1. © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. International eLearning Standards Adoption Steve Griffin Executive Dir. Int’l eLearning Standards Adoption IMS Global Learning Consortium sgriffin@imsglobal.org

2. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Agenda IMS Overview State of eLearning Standards Adoption Response Standards Adoption Support Plan Examples Q&A

3. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. IMS Global Learning Consortium International, non-profit, elearning consortia Founded 1997 Member-funded Mission: Advance technology standards- based eLearning to reduce costs and improve quality. 1.Support Cross-Sector/Region Collaboration & Coordination 2.Support Adoption of Technical Standards 3.Support Conformance Testing and Profiling 4.Develop and Maintain Open, No-Cost Technical Specifications

4. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Worldwide Members ACT ADL Co-Lab Artesia Technologies BECTA Blackboard Boeing CIC Cisco Click 2 Learn Calif. State Univs. Cambridge University Canvas Learning CMU DEST Digitalthink Docent Educational Testing Service Saba Software SCT Sentient SUFI Sun Texas Instruments THINQ Thomson Learning UFI UC – Berkeley UK eUniversity University of Michigan University of Wisconsin US Department of Labor Virginia Tech WebCT Xtensis 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 Netherlands Oracle Question Mark

5. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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

6. © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. State of eLearning Standards Adoption

7. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. eLearning Large Scale Usage Examples OrganizationUsersContent Oracle600k450k LOs Univ. for Industry900k900 Courses Cisco100k1.4M LOs Microsoft80k1M LOs Indiana Univ.90k25k Courses HP150k5k Courses Umass online60k15k LOs LOs = Learning Objects

8. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Application Profiles Technical Specifications & Standards Community Requirements Adopter Organization with Market Influence Profile Best Practice

9. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. “Application Profiles” Examples (based on self-reporting) Profile NameOwnerSector/Region ALICAdvanced Learning Infrastructure Consortium Japanese training CanCoreIndustry CanadaCanadian Higher Education CELEBRATECELEBRATE ConsortiumEuropean Schools Guidelines for the production of learner information standards and specifications CEN/ISSSEuropean Education SingCoreeLearning Competency Centre Singapore education and training EuroportfolioEuroportfolio ConsortiumEurope SCORMADLMultiple sectors/regions UK eGIFOffice of the eEnvoy, UKBritish education across schools, FE and HE SIF 1.5 assessmentSIFK-12

10. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. State of eLearning Standards Adoption A lot of PnP remains Majority of elearning is not standards- based Good progress Great deal of interest combined with confusion and varied expectations Are we living in the “Pong” era of standards-based elearning?

11. © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Response

12. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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)

13. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Standards Adoption Mission To support the international adoption of elearning specifications and standards.

14. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Goals Expand the community of adopters Improve the quality of adoption Identify requirements and facilitate responses to them

15. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Target Communities End User Organizations Vendors Content Tools Integrators Governments/Regional Bodies Influencers Professional Associations Consortia Consultants

16. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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

17. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Activities Community Building Developer Support Professional Certifications New Program Facilitation

18. © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Details

19. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Knowledge Sharing Case Studies White Papers on Best Practice Online Seminars Newsletters – include the best information from various adoption support groups, identify trends, etc.

20. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Online Resources High level overviews Scenarios Personalized by roles (designer, developer etc) Federated

21. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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

22. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Community of Practice Collaboration Elearning System and RFP design discussions RFP Directories Roundtables Chat/Discussion Forums

23. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Professional Certifications Types Designer Programmer Consultant Integrator Delivery Options Stand alone Augment existing programs (e.g. ASTD, Training Foundation)

24. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Tools Directory and Collaboration Facilitate development of code libraries Foster collaboration among tool developers Host directories tools

25. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. New Program Development Establish centers of excellence Help match grant dollars to adoption support projects Share grant writing services Solicit new program funding

26. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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

27. © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Current Adoption Support Examples

28. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Adoption Support Examples Results Summit 2004, May 12-14, Italy AICC Certification Workshop www.elearningresults.com ATP Conference presentation and Newsletter IMS in Europe Professional Certification Discussions Europortfolio Opportunity Pilot API

29. www.imsglobal.org © 2003 IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Questions Contact: Steve Griffin sgriffin@imsglobal.org +1 919 623-4572 www.imsglobal.org