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Corporate Training and
Education Technology
Standards
Corporate Training and
Education Technology
Standards
The 10th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and
Synthesis: ISAS 2004
and
International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies,
Systems and Applications: CITSA 2004
July 23. 2004
The 10th International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and
Synthesis: ISAS 2004
and
International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies,
Systems and Applications: CITSA 2004
July 23. 2004
G.A. Redding
Institute for Defense Analyses
G.A. Redding
EPSS WBT
Distance
Learning
SCORM ADL
IMS
Project
Registration/
Certification
VTC VTT
Distributed
Training
Help Desk IVT
Learning
Resource
Center
Teacher
Training
Digital
Libraries
Accreditation
Knowledge Management
Standards = Organizational Imperative
Standards = Organizational Imperative
...
multiple
independent
initiatives
multiple
multiple
independent
independent
initiatives
initiatives
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E
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Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
...
1. WHAT are E-learning Standards?
–
Identify key set of E-learning Standards, state their purpose, and
determine scenarios & technology to which they apply.
2. WHY are they important?
–
Communicate the advantages of using standard-compliant products
to:
•
Customers
•
Colleagues
•
Decision makers
3. HOW do they work in theory and in practice?
–
Articulate the main features and applications of:
•
Learning Object Metadata
•
AICC CMI Specifications
•
SCORM Runtime API
•
IMS Packaging
ADL Standards Focus
ADL Standards Focus
ADL is focusing on web-based learning system standards
But not Internet
standards
(others are doing that)
Internet Technologies
HTML
HTTP
XML
JAVA/JavaScript
...
Learning System Standards
content
metadata
LMS data model
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If data is exchanged, we need to know how!
Certifications
Learner’s
Profile
O ……….. O ……….. O ……….. O ………..Assessment
Content
Learner’s Computer
The Learner
E-learning
Catalog
E-learning
Content
Exchanging Data
Exchanging Data
–
–
How?
How?
If data is exchanged, we need to know how!
Exchanging Data
Exchanging Data
–
–
Where?...
Where?
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Encoding certifications & competencies
9
Exchanging learner profile information
9
Labeling content (metadata)
9
Querying a catalog
9
Portable content that runs on any LMS
9
Communicating between an LMS and content
9
Encoding assessment tests
7
Simple CMS Model
Component
Component
Content
Content
Structure/
Structure/
Hierarchy
Hierarchy
Course
Course
Unit
Unit
Module
Module
Server/
Server/
Display
Display
Engine
Engine
HTML/Java/
HTML/Java/
Streaming Media
Streaming Media
User/Browser
User/Browser
Internet
Internet
Learning Management System
Profiles/
Profiles/
Registratio
Registratio
n
n
(Roster
(Roster
Operations)
Operations)
Component
Component
Content
Content
Structure/
Structure/
Hierarchy
Hierarchy
Course
Course
Unit
Unit
Module
Module
Server/
Server/
Display
Display
Engine
Engine
HTML/Java/
HTML/Java/
Streaming Media
Streaming Media
User/Browser
User/Browser
Internet
Internet
Testing
Testing
Tracking
Tracking
(Data
(Data
Management)
Management)
Reporting
Reporting
(Data
(Data
Managemen
Managemen
t)
t)
Content/
Content/
Course
Course
Admin
Admin
-
-istration
istration
Data File Data File Data File Data File Data File Data File Data FileData File