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IMS overview CAUSE 98

IMS overview CAUSE 98. Mark Resmer Executive Director Steve Griffin Director of Technical Development. What is IMS?. An initiative of EDUCAUSE that is driving innovation in the distributed learning marketplace. A coalition of 34 members and over 140 affiliated developers

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IMS overview CAUSE 98

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  1. IMS overviewCAUSE 98 Mark Resmer Executive Director Steve Griffin Director of Technical Development

  2. What is IMS? • An initiative of EDUCAUSE that is driving innovation in the distributed learning marketplace. • A coalition of 34 members and over 140 affiliated developers • A global collection of technology standards for education and training

  3. What does IMS address? The intersection of: Learning resources:all forms of content Learning activities:supported by course delivery and communication tools Enterprise systems:the provider’s infrastructure: where learning happens

  4. Why do we need IMS? • Enable independence of content and learning servers • Increase the quantity and availability of reusable distributed learning resources and services • “Future-proof” critical decisions about the technical infrastructure for learning • Promote the development of integrated enterprise-grade systems for distributed learning

  5. University/research:BVU,CIC (“Big Ten”), CSU, CRI, GMU, Miami Dade, Michigan, UC, UNC, VA Tech US Government:DoD, DoL, NIST International: DETYA Australia, JISC UK, NCB Singapore Technology vendors:Apple, Asymetrix, AT&T, Empower, IBM, Macromedia, Microsoft, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Sun, Unisys, @Learning Publishers:ITP, Simon and Schuster Consulting firms:Collegis, KPMG Profiles/assessment: ETS, Farance Inc. Who is IMS? Technical contracting by Blackboard LLC

  6. What does the IMS organization do? • Collects requirements from all sectors • Develops specifications for interoperability of systems and content • Facilitates development of prototypes • Actively promotes adoption of the specification • Provides developer support

  7. Courses Courses Courses Resources applets, simulations, pages, modules, assessments, etc. What products will be IMS-enabled? Financial Systems Student Information Systems Authoring Tools Learning Servers Digital Library Software

  8. Specifications 0.5 0.6 1.0 2.0 etc. Formal standard process Products New IMS org. When will IMS happen? Requirements 97 98 99 00 01

  9. Content Internet Teacher’s Authoring Tool Author Title Discipline etc. Find School’s Learning Server(s) Run Content Mary’s Browser Get Track Version 2 Mary got an “A” Campus Data System V.1 Specification Scope

  10. Public Specs Specification Development Process IMS Staff Technical Board Public Input Review and feedback cycle Work Teams InteroperabilityTrials Dev. Network

  11. Jan Apr Jan Apr Mar June Mar June May Aug Timeline IM Community DN Community Public Trials Draft Specs Final Specs Scopes Base Docs • Collaboration • Sequencing • Backoffice • Reporting • Query • Packaging • Meta-data • Questions/Tests • Student Profiles • API

  12. MS Office IMS Meta-data Add-in Demonstration

  13. www.imsproject.org Contact Information • Executive Director • Mark Resmer (resmer@earthlink.net) • Technical Development • Steve Griffin (sgriffin@collegis.com) • Market Development • Denis Newman (denis_newman@earthlink.net) • Developers’ Network • Frank Tansey (tansey@sonoma.edu)

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