Competency Definitions WG

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Competency Definitions WG

• P1484.20
• December 6, 2001

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Agenda

• Review of recent practical developments in the
  reusable Competency Definitions area (e.g. use
  of competency identifiers in IMS Simple
  Sequencing, "Computer Driver's License" and
  similar models, etc.)
• Review of the IMS information model for reusable
  Competency Definitions
• Identification of requirements for further work
• Review of working group status and consideration
  of whether to
• formally "wake up" the working group
• terminate the working group
• continue current status (monitoring but
  inactive)

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Recent practical developments

• IMS simple sequencing considering use of
  competency references to share mastery
  information between learning activities
• Commercial implementations of Competency-definitio
  n based competency models and inventories e.g.
  Computer Drivers License, GTI, etc.

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HR-XMLhttp//www.hr-xml.org/subchannels/Competenc
ies/index.htm

• Competencies Version 1.0 was approved by the
  HR-XML Consortium membership on 2001 Oct 16.
• This spec covers Competency records how
  competent and individual is and what evidence
  there is.
• Part of a record is the competency ID,
  description, taxonomy ID, etc.
• Large overlaps with LOM, IMS LIP, very small
  overlap with Competency Definitions

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IMS RCD Specification

• RCD Reusable Competency Definitions
• Flexible format for different types of competency
  definitions (learning objective, skill
  definition, knowledge statement, etc.)
• Covers the definition only, not a record of
  competency for a learner
• Uses LOM to define some of the information
• Assumes a record of competency can reference the
  definition through an ID
• Status Public draft, no recent work group
  activity, several requests for reactivation

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Other formats

• Every one inspected is a proprietary
  self-declared standard
• The only common data are
• Identifier that is specific to a particular
  model, vendor or implementation
• Verbose title or textual description
• In all examined cases
• Proprietary identifier can be used in a URI
• Title or description can be mapped easily into
  IMS RCD draft information model

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Requirements for future work

• Harmonization with HR-XML
• Where appropriate
• Noting that HR-XML scope includes more complex
  competency modeling, personal record definition
  issues.
• Could be simple mapping (as LOM vs DC)
• Document sources of requirements
• Document inventory of existing practices
• Consider IMS draft as base doc

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Working group status

• PAR status
• Decision point
• Wake up
• Continue dormancy
• Abandon