IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee Report to Plugfest 9

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IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee
Report to Plugfest 9

• Prepared by Robby Robson
• Chair, LTSC
• robby_at_computer.org
• February 23, 2005

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LTSC
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LTSC Mission

• The IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee
  (LTSC) is chartered by the IEEE Computer Society
  Standards Activity Board to develop accredited
  technical standards, recommended practices, and
  guides for learning technology.
• ltsc.ieee.org

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IEEE Standards Produced by the LTSC

• 1484.12.1 - 2002 IEEE Standard for Learning
  Object Metadata (LOM)
• 1484.1 - 2003 IEEE standard for learning
  technology-learning technology systems
  architecture (LTSA)
• 1484.11.2 - 2003 - IEEE Standard for Learning
  Technology - ECMAScript application programming
  interface for content to runtime services
  communication (SCORM API)
• 1484.11.1-2004 IEEE Standard for Learning
  Technology - Data Model for Content Object
  Communication (CMI Data Model)

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LTSC Standards in Progress

• XML bindings of
• CMI Data Model
• LOM
• Learning, Education Training Requirements for a
  Digital Rights Expression Language
• Resource Aggregation Models for Learning,
  Education and Training (early stages)
• Reusable Competency Definitions

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General Program

• Bringing together communities while focusing on
  applications to learning
• Standards based on existing practice
• SCORM 2004 future ADL work to be based on
  voluntary consensus standards
• In process of looking forward 3 5 years

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Some Collaborations Coordination

• Advanced Distributed Learning
• Aviation Industry CBT Committee
• CEN/ISSS Workshop Learning Technology
• Digital Library Federation
• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
• IEEE-CS Learning Technology Technical Committee
• IMS Global Learning Consortium
• ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 (LET) SC29 (MPEG)

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Modus Operandi

• THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS
  STANDARDS
• Openness
• Consensus
• Balance
• Due Process
• Right to Appeal

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Participation in standards development

• Working Group reflectors, calls and meetings are
  open to all
• Votes are restricted to LTSC members (200 per
  year dues)
• Working Groups use Breeze / Conference Calls
• Typically meet every week or every other week

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LTSC Working Groups

• Learning Object Metadata
• Chair Wayne Hodgins (CA)
• Technical Editor Erik Duval (BE)
• CMI
• Chair Kerry Blinco (AU)
• Technical Editor Scott Lewis (US)
• Digital Rights Expression Languages
• Chair Magda Mourad (US/EG)
• Technical Editor Jon Mason (AU)
• Reusable Competency Definitions
• Chair Claude Ostyn (US)

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Participation in standards approval

• Run by IEEE Standards Association
• Requires membership in IEEE-SA
• Does not require membership in LTSC
• Governed by the 5 principles
• Opportunity (and commitment) to carefully examine
  and comment on standards
• Through a balloting process

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Summary

• Voluntary consensus standards body
• Have standardized foundational work
• Continuing work on XML
• Moving into future now is the time to get
  involved

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Questions

• Contact information
• robby_at_computer.org (LTSC Chair)
• mura_at_mura.org (LTSC Treasurer)
• w.g.kraan_at_bangor.ac.uk (LTSC Information
  Officer)
• cjkainz_at_uchicago.edu (LTSC Vice Chair)
• debbie_at_cett.msstate.edu (LTSC Secretary)

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Unofficial AICC Update

• AICC actively engages in
• Supporting aviation industry training
• Maintaining existing specifications (many with
  wide adoption)
• Evaluating and applying standards and techniques
• Most familiar work
• CMI (integral to SCORM)
• Test Suite and Certification

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Active Newer Areas

• AICC LOM Profile
• Developing vocabularies specific to aviation
• Examining obligations of elements
• Contributing to SC36 work
• Reusable Objects Working Group
• AICC LOM Profile
• Definitions of instructional terms
• Reusability in mobile environments

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Active Newer Areas

• CMI Offline Specification
• Enabling tracking / synchronization with offline
  players
• Package Exchange Notification Services (PENS)
• Automate transfer / update of content from
  authoring systems to LMS Repositories.

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Additional AICC Projects

• Simulations Smart Graphics
• A French company, I-Component, has implemented
  the draft Smart Graphics specification.
• Training Development Checklist
• Identifies vital aspects of a quality
  CBT/Training program
• Recommends standards and common components of a
  quality training program.
• Used for RFPs, budgets, program validation

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AICC and SCORM

• Regular meetings to discuss common goals
• Points of convergence include
• Web Services
• Profiles of standards specifications
• Emerging technologies (mobile / hand-held)

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AICC Web Site
www.aicc.org