IMS Affiliates provides an environment for developers and end-users to collaborate on tools, techniques, and trials of distributed learning products and delivery systems. The individuals and organizations play a key role in providing feedback to IMS and the Technical Advisory Board.
IMS Affiliates are valuable for the purpose of enabling broad participation in the activities of IMS GLC by end-user organizations and for the sharing of best practices in learning technology innovation.
Who Should Join as a Affiliate:
1) If you are a product or service company implementing or using IMS specifications you are strongly encouraged to join the Affiliate to indicate your support for open specifications development. In return, IMS provides tools to make implementation of the specifications much more productive and effective and will update you directly on any changes or improvements.
2) Affilation is also for organizations that are end-users of learning technology such as educational institutions, school districts, and the training or human resources units of corporations.
Affiliate Organizations to IMS GLC receive:
- Preferred access to draft specifications.
- Access to the Common Cartridge & Learning Tools Interoperability & Learning Information Services Alliances.
- Access to special tools not available to the public like Content Packaging UML diagrams and XMI files.
- Notifications of new releases Latest release information will be delivered via email.
- Access to a quarterly webinar series not available to the public on the effective implementation of the IMS specifications and new innovations in the learning industry and the state of open specifications and standards for learning
- Inclusion in the online company and product directory (100 words)
- Use of the LearnSat ratings logos on your web site and marketing materials
- Opportunities to participate in areas such as government programs, conference events and commercial partnerships.
- The Network is a natural place to find partners or vendors of the components you need.
- Discounts on IMS's annual conference, Learning Impact and the Summit on Global Learning Challenges.
- Identification on the IMS web site
- Access to a Affiliates Forum for discussion with peers.
- Access to complete IMS GLC research reports including the Learning Technology Satisfaction and Trends Survey and the Targeted Retention Series, including A Survey of Student Retention Early Warning Strategies
- Participation in exclusive IMS GLC research programs such as the Internet-Supported Learning Self-Audit.
- Participation in new innovations in the learning industry and the state of open specifications and standards for learning on the use of learning technologies and conformance of products to specifications and standards.
- Participation in IMS GLC on advisory boards on selected topics.
- Ability to participate in IMS Learning Technology Advisory Council
- Ability to participate in the Accredited Profile Management Groups (APMG)
- Support for end-user organizations in including requirements for open standards in writing RFPs, tenders, and procurements
- Technical support for end-user organizations implementing standards from IMS staff and other IMS members via online forums
- Support to resolve integration and interoperability problems encountered with compliant products
- AFFLIATE ORGANIZATION DETAILS
The IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation. The fees cover the costs of providing Affiliate ervices. Participation fees may be required to cover the cost of other activities.
Annual Subscription Fees
| Organization Type and Fees |
Corporations (for-profit) with over $50M US annual revenue: $7,500 US annual Corporations (for-profit) with over $10M US and less than $50M US revenue: $3,500 US annual Corporations (for-profit) under $10M US revenue: $1,500 US annual Government organizations with over $50M US annual operating budget: $7,500 US annual Government organizations with over $10M US and less than $50M annual operating budget: $3,500 US annual Government organizations under $10M US revenue: $1,500 US annual Corporations (non-profit) with over $50M US annual revenue: $6,500 US annual Corporations (non-profit) with over $10M US and less than $50M US revenue: $2,500 US annual Corporations (non-profit) under $10M US revenue: $1,000 US annual Individual access for corporate or government employee, no use of IMS logo for products or services: $1,500 US annual Higher education institutions with over $500M US annual operating budget: $3,500 US annual Higher education institutions with over $50M US and less than $500M US annual operating budget: $2,500 US annual Higher education institutions with under $50M US annual operating budget: $1,500 US annual Community colleges or FE institutions of any size: $1,500 US annual K-12 or schools organization: $1000 US annual |
HOW TO JOIN
You may join online and pay with a credit card at: http://www.imsglobal.org/joinasaaffilate.cfm
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