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LETSI and the Future of SCORM MedBiquitous Annual Conference April 30, 2009

LETSI and the Future of SCORM MedBiquitous Annual Conference April 30, 2009. Avron Barr LETSI Communications Chair info@letsi .org. LETSI is an international non-profit federation dedicated to realizing the potential of technology to revolutionize education and job training.

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LETSI and the Future of SCORM MedBiquitous Annual Conference April 30, 2009

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  1. LETSI and the Future of SCORMMedBiquitous Annual ConferenceApril 30, 2009 Avron Barr LETSI Communications Chair info@letsi.org • LETSI is an international non-profit federation dedicated to realizing the potential of technology to revolutionize education and job training • The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative or the US Department of Defense.

  2. Technology transforms industries … … why not ours?

  3. Interoperability is Key • Freeing “content” from software apps, thus creating a unified market for publishers • Reducing costs of systems integration • Avoiding vendor lock-in • Lowering barriers to the dissemination of new, innovative projects and products • Enabling “intelligent” learning systems that require data from multiple sources 4

  4. SCORM is the De Facto International Content Interoperability Standard, But… • The SCORM community has outgrown SCORM • Assumptions from the 1990’s: single student, self paced, content “packages”, programmed instruction, … • LMS: a “walled garden in the era of Web 2.0? • SCORM has outgrown the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (U.S. DoD) • But the ADL’s open processes and “no-strings-attached” licensing remain essential to innovation and adoption • Standards development methodology remains frozen in time • Need to be iterative and agile to speed the adoption cycle and accelerate innovation

  5. Trial Adoptions Content Development Interoperability Tests Product Implementations Implementation Support: Test Suite, Help Desk, Sample Implementation, Certification Services Plugfest Events The Evolution of SCORM Strategic Adoptions First Release of SCORM Docs Multiple Releases Improvements and Disambiguation: ADL TWG meetings, CCB Broad Adoption. Standardization. Specification Development & Harmonization

  6. LETSI’s Founding Sponsors 7

  7. LETSI’s Fills a Gap • An open, inclusive forum for educators and technologists from all market sectors • Supporting disruptive innovation as well as incremental improvement • Working with standards development organizations to promote adoption • Expediting adoption by supporting innovators • Using community-based, agile software projects to facilitate early, more consistent adoption, andreduce costs to implementers 8

  8. Report on the “SCORM 2.0” Project • Open solicitation of white papers, June 2008 • Over 100 papers plus informal comments • Online discussion forums • Comments on white papers; comments on comments; community enthusiasm • First SCORM 2.0 Requirements Workshop • Pensacola, October 2008 (sold out a month in advance • LETSI Working Groups produce Assumptions Document, Feb. 2009 • Working groups will meet again in June 2009. 9

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  10. The LETSI Open Platform:Active and Proposed Projects • A new, service-based software architecture to support integration of systems and innovations • A new solution to content orchestration (sequencing) that supports reusable, adaptable objects and true plug-and-play interoperability • A reexamination of performance reporting and competency frameworks across market sectors • Integration of training with authoritative policy or technical documents (S1000D) • A cross-market approach to student information 11

  11. Open Participation • LETSI website, wiki, blog – http://www.letsi.org • LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter • Workgroups, teleconferences, meetings • LETSI working group participants are all volunteers. Contact info@letsi.org

  12. Questions?

  13. A Decade of LET Standards • AICC, SCORM, IMS, and others have adoption • But challenges remain… • Assumptions from the 1990’s: single student, self paced, content “packages”, programmed instruction, … • Limited use of competencies, objectives • Slow adoption, inconsistent implementation • Variation across communities • Unintended barriers to innovation

  14. Who’s Who of LET Related Standards …

  15. Re-think LET interoperability issues • SCORM’s assumptions from the 1990’s: single student, self paced, content “packages”, programmed instruction, … • SCORM’s solution to content modularity and “sequencing” has not done well • Address the interoperability needs of new uses of computers in education and training • Collaboration, immersive environments, ITS, … • Not just content interoperability – all needed data

  16. LETSI Opportunities • LETSI has successfully made the case for change • Organizations can sponsor this high-visibility industry initiative: • Managing Sponsor: $10,000/year • Advocate Sponsor: $3,000 • Sponsors can also become development effort contributors at no additional cost • Individuals can participate in development efforts: • Individual Contributor: $100 17

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