1. LETSI Technical Roadmap WG
Tyde Richards
LETSI Meeting - Learning 2007
October 21, 2007

2. LETSI Technical Roadmap WG
Charter: define the technical strategies and deliverables for LESTI, including a technical roadmap, and to support the technical aspects of the collaboration with ADL related to LETSI assuming the stewardship of SCORM
Open, bi-weekly telecons, wiki area
Define, broker resources and coordinate technical projects across LETSI participants
Projects areas include
Community of practice requirements gathering
The future of SCORM (“Core” and “2.0”)
Updated process model and annual roadmap to support SCORM evolution

3. SCORM at the Crossroads
Competing Approaches
Evolving Standards and Requirements for International Standardization
Modern Enterprise SW Architecture
Installed Base: Diverse Communities of Practice
IP Rights Issues
SCORM
Changing Market Structure and Vendor Demands
New Learning Technologies
Costs for SCORM Support, Promotion, and Management

4. SCORM in Historical Context
Phases
AICC CMI (1992)
ADL SCORM (c. 1999)
ADL/LETSI SCORM 2.0 (c. 2009)
Dimensions
Technical Coverage
Adoption
Maturity
Conformance
Governance and Organizational Complexity

5. Initial LETSI Vision for SCORM
SC36 Core SCORM
Community of Practice
Adaptations
1 – Reference Model
Multi-part Type 3 Technical Report
For example …
AICC SCORM
book
book
book
Korea SCORM
SIFA SCORM
2 – Profiles
Med SCORM
DoD SCORM
Sequencing
3 - De Jure Standards
New, Innovative Specifications

6. ADL SCORM 2.0 Proposal Core SCORM SCORM 2.0 Core capabilities plus
additional capabilities
broadly applicable
open IP
future standardization
capabilities based on
de jure standards
CoP
Adaptation
CoP
Adaptation
CoP
Adaptation
CoP
Adaptation

7. Core SCORM Proposal
Working name for a SCORM version that is 100% based on de jure standards
Intended to be compatible with ISO/IEC document types and procedures
Intended to underpin the SCORM version that ADL transitions to LETSI
Intended to provide a stable common denominator for adaptation by diverse communities of practice
Study Group initiated in SC36 WG 4

8. Proposed Core SCORM Structure
1 – Reference Model
Multi-part Type 3 Technical Report
Defined by LETSI
Reviewed/progressed by ISO/IEC
book
book
book
2 – Profile Standards
Defined by LETSI
Standardized by SC36
3 - Foundation Standards
Selected by LETSI
ISO/IEC a possible source

9. What Goes in the Core? At least this Probably this Who knows? 2004 RTE
Support
CAM
Support
Relevant
de jure
Standards
IEEE API
IEEE Data Model
RTE currently in ISO/IEC
Fast-track as tech report
IEEE LOM
Some permutation of
ISO/IEC :2005
aka MPEG 21.2
IEEE RDCEO
IEEE XML binding of DM
SC36 Collaborative Workplace
SC36 Quality
SC36 Access for ALL
SC36 MLR

10. SCORM 2.0 beyond the Core Much discussion anticipated
Some possible candidates are:
ADL/AICC Content Services Architecture (CSA)
ADL/AICC PENS
Sequencing “2.0”
Shared-state persistence equivalent from other capabilities
SCO content model using DITA or other formats

11. ADL Process for SCORM Development
IEEE
CEN/ISS

12. Ideas for a LETSI Process
many
few
adopters
many
few
solutions
R&D
Innovation
COP
Spec
Generic
Spec
De Jure
Standard
For consideration from Industry and
Academia
Developed by single community of practice i.e. AICC
Candidate
Core
Core
Vetted and Approved by LETSI Federates

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