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New Standards

Neal Nored, Elearningleaders, Apr 01, 2002
Commentary by Stephen Downes

Good post on a Yahoo Group list (you will have to register and sign into elearningleaders (something I think the list owner really should change)) on why the author thinks that the IMS and SCORM standards are bound to fail. In a nutshell, the IMS and SCORM standards violate some fundamental principles of useful standards, specifically:

Standards must be completely platform neutral.CRLF
Standards must be international in scope.CRLF
Standards are all about consensus - not cool ideas.CRLF
Standards require the active participation of people from all vertical markets and all related professions.CRLF
Standards must be durable.CRLF
Standards must accommodate people with special needs.CRLF
Standards must remain pedagogy neutral.CRLF
Standards must harmonize with existing standards.CRLF
Standards must be embraced by a wide range providers.CRLF
Standards efforts must be governed in a neutral manner.CRLF

CRLFIt's hard not to agree with the argument presented in this article (each item above is discussed in more detail) and hard not to agree that the IMS and SCORM efforts violate at least some - if not all - of these provisions. Food for thought.CRLF

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