Join IMS/GLC as a Affiliate (Affiliates)
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 which make up the Affiliates play a key role in providing feedback to IMS and the Technical 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) Subscription 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.
Affiliates to IMS GLC receive:
- Preferred access to draft specifications.
- 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)
- SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
The IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation. The fees for the IMS GLC Subscription cover the costs of providing Affiliate ervices. Participation fees may be required to cover the cost of other activities.
Annual Subscription Fees
| Organization | Fee |
Corporations with over $50M US revenue, Government Ministries with over $50M US annual operating budget, or for-profit higher education institutions |
$7,500 US |
Corporations with under $50M US revenue, Government Ministries with under $50M US annual operating budget, or non-profit higher education institutions with over $500M US operating budget |
$3,500 US |
| Other non-profit higher education institutions or non-profit organizations under $50M US Revenue |
$2,500 US |
| Community college, further education, or non-profit higher education institutions with operating budgets less than $20 million US |
$1,500 US |
| K-12 or schools organizations |
$1,000 US |
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
You may join online and pay with a credit card at: http://www.imsglobal.org/joinasaAffiliate.cfm
If you have any questions, you can contact Lisa Mattson at lmattson@imsglobal.org
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