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This page contains background material about the SCORM 2.0 process, including:
- The overall challenges and objectives for SCORM 2.0
- The initial call for white papers
- The plan and time frame for 2008
- An FAQ about LETSI, SCORM and the SCORM 2.0 process
Developing SCORM 2.0
The International Federation for Learning-Education-Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI) has taken on the task of developing the next generation of SCORM, the Sharable Content Object Reference Model. As part of this initiative, LETSI is soliciting White Papers and comments as described below.
The deadline for submission is extended to September 1, 2008.
This is the home page for the SCORM 2.0 process. The solicitation of White Papers from the global SCORM community is the first step in this process. As papers are submitted, they will be posted on this site for comment. We will initiate discussion forums about specific issues. An events calendar is also planned.
For more information:
Program Committee
FAQ about the White Papers and the SCORM 2.0 process
June 1, 2008 Press Release. Available in Spanish
SCORM 2.0 White Paper Solicitation
Contact: scorm2@letsi.org
What is SCORM 2.0?
SCORM is the de facto international standard that allows learning materials to interoperate across software systems. The needs of SCORM adopters vary widely across communities of practice. For example, LETSI's sponsor organizations include national technology policy agencies, school education associations, professional education societies, workforce training organizations, and major corporate adopters that have all used SCORM strategically to allow learning materials to operate across systems and tools, but that have different technological and pedagogical requirements.
To accommodate multiple, diverse constituencies, SCORM 2.0 will have two components:
- A general reference model, Core SCORM, based on widely adopted, accredited learning technology standards that support basic interoperability.
- Additional components that support broadly applicable LET functionality and instructional capabilities based on specifications that are not yet standards.SCORM 2.0 will be based on specifications and standards that are created and managed using open, transparent processes and that are not encumbered by patents, licenses or other restrictions. It will follow a modular design that allows communities of practice to further extend SCORM 2.0 with functionality and innovations that are important for specific applications. LETSI will play a role in publicizing such extensions and may consider them for future versions of SCORM when there is sufficient interest in the overall community.
Communities of practice will develop profiles of SCORM 2.0 that conform to and build upon the common components. For example, the U.S. Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative will maintain a version of SCORM 2.0 for the U.S. Government.
SCORM 2.0 Development Schedule
The first draft of SCORM 2.0 will be developed on an aggressive timeline given below and will focus on solving a prioritized set of business, pedagogic, and technology problems.
Development Schedule 2008:
| May |
Open solicitation of white papers |
| September 1 |
White paper submission deadline |
| October 15 |
3-day SCORM 2.0 Workshop to discuss best ideas |
| December |
SCORM 2.0 Design Document produced by Working Groups |
| 2Q2009 |
SCORM World Congress |
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White Papers are being solicited to gather the broadest possible input for SCORM 2.0. White Papers will be used to identify the issues and ideas that are of top priority to the existing community of SCORM users and potential SCORM users, and to identify tractable approaches to solutions in SCORM 2.0.
Both informal submissions (ideas, wish lists, issues with SCORM 2004, etc.) and longer White Papers describing substantive solutions are welcome. To the extent possible, each White Paper should:
- State what business, pedagogic, or technology problem is being addressed.
- Identify an existing or new specification or standard that should be incorporated into SCORM 2.0 to solve this problem.
- Explain how the solution could be implemented and tested by early 2009. White Papers should not exceed 10 pages in length and should be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word 2003 format.
A suggested organization for White Papers is:
- Abstract
- Problem definition
- Use cases
- Stakeholders
- Proposed solution
- Integration and other technical issues
- Existing implementations/prototypes
- Summary and recommendations
 | White Papers are due by September 1, 2008
White Papers, comments, suggestions, and requests for information should be submitted by email to scorm2@letsi.org.
All submissions will be posted on this site for public comment, download, and on-line discussion. Submissions will be edited or summarized for distribution at an October workshop. Therefore, papers should be submitted under an appropriate Creative Commons license, or otherwise indicate that there are no IP constraints on their use. |
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SCORM 2.0 - Challenges and Objectives
SCORM 2.0 is intended to be an interoperability model that, like its predecessor, can be used strategically across market sectors and geographical regions. White Papers should discuss the following overarching criteria for SCORM 2.0:
- Support existing and emerging technologies and architectures and encourage innovation in applications across the LET life cycle: authoring and ISD, learning management, content management, knowledge management, HR systems, mobile delivery, Web 2.0, service-oriented architecture, and hosted learning activities.
- Support multiple learning paradigms and teaching methods, e.g., immersive learning environments, informal learning, community-based learning, blended learning, and collaborative learning.
- Support multiple training and education contexts, e.g., classroom, distance learning, on-the-job performance support, and individual self-study.
- Incorporate a modular and extensible software architecture to provide communities of practice maximum flexibility to profile and experiment.
- Allow convenient migration strategies to preserve existing investments in systems and learning materials.
- Include specifications and standards created and managed using open, transparent processes that are not encumbered by patents, licenses or restrictions that would impinge on its availability to the global LET community. LETSI will create an open source software community to support SCORM adopters and product developers.
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