1. IMS Europe Kevin Riley IMS, European Development kriley@imsproject.org

2. Introduction to IMS The who, what, why and how of IMS

3. Who Academic institutions Consultants eLearning service providers Government agencies Publishers Software/Hardware Trainers. Contributor Members 37 Developer Network 258

4. What IMS is a non-profit consortium that defines XML-based technology specifications for integrating eLearning solutions.

5. Why Common goals … Ensure effectiveness of eLearning Specifications with global reach Reduce costs Increase certainty Integration of diverse systems Explore new approaches Drive research agendas.

6. How IMS specification development process Cooperation with sector communities Effective dissemination.

7. IMS Members Technical Board IMS Developers, Adopters User Needs, Technical Means, Practical Constraints Products, Services, Practices Tests and Trials Working Group Specification Development: Scope  Base  Public Draft  Final Release Development Process

8. Cooperation Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Department of Labor (DoL) Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Education Network Australia (EdNA) Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) Industry Canada Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Managed Learning Environment (MLESG) National Learning Network (NLN) 5 th Framework E&T programme …

9. Dissemination Public web-site European news email list (116 subscribed) –email lisa@imsproject.org to joinlisa@imsproject.org Public drafts for consultation Publicly available specifications Dr Tom FAQs Developer Network Workshops.

10. IMS Specifications Enterprise Systems Multimedia Content Packaging Data Sharing Meta-data Harmonisation, Consistency Use Environ- ments Management Assessment Evaluation Learner/Group Information Information Exchange

11. Further Specifications Accessibility Competency modelling Content repositories and e-publishing Digital libraries Instructional design.

12. The Specification to Standard Lifecycle Learning by doing before casting in stone.

13. Specifications are not Standards Specifications Capture rough consensus Evolve rapidly Are enabling Manage short term risk Are experimental Are broad in scope Standards Capture general acceptance Evolve slowly Are regulatory Manage long term risk Are conclusive Are narrow in scope

14. Spec to Standard Lifecycle The Concept Possibly a group of vendors, user community or an individual company

15. Spec to Standard Lifecycle The ConceptSpecification Consensus driven within a consortium – e.g. IMS, OpenGIS, W3C

16. Specification Spec to Standard Lifecycle The Concept Implementation By committed vendors within the consortium

17. Evaluation Specification Spec to Standard Lifecycle The Concept Implementation By communities and user groups tracking specs – e.g. ADL, JISC, Ufi

18. Evaluation Specification Spec to Standard Lifecycle The Concept Implementation Feedback Conclusions are gathered from user groups and implementers

19. Evaluation Specification Spec to Standard Lifecycle Implementation Feedback Specification undergoes iterative refinement as it matures

20. Spec to Standard Lifecycle Specification Mature spec emerges from the consortium effort

21. Spec to Standard Lifecycle Specification Adoption Mature spec addresses a real need, is already implemented by vendors and is in use amongst user communities

22. Spec to Standard Lifecycle Specification Adoption Mature spec taken by its supporters to formal standards groups – e.g. ANSI, CEN, IEEE, ISO/IEC Standardisation

23. A Process Model for Standards Evolution Approved Standards R&D Concepts Labs Testbeds Markets Standards Bodies Spec Consortia Spec Consortia Spec Consortia Spec Consortia Labs Testbeds Markets Labs, Testbeds, Markets Standards Bodies SpecificationsReference ModelsStandards

24. The Standards Roadmap CEN/ISSS IMS AICC Commercial Companies CENIEEE IETF DC W3C OMG Microsoft ISO (BSR) BSI/NIST PROMETEUS ADL ISO SC36 JISC SIF European SchoolNet Ufi ALX GEM 5 th Framework

25. Kevin Riley European Development IMS Europe Web: http://www.imsproject.orghttp://www.imsproject.org Email: kriley@imsproject.orgkriley@imsproject.org Tel:+44 (0)114 221 5516 Mob:+44 (0)7740 586 469 More Information