The Common Cartridge Alliance Freedom to Innovate! Freedom to Migrate! Freedom to Interoperate! http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/jointhealliance.cfm Page 1
Agenda What is a Common Cartridge? How does Common Cartridge support freedom to innovate, freedom to migrate, and freedom to interoperate? Who supports Common Cartridge? What should you do about Common Cartridge? Page 2
Agenda What is a Common Cartridge? How does Common Cartridge support freedom to innovate, freedom to migrate, and freedom to interoperate? Who supports Common Cartridge? What should you do about Common Cartridge? Page 3
From Learning Objects to Learning Impact: The Role of An Appropriate Standards Platform Facilitation of learning is about creating learning experiences through design - Learning experiences rich in interaction with diverse sources of resources and applications The future of innovation in learning experiences will need a standards platform that enables learning context, learning objects, and web resources Page 4
Enabling Objects, Context, and Web Resources: The Common Cartridge CMS/LMS/VLE/IMS Runtime Learner Common Common Cartridge Cartridge Import Function LMS Content Mgmnt/ Repository XML Rendering SCORM,other Engine Discussion Forum Assessment Authorization Tools Interop Interface Packaging of digital content Metadata (tagging of content with descriptive attributes) Question and test formats Collaborative discussion forums set-up information Invocation of web or enterprise applications 3rd party formats (SCORM, MPEG, Quicktime, etc.) Cartridge authorization information Digital Content Authorization Service -Launch and data exchange with standalone learning tools Web or Enterprise Learning Application Page 5
What is a Common Cartridge? Digital book assets: http://enrich.ucompass.com/emansouri@ucompass.com/cc/harcourt-cc.zip Online course: http://enrich.ucompass.com/emansouri@ucompass.com/cc/e500_11.zip http://commoncartridge.angellearning.com Lesson plans, teacher materials, and student workbook materials: http://enrich.ucompass.com/cc@training.ucompass.com/kevin/pearson.zip Page 6
Agenda What is a Common Cartridge? How does Common Cartridge support freedom to innovate, freedom to migrate, and freedom to interoperate? Who supports Common Cartridge? What should you do about Common Cartridge? Page 7
Freedom to Innovate! Combine rich expository content (html, flash, quicktime, etc) with assessments; with discussion forums; with web sites; with standalone learning tools (assessment engines, adaptive tutors) Such as Merlot objects, publisher digital assets, test banks, etc. Creating a reusable and editable package of rich materials for a course, a lesson, a lecture, a study guide, etc http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/jointhealliance.cfm Page 8
Freedom to Migrate! The resulting electronic manifest is in a standard format that can be understood by any learning platform or repository that implements Common Cartridge import Several major learning platforms will be supporting Common Cartridge creation in addition to import http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/jointhealliance.cfm Page 9
Freedom to Interoperate! Cartridges are tagged with metadata, which can include accessibility information Each component of a Common Cartridge can be tagged with learning objectives or curriculum standards Each component of a Common Cartridge can contain authorization information Assessment results and learning outcomes can be reported using QTI and IMS Enterprise http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/jointhealliance.cfm Page 10
Agenda What is a Common Cartridge? How does Common Cartridge support freedom to innovate, freedom to migrate, and freedom to interoperate? Who supports Common Cartridge? What should you do about Common Cartridge? Page 11
The Common Cartridge Alliance is Supported by the IMS Global Learning Consortium IMS GLC, with over 85 member and subscriber organizations, is the world s leading provider of learning technology interoperability standards, for over 11 years IMS GLC has developed, ratified, evolves, and maintains 20 learning technology standards implemented widely around the globe, including standards for digital content, repositories, resource lists, learning tools, eportfolio, learner information, educational objectives, metadata, assessment, learning design, and accessibility, including several specifications underlying SCORM Common Cartridge has been developed in a community standards process with the involvement and commitment of over 35 IMS GLC member and subscriber organizations See the members of IMS GLC at: http://www.imsglobal.org/ Page 12
ecollege.next and the CC Alliance Complete Solution for Successful Online Education Enterprise elearning System People, Processes and Expertise Flexible, On-Demand Infrastructure IMS GLC Common Cartridge Easily and cost-effectively access content Helping institutions build successful programs quickly High quality, engaging student experiences Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) Easier to integrate disparate 3 rd party system Tie elearning system with other mission critical applications Copyright ecollege.com 2007 13
LearningMate Common Cartridge Production Services Conversion Services from any XML package to IMS Common Cartridge. Our customers providing common cartridge content to the higher education community include: Elsevier, Inc.: 100 course packages Thomson Learning: 20 course packages Houghton Mifflin Company: 6 course packages See www.learningmate learningmate.com/commoncartridge for a list of what s available from these and other market leading publishers Common Cartridge Player: Winter 2007 Cut the wires, take your course materials with you anywhere Single line production workflow for course cartridges and Student/Instructor CD-ROMS 14
Common Cartridge New format availability C C Coming Soon For 2009 titles 2007 IMS Global Learning Consortium 15
OpenLearn Common Cartridge Angel Learning CC Moodle Import/Export Ucompass Enrich 2007 IMS Global Learning Consortium 16
In support of the emerging standard from the IMS, Thomson Learning is creating Common Cartridges for ten of its leading titles to pilot in October 2007. For more information, contact Thomson Learning at http://webtutor.thomsonlearning.com/default.asp?action=contactus referencing Common Cartridge Your anytime, anywhere online learning solution, keeping you connected with your book, your class and your classmates. www.thomsonedu.com/webtutor
A Common Cartridge and QTI Server-side Framework! No LMS? No problem! Upload Common Cartridges and QTI files to a FTP/WebDAVenabled server and play them from their URL Public API enables Common Cartridges and QTI resources deployed elsewhere to be easily played remotely Common Cartridge content automatically Enriched with a MERLOT Search Widget Common Cartridge Player works with the Apple iphone Instant Messaging and SMS Framework based on VDEX! 2007 IMS Global Learning Consortium 18
Institutional Leaders in Learning Page 19
Publishing, Assessment, and Repository Page 20
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Enterprise Software, Systems, and Services Page 22
Agenda What is a Common Cartridge? How does Common Cartridge support freedom to innovate, freedom to migrate, and freedom to interoperate? Who supports Common Cartridge? What should you do about Common Cartridge? Page 23
You Can Influence Common Cartridge! Common Cartridge is one key element of a body of connected standards that can change the value of technology in supporting teaching and learning - get involved! This work includes end-user workgroups focused on application to digital textbook, outcomes, search and personalized learning - get involved! Ways to Support Common Cartridge: Demand support of it from vendors Join IMS GLC as a member of our Learning Technology Advisory Council (LTAC) to guide adoption practice - be a leader! Join the Common Cartridge Alliance to begin working with the Common Cartridge specifications and tools - it s easy! Join the free online IMS GLC community - stay informed Page 24
IMS LTAC - Learning Technology Advisory Council Leverage Learning Enterprise (LE) to Address Quality Education Challenges? Solutions Modified or New: -Interoperability Standards -LE Mngmt Stds and BPs -Products and Services Technical Advisory Board (TAB) LTAC http://www.imsglobal.org/ltac.html Common Cartridge Standard Workgroup etextbook Workgroup Page 25
Join the Common Cartridge Alliance An community of educational institutions and vendors committed to proliferating the Common Cartridge standard, by sharing conformance and open source tools Stay up to speed on the latest Common Cartridge tools, products, services and best practices Sponsor fees range from $100 to $3000 per year depending on type of membership http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/jointhealliance.cfm Page 26
IMS GLC Online Community http://www.imsglobal.org/articles/index.cfm Presentations and Awards from Annual Learning Impact Conference Leadership Interviews & Articles Presentations from Quarterly Summit Meetings Learning Tech Trends & Satisfaction and Best Practice Research Calls for Participation Member Directory Page 27
Join with us in creating the future of technology, standards, and learning! http://www.imsglobal.org/ rabel@imsglobal.org Link to article Page 28