Standardized uniqueness: oxymoron or vision of the future? [IEEE standards]

Author

Duval, Erik ; Hodgins, Wayne

Author_Institution

Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium

Volume

39

Issue

3

fYear

2006

fDate

3/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

96

Lastpage

98

Abstract

Our vision for the future of learning is one of mass customization and, ultimately, personalization. While it might be difficult to imagine such a world, it is perhaps even more difficult to realize that a fundamental enabler of such uniqueness and personalization is standards. But this vision is a fundamental driver for a collection of standards within the IEEE 1484 Learning Technology Standards Committee. The LTSC´s scope is to develop standards for learning technology. The first LTSC standard, Learning Object Metadata, was completed in 2002 and several more standards have followed since then.

Keywords

IEEE standards; computer aided instruction; meta data; LTSC standard; Learning Technology Standards Committee; learning object metadata; learning technology; mass customization; personalization learning; Assembly; Data models; History; IEC standards; ISO standards; Mass customization; Rail transportation; Standards development; Technological innovation; XML; IEEE 1484 LTSC; Learning Object Metadata; Standards;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MC.2006.103

Filename

1607963