Clear statement of the objectives of the workshop

At the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Understand most of the commonly used acronyms in learning specifications and standards
• Understand the implication of the Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) initiative in courseware development (SCORM homepage http://www.adlnet.org/Scorm/scorm.cfm
• Develop sample interactive course contents which are compatible with SCORM v1.2 specification
• Assemble the participant developed course material into a IMS v1.1 content package for immediate deployment using WebMentor - a SCORM v1.2 compliant Learning Management System.

Workshop Activities
There are a lot learning technology standards and specifications in the spotlight these days: IEEE LSTC standards such as LOM, and learning technology specifications, such as IMS content packaging (CP), IMS Question and Testing Interoperability (QTI) and ADL Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM). Understanding the relationship and making the most of these standards are the hottest topics in online delivery of educational and training material. In the first part of the workshop, the maze of standards and specification will be demystified. We shall then develop some interactive course material which are standards compliant and demonstrate how the AICC CMI data model may be used to provide crucial learner information and support tracking. We shall then assemble the material into a package for delivery. We shall address issues of how to deliver the same course with different look and feel for a global audience.

The emphasis of the workshop is to empower the participants to create engaging and interactivity course material which is still standards compliance.

Biographies: Mr. Albert Ip has a long history of working in learning technology. Back in 1986, he designed learning technologies such as MonNet and ][net, a Local Area Network for Apple II computers with a special emphasis for novice programmablility. He later shifted his focus towards software implementations. In 1994, he had designed TeleNex, an English language teacher support system for the University of Hong Kong incorporating hypertext database, automatic generation of test items, online asynchronous conferencing and English corpus database. As a technical specialist for EdNA, Albert has been the lead author in several key publications covering learning metadata, learning objects, SCORM standards and other related pedagogical issues (see http://discourse.dis.unimelb.edu.au/edna/papers/papers.htm and http://koala.dls.au.com/lo/ ). He is currently, the Managing Director of Digital Learning Systems P/L, a company that provides online learning solutions to educational and training institutions and value-added reseller of WebMentor- a SCORM compliant learning management system. He has recently supported Open Learning Australia in adopting the SCORM model in OLA's learning portal project.

Dr Ric Canale has over ten years experience in design of educational multimedia and online courseware. As Head of Courseware Development within the Teaching, Learning and Research Support Department of the University of Melbourne, he runs a section of 20 staff comprising educational designers, programmers, graphic designers, digital imaging experts and video production staff. Under his guidance the Courseware Development Section specialises in the development of courseware that actively engages the student in "learning by doing". Ric also provides consultancy and advice in the areas of Learning Management Systems, Courseware development and developing international standards in content interoperability via Digital Learning Systems.