
Flexible Learning
Toolbox Learning Object Repository.
A learning object has been defined as:
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Learning Object Repository, a repository of learning objects with associated metadata
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The IMS Global Learning Consortium (usually known as IMS) is a non-profit standards organization concerned with establishing interoperability for learning systems and learning content and the enterprise integration of these capabilities. Their mission is to "support the adoption and use of learning technology worldwide". Their main activity is to develop specifications, some of which like QTI and Content Packaging are very widely used.
The scope for IMS specifications cover most of the data elements used in "distributed learning," including both on-line and off-line settings, taking place synchronously (real-time) or asynchronously. IMS specifications promote the reuse of E-learning content and include Internet-specific environments (such as web-based course management systems) as well as learning situations that involve off-line electronic resources (such as a student accessing resources on a CD-ROM). The learners may be in a traditional educational environment i.e. a school classroom in a university, in a corporate or government training setting, or at home.
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Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. It defines communications between client side content and a host system called the run-time environment (commonly a function of a learning management system). SCORM also defines how content may be packaged into a transferable ZIP file.
SCORM is a specification of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, which comes out of the Office of the United States Secretary of Defense.
SCORM 2004 introduces a complex idea called sequencing, which is a set of rules that specify the order in which a learner may experience content objects. The standard uses XML, and it is based on the results of work done by AICC (CBT), IMS Global Learning Consortium,[1] IEEE, and Ariadne.
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AICC
Technically, AICC is not a standard; it's a standards body, the Aviation Industry CBT Committee. The committee has developed numerous standards over the years, some of which have only a tangential relationship to e-learning. The AICC standard that bears most directly on the ability of an LMS to launch and track web-based courseware is titled "AICC/CMI Guidelines for Interoperability" (document #CM1001).
The initial release of this document in 1993 predated the mass adoption of the World Wide Web and dealt with computer-based training, primarily delivered on CDROM. When the document was revised in 1998, web-based training was addressed for the first time by adding Appendix A to the document. Appendix A defines the "HTTP-based AICC/CMI Protocol" (HACP), a set of rules that govern communication between an LMS and web-based courseware.
In 1999, Appendix B was added, introducing a JavaScript application programming interface as an alternative means of communication between an LMS and courseware on the web. The JavaScript interface made it possible for developers to create AICC-compliant courseware using familiar HTML and JavaScript, without resorting to more complicated -- and often proprietary -- programming languages.
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Download a learning object from the repository.
Import into a Learning Management System (LMS)using the IMS/SCORM compliant function.
The methods for importing Learning Objects into an LMS using SCORM/IMS are similar for all programs, you go where you want to add the object, then use IMS/SCORM (depending on LMS terminology) to import the zipped Learning Object into the LMS. All SCORM compliant programs will allow you to deploy these objects, creating the necessary navigation structure during the import.
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