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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. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Interoperability is a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate In the fields of Neuropsychology, Personal development and Education, Learning is one of the most important Mental function of humans 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. As computers are increasingly used for storing and delivering online tests and exams it's important to have an exchange language that questions and assessments can be described in so that if you

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Scope of IMS standards

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. In Metadata, the term data element is an atomic unit of data that has An identification such as a Data element name A clear Data element definition 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). Electronic learning (or e-Learning or eLearning) is a type of education where the medium of instruction is computer technology The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. The CourseManagement Open Service Interface Definition ( OSID) is an O The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable 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. F G H I L A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" Rm46jpg|thumb|Classroom in St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, Ireland]] A classroom is a Room in which Teaching or Learning activities A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. The term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge skills and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge A home is a place of Residence or Refuge. It is usually a place where an individual or a family can rest in and be able to store Personal property.

History

In 1997 the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative of Educause began a project to create a set of widely adopted standards for exchanging college learning content. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Educause is a Nonprofit association whose mission is to advance Higher education by promoting the intelligent use of Information technology. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. While IMS got its start with a focus on higher education, the specifications published to date as well as ongoing projects address requirements in a wide range of learning contexts, including of course K-12 schools and corporate and government training. Higher education is Education that is provided by universities, vocational universities, Community colleges Liberal arts colleges The acronym IMS originally stood for Instructional Management Systems but the full term is now rarely used. Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name

Common Cartridge

Common Cartridge is a specification being developed by the IMS. Although Common Cartridge is intended to be an open source alternative to the proprietary Course Cartridge format used by Blackboard Inc., details of this specification remain exclusive to IMS members. Blackboard Inc is a software company based in Washington DC Blackboard went public in June 2004 The idea of the Common Cartridge is to create a package of learning material that will play on any of a number of learning management systems. Although the specification is officially a combination of previous IMS specifications, it is likely as well to include a DRM component. (Silvers)

The Common Cartridge format includes the following specifications:

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External links

Why Teachers' Unions Should Demand Support For Common Cartridge, Michael Feldstein, e-Literate

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