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International eLearning Standards Adoption

Steve GriffinExecutive Dir. Int’l eLearning Standards Adoption IMS Global Learning Consortiumsgriffin@imsglobal.org

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Agenda

IMS Overview

State of eLearning Standards Adoption

Response

Standards Adoption Support Plan

Examples

Q&A

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IMS Global Learning ConsortiumInternational, non-profit, elearning consortiaFounded 1997Member-fundedMission: Advance technology standards-based

eLearning to reduce costs and improve quality.1. Support Cross-Sector/Region Collaboration &

Coordination2. Support Adoption of Technical Standards3. Support Conformance Testing and Profiling4. Develop and Maintain Open, No-Cost Technical

Specifications

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Worldwide Members

ACTADL Co-LabArtesia TechnologiesBECTABlackboardBoeingCICCiscoClick 2 LearnCalif. State Univs.Cambridge UniversityCanvas Learning CMUDESTDigitalthinkDocent Educational Testing Service

Saba SoftwareSCTSentientSUFISunTexas InstrumentsTHINQThomson LearningUFIUC – BerkeleyUK eUniversityUniversity of MichiganUniversity of WisconsinUS Department of LaborVirginia TechWebCTXtensis

And, 75 Developer Network Subscribers

EDUCAUSE

EU SchoolNet

FD Learning

Fretwell-Downing Group

GIUNTI Interactive Labs

Industry Canada

JISC

LON

Miami-Dade Community College

Microsoft

MIT

Open University

OU NetherlandsOracleQuestion Mark

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Working Affiliations

K-12– SIF

Higher Ed– EDUCAUSE/NLII– OKI/MIT– MERLOT– PESC

Corporate/General– ADL Co-Lab– OCLC (Libraries)– NCAM (Accessibility)

Standards Bodies– LTSC/SC36/IT43/CEN

National/Regional– Industry Canada– JISC/BECTA/UFI UK– DEST/IMS Australia– ECC Singapore– ALIC/AeN Japan

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State of eLearning Standards Adoption

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eLearning Large Scale Usage ExamplesOrganization Users ContentOracle 600k 450k LOs

Univ. for Industry 900k 900 Courses

Cisco 100k 1.4M LOs

Microsoft 80k 1M LOs

Indiana Univ. 90k 25k Courses

HP 150k 5k Courses

Umass online 60k 15k LOs

LOs = Learning Objects

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ApplicationProfiles

Technical Specifi

cations

& Sta

ndards

Community R

equirements

AdopterOrganization

withMarket

Influence

Profile

Best Pra

ctice

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“Application Profiles” Examples (based on self-reporting)

Profile Name Owner Sector/Region

ALIC Advanced Learning Infrastructure Consortium

Japanese training

CanCore Industry Canada Canadian Higher Education

CELEBRATE CELEBRATE Consortium European Schools

Guidelines for the production of learner information standards and specifications

CEN/ISSS European Education

SingCore eLearning Competency Centre

Singapore education and training

Europortfolio Europortfolio Consortium Europe

SCORM ADL Multiple sectors/regions

UK eGIF Office of the eEnvoy, UK British education across schools, FE and HE

SIF 1.5 assessment SIF K-12

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State of eLearning Standards AdoptionA lot of PnP remainsMajority of elearning is not standards- basedGood progressGreat deal of interest combined with confusion and varied expectations

Are we living in the “Pong” era of standards-based elearning?

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Response

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Cross Sector/Region Council

Members– Vendors with International Business Coverage– End User Organizations/Consortia– Specification Consortia

Goal– Convert “standards noise” into market confidence– Share common activities and organizational best practice– Enhance communication and planning

How– Ongoing communications– Yearly conference (Alt-i-lab)

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Standards Adoption Mission

To support the international adoption of elearning specifications and standards.

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Goals

Expand the community of adopters

Improve the quality of adoption

Identify requirements and facilitate responses to them

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Target Communities

End User OrganizationsVendors

ContentToolsIntegrators

Governments/Regional BodiesInfluencers

Professional AssociationsConsortiaConsultants

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Adoption Support Assumptions

All specs/standards are applicable

Common needs exist

One size will not fit all – Language and culture– Legal and governmental policies– Local or sector business context– Varying levels of required stability of

“standards”

Some local/regional support groups exist

Needs will evolve

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Activities

Community Building

Developer Support

Professional Certifications

New Program Facilitation

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Details

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Knowledge Sharing

Case Studies

White Papers on Best Practice

Online Seminars

Newsletters – include the best information from various adoption support groups, identify trends, etc.

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Online Resources

High level overviews

Scenarios

Personalized by roles (designer, developer etc)

Federated

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Workshops/Tutorials

F2F in conjunction with popular conferences

Online workshops and tutorials to “walk the talk”

Facilitate shared development and marketing

Host a directory of courses/providers

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Community of Practice CollaborationElearning System and RFP design discussions

RFP Directories

Roundtables

Chat/Discussion Forums

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Professional Certifications

TypesDesignerProgrammerConsultantIntegrator

Delivery OptionsStand aloneAugment existing programs (e.g. ASTD, Training Foundation)

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Tools Directory and Collaboration

Facilitate development of code libraries

Foster collaboration among tool developers

Host directories tools

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New Program Development

Establish centers of excellence

Help match grant dollars to adoption support projects

Share grant writing services

Solicit new program funding

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Priorities

Communicate and Collaborate with Key Organizations

Implement Community Building priorities

Establish communication channels

Establish federated web resources

Workshops/tutorials

Professional Certifications

Establish an ongoing and scalable funding model

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Current Adoption Support Examples

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Adoption Support Examples

Results Summit 2004, May 12-14, Italy

AICC Certification Workshop

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ATP Conference presentation and Newsletter

IMS in Europe

Professional Certification Discussions

Europortfolio Opportunity

Pilot

API

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Questions

Contact:

Steve Griffin

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+1 919 623-4572

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