IMS GLC: IMS Adoption Practice Project Groups

Learning Technology Adoption Groups are end-user focused activities as prioritized by the IMS GLC Learning Technology Advisory Council (LTAC) are chartered to develop best practices, adoption standards and technical requirements to address key quality education and learning challenges facing higher education, K-12, and corporate sectors. Product and service providers work directly with end-users (CIOs, CLOs, academic/learning technology experts, HR leaders) to address immediate and emerging education challenges through the development and implementation of IMS GLC Adoption Standards.

Student Induction to eLearning (SIEL)
Brief description	Focusing on student induction to e-learning, with emphasis on best practices to address issues of attrition, retention and persistence associated with post-secondary online education.
Applicable to	Institutions of higher learning, K-12 sector, corporate e-learning services and product providers, and other end-user focused organizations.
Project Group link (Member Access)	http://members.imsglobal.org/forum/ims/dispatch.cgi/w.standardsfo
Internal Draft for Members & Affiliates	http://www.imsglobal.org/developers/SIEL/index.cfm
Public Draft	http://www.imsglobal.org/siel/index.html
Public Forum	http://www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/index.cfm?forumid=11

Targeted Retention Systems (TRS)
Brief description	Defining use cases and technical interoperability standards for early warning systems to predict student success, attrition, retention and persistence; and, exploring use case and interoperability standards needs for higher education accountability/transparency, including consumer information and student engagement and learning assessment.
Applicable to	Institutions of higher learning, K-12 sector, corporate, and other end-user focused organizations
Project Group link (Member Access)	http://members.imsglobal.org/forum/ims/dispatch.cgi/w.information
Public link	http://www.imsglobal.org/ia.html
Public Forum	http://www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/index.cfm?forumid=11

Learning Technology Satisfaction and Trends Research and Review (LearnSAT)
Brief description	Formed to evaluate current IMS GLC Learn SAT research and reporting and to provide recommendations on enhancing overall methodology, survey tool and resultant reporting – ensuring all evolve with the learning technology marketplace.
Applicable to	Institutions of higher learning, e-learning service and product providers and other learning technology end-user focused organizations.
Project Group link (Member Access)	http://members.imsglobal.org/forum/ims/dispatch.cgi/w.learningent
Public link	http://www.imsglobal.org/learnsat/index.html
In Progress Results - Public	http://www.imsglobal.org/productdirectory/directory.cfm
Full In Progress Results - Member	http://www.imsglobal.org/developers/LearnSat/index.cfm

Enterprise Learning Systems and Applications Procurement (ELSAP)
Brief description	Aimed at creating a template for baseline technical functions and features to support K-12 and higher education (HE) Request for Proposal (RFP, Technical Requirements) and procurement processes for learning systems and applications.
Applicable to	Institutions of higher learning, K-12 sector, corporate, and other end-user focused organizations
Project Group link (Member Access)	http://members.imsglobal.org/forum/ims/dispatch.cgi/w.rfp
Public link	http://www.imsglobal.org/elsap.html

Common Cartridge – K-12 Curriculum Standards
Brief description	Developing demonstration scenarios for K-12 learning content tagged with curriculum standards and packaged in IMS Common Cartridge to show the benefits of using a common tagging scheme across digital content and learning applications from multiple providers. Demonstration scenarios will be witnessed by multiple K-12 state/district leaders and suppliers as part of the validation process.
Applicable to	K-12 schools, districts and product/service providers, corporate e-learning services and product providers, and other end-user focused organizations
Project Group link (Member Access)	http://members.imsglobal.org/forum/ims/dispatch.cgi/f.curriculumd
Public link	http://www.imsglobal.org/commoncartridge.html

Digital Learning Connection (DLC)
Brief description	Conducted under the auspices of the Common Cartridge & Learning Tools Interoperability Alliance, the DLC is aimed at large-scale adoption of digital learning materials, and is made easier and more effective by the application of IMS Digital Learning Standards. IMS GLC is currently facilitating DLC collaborations among higher education institutions and leading publishers and learning technology providers to build interoperable content that is scalable and enhances the learning experience.
Applicable to	K-12 and higher education product/service providers, digital learning content publishers, and other end-user focused organizations
Project Group link (Member Access)	http://www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/categories.cfm?catid=40&entercat=y
Public link	http://www.imsglobal.org/dlc.html

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Brief description	Best practice recommendations for the adoption of service-oriented architecture in education that addresses business process issues, migration considerations, foundational technology requirements, and necessary service components.
Applicable to	Institutions of higher learning, K-12/Schools sector, corporate, and other end-user focused organizations
Project Group link (Member Access)	http://members.imsglobal.org/forum/ims/dispatch.cgi/f.soadiscussi
Public link	http://www.imsglobal.org/soa.cfm
Whitepaper	http://www.imsglobal.org/soa/index.html
Forum	http://www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/categories.cfm?catid=54&entercat=y
Important things to know about SOA
IMS SOA will describe adoption practices for education specific standards to be adopted when creating an SOA-based solution. SOA will address common service components that can be adopted from other market sectors. SOA will include the underlying technology required to implement an SOA-based design. SOA will tackle migration issues to be addressed when adopting an SOA-based solution. SOA will discuss the business process issues that need to be considered in the context for realization through a set of services. SOA will address how institutions determine the return on investment for SOA-based solutions in education.