IEEE APPROVES FIRST LEARNING OBJECT STANDARD BY AN ACCREDITED STANDARDS BODY
IEEE
1484.12.1™ Makes it Easier to Find, Evaluate and
Share the Content of Education and Training Programs
Contact:
Robby Robson, LTSC Chair, + 1 541 754 1215, rrobson@eduworks.com
Karen McCabe,
+1 732 562 3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
For Release:
Immediate
(PISCATAWAY,
NJ, 25 July 2002) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has
approved IEEE 1484.12.1™, "Standard for Learning Object
Metadata," the first learning content standard released by
an accredited standards organization. The standard makes it easier
to find, evaluate and share learning objects (i.e., the content
of education and training programs) and ensures that objects in
one system are understood readily in other systems.
Learning object
metadata structures are essential elements in specifications that
support the discovery, exchange, reuse, cataloging and processing
of learning content. They are used universally in learning management
systems by schools from kindergarten to college, as well as by
libraries, publishing houses, government agencies, corporations
and other organizations involved in education and training.
"As a
content management standard, IEEE 1484.12.1 should have a broad
impact on the training and education sector, which is a multibillion-dollar
industry," says Robby Robson, chair of the IEEE Learning
Technology Standards Committee (LTSC). "It should help the
industry function more smoothly by enabling learners to access
the content they need and vendors to reach audiences across multiple
cultures and contexts worldwide.
"Although
learning object specifications are available from some private
groups, this standard is a landmark because it is the first from
an independent standards body. It is the initial offering in a
family of learning content interoperability standards from the
IEEE."
The standard
was developed by LTSC under the auspices of the IEEE Computer
Society. Many individuals and organizations contributed to it,
including ARIADNE (Alliance of Remote Instructional and Distribution
Networks for Europe), the IMS Global Learning Consortium and the
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.
For information
on LTSC visit: http://ltsc.ieee.org/
or contact Robby Robson, LTSC Chair, at rrobson@eduworks.com
or 541-754-1215. The Learning Object Metadata Working Group within
LTSC is chaired by Wayne Hodgins (wayne.hodgins@autodesk.com).
Its technical editor is Erik Duval (erik.duval@cs.kuleuven.ac.be)
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