain detailed explanations for students while preparing a more concise presentation for classroom use. The software is implemented as a collection of Gradle plugins and supporting Java libraries, with an emphasis on producing material suitable for different teaching and delivery environments.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Generates single-page and multi-page HTML documents from Markdown sources for publishing educational material.
- Supports conditional text, allowing one source document to produce detailed lecture notes and shorter presentation slides.
- Automatically formats programming examples with syntax-aware source code presentation.
- Renders mathematical notation written using LaTeX expressions, making it suitable for technical and scientific courses.
- Produces presentation material in HTML-based slide formats alongside conventional course documents.
- Exports content as a standard static website or as a SCORM package suitable for compatible learning management systems, including Blackboard.
- Uses Gradle plugins and supporting libraries, with bootstrap files that can retrieve the required build tools on systems with a working Java runtime.
Website: github.com/sjzeil/CoWeM
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Developer: Steven J Zeil
License: MIT License
CoWeM is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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