1. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 1 Accelerating Innovation in the Learning Enterprise Course Management AssessmentDigital Content Search Interactivity & Rich Media Portals Classroom Capture Personalization & Accessibility ePortfoliosRepositories Portable Devices Adaptive Tutors Collaboration Environments Program Monitoring Student Monitoring

2. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 2 Publisher’s Note These slides were provided by IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc., Chief Executive Officer Rob Abel to be incorporated into a presentation by Charlie Leonhardt, Georgetown University. His presentation is to be given in “Open Source – The Next Wave,” a plenary session, Tuesday, 2 May 2006 at the Third Annual Conference on Technology and Standards, Washington, DC USA. The conference is organized by the Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) in conjunction with the Consumers Banking Association (CBA), Education Finance Council (EFC), and the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs (NCHELP). instructional media + magic, inc., 30 April 2006

3. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 3 The IMS Education Enterprise Learner Interface Course Management Publisher Content Repositories Assessment Library Systems Student Information System Financial System Instructor Interface Portal Custom Learning Environments *Accessibility *Competency Definitions *Content Packaging *Digital Repositories *Enterprise Services *ePortfolio *Web Services For Learning *Learner Information *Learning Design *Meta-Data *Question & Test Interoperability *Resource List *Sharable State *Simple Sequencing ePortfolio *Common Cartridge *Tools Interoperability *IMS: Foundational Specifications & Guidelines In Use Today “Integration Of Learner Data Across the Enterprise Enables New Innovation in Learning”

4. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 4 New IMS Initiatives Common Cartridge for Plug & Play Digital Course Content Interoperability Among Open Source and Proprietary Applications Rich Media Learning Applications and Systems Plug & Play Interface Between Learning Applications and Digital Repositories SOA Enterprise Learning Framework & Reference Implementation (SIS, Learning Systems, Library, Financial Systems) Learner Personalization & Accessibility Setting the “Gold Standard” for Online Learning and Academic Services Talent Management - Integration of Corporate HR Functions with Learning and Higher Education

5. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 5 IMS and the Global Tech Industry: Investing in Educational Innovation

6. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 6 IMS and Global Education Leaders in Learning

7. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 7 Don’t Follow - Lead! Join IMS! New Member Levels Available! Next Quarterly Meeting at Stanford (May 8-11) Annual Conference: June 19-22, Hosted by Indiana U: - Special Workshop on Integrating Open Source featuring Open U., Moodle, Sakai, Microsoft, Blackboard, Angel Learning, University of Wisconsin Madison

8. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Page 8 For More Information Contact: –Rob Abel –CEO, IMS Global Learning Consortium –office: +1.407.792.4164 –mobile: +1.407.687.7255 –skype: rob_abel –rabel@imsglobal.orgrabel@imsglobal.org –http://www.imsglobal.org/http://www.imsglobal.org