the educom nlii instructional management systems project thomas d. wason, ph.d. university of north...
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The Educom NLII The Educom NLII Instructional Management Instructional Management
Systems ProjectSystems Project
Thomas D. Wason, Ph.D.University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
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Project ObjectivesProject Objectives
• Goal: develop an open architecture for on-line learning
• Deliverables: create freely distributable specifications and software that enables the development, use, and management of Internet-based learning environments
• Model: HTTP + Mosaic de facto standard, led to explosion of content, new markets
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Education membersCSU, Collegis Research Institute, UNC, U. of Michigan, Miami Dade, CIC (“Big Ten”), Buena Vista University, George Mason University, JISC
Commercial membersMicrosoft, Apple, IBM, Sun, International Thomson Publishing, Collegis, Farance Inc., KPMG, NIST, Department of Defense, Empower, @Learning, Unisys, Oracle, Asymetrix
Cooperative creates open specifications and prototype, members create products
IMS MembersIMS Members
Parts of the prototype are being developed by Blackboard LLC
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Specs, Code, and Market Development
IMS Members, Testbed, Developers Network, Public
Work ProcessWork Process
IMS Staff(14 full-time)
IMSMembers
Funding and requirements Permanent
Stds. bodySpecs
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Initial dissemination/supportInitial dissemination/support
• Developers’ Network– Technical support for IMS developers– Marketing opportunities
• Testbed– 10 sites: BVU, IDC Herzliya, MDCC, NPS,
Penn State, UCF, Hawaii, Michigan, UT Knoxville, Twente, Virginia
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ConvergenceConvergence
• Airline Industry CBT Consortium (AICC)• Dublin Core• LOMG• ADL• IEEE• ARIADNE• GEM
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InterchangesInterchanges
LPeer-to-PeerInterchange
Interchange T
C P
LearnersTeachersCoordinatorsProviders
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Back officeCollaboration
Tools
Authoring Tools
Learning Resources
Off Campus Student
CD
On campus Student
Teacher
IMS Mgmt
System
IMS Campus EnvironmentIMS Campus Environment
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Technical OverviewTechnical Overview
• Scope of Specification– Profiles
– Metadata
– Content
– Management (Content, Course, Collaboration)
– External Services
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IMS Profile SpecificationIMS Profile Specification
• Educational records “Wallet”• Mobile• Contains
– Personal information– Performance information– Portfolio– Preferences
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Metadata SpecificationMetadata Specification
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Metadata benefitsMetadata benefits
• Find and organize materials more easily• Helps in automating some authoring tasks • Enables customized learning experiences
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Metadata ExtensibilityMetadata Extensibility
IMS CORE METADATATitle: Author:Learning Level:Keywords:and more….
AICC EXTENSIONS
Airframe type:….
BIOLOGYExtensions
Phylum:….
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IMS Metadata SpecificationIMS Metadata Specification
• IMS Metadata Search/Query Demonstration– http://metadata.imsproject.org/mdtool/
• IMS/NIST Metadata Repository– dictionary of terms for describing content– supports group specialization– can be queried/browsed with modified
authoring tools
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IMS Content SpecificationIMS Content Specification
• Supports technical interoperability of– assessment– sequencing– reporting data– bookmarking– notification– metadata
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IMS InteroperabilityIMS Interoperability
JAVA/Corba-based Content and Tools
ActiveX/DCOM-based Content and
Tools
HTML/CGI-based Content and Tools
ex. HTML and PERL
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Management SpecificationManagement Specification
• Manages– Content– Courses– Collaboration
• Interfaces– Database, Security, Access control,
HTTP/CGI, tracking, session management, DCOM/Corba message bridging ….
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Content Distribution and AccessContent Distribution and Access
SchoolPublisher
Content
SchoolPublisher
Content Content Reference
Option 1: Distribute ContentOption 1: Distribute Content
Option 2: Provide Access to ContentOption 2: Provide Access to Content
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External Services SpecificationExternal Services Specification
• Specifies technical interface to campus IT infrastructure– student records– billing/commerce– library
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• IMS Project– Mark Resmer ([email protected])
• Technical– Steve Griffin ([email protected])
• Market Development– Denis Newman ([email protected])
• Metadata– Tom Wason ([email protected])
Project InformationProject Information
www.imsproject.org