ims overview cause 98 mark resmer executive director steve griffin director of technical development
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IMS overviewCAUSE 98
Mark ResmerExecutive Director
Steve GriffinDirector of Technical Development
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What is IMS?
• An initiative of EDUCAUSE that is driving innovation in the distributed learning marketplace.
• A coalition of 34 members and over 140 affiliated developers
• A global collection of technology standards for education and training
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What does IMS address?
The intersection of:Learning resources:
all forms of content
Learning activities:supported by course delivery and communication tools
Enterprise systems:the provider’s infrastructure: where learning happens
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Why do we need IMS?
• Enable independence of content and learning servers
• Increase the quantity and availability of reusable distributed learning resources and services
• “Future-proof” critical decisions about the technical infrastructure for learning
• Promote the development of integrated enterprise-grade systems for distributed learning
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Technical contracting by Blackboard LLC
Who is IMS?University/research:
BVU, CIC (“Big Ten”), CSU, CRI, GMU, Miami Dade, Michigan, UC, UNC, VA Tech
US Government: DoD, DoL, NIST
International: DETYA Australia, JISC UK, NCB Singapore
Technology vendors:Apple, Asymetrix, AT&T, Empower, IBM, Macromedia, Microsoft, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Sun, Unisys, @Learning
Publishers:ITP, Simon and Schuster
Consulting firms: Collegis, KPMG
Profiles/assessment: ETS, Farance Inc.
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What does the IMS organization do?
• Collects requirements from all sectors• Develops specifications for interoperability of
systems and content• Facilitates development of prototypes• Actively promotes adoption of the specification• Provides developer support
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What products will be IMS-enabled?
LearningServers
DigitalLibrary
Software
AuthoringTools
StudentInformation
Systems
FinancialSystems
CoursesCoursesCourses
applets, simulations, pages, modules, assessments,etc.
Resources
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97 98 99 00 01
ProductsFormal standard process
Requirements
New IMS org.
Specifications0.5 0.6 1.0 2.0
etc.
When will IMS happen?
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V.1 Specification Scope
Internet
AuthorTitle
Discipline etc.
Content
RunMary’sBrowser
Track
Teacher’sAuthoring ToolFind
ContentSchool’sLearningServer(s)
Get
Campus Data SystemMary gotan “A”
Version 2
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Specification Development Process
IMS Staff
Technical Board
Work Teams
Review and feedback cycle
Dev. Network
Public Input
Public Specs
InteroperabilityTrials
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Timeline
IM Community DN Community Public
Scopes Base Docs
Draft Specs Final Specs
• Collaboration• Sequencing• Backoffice• Reporting• Query
• Packaging• Meta-data• Questions/Tests• Student Profiles•API
JanJan
AprApr
MarMar June
JuneMay Aug
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MS Office IMS Meta-data Add-in Demonstration
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• Executive Director– Mark Resmer ([email protected])
• Technical Development– Steve Griffin ([email protected])
• Market Development– Denis Newman ([email protected])
• Developers’ Network– Frank Tansey ([email protected])
Contact Information
www.imsproject.org