Agenda for IEEE P1484 Working/Study Groups Meeting

This page update Dec 2, 1997

Meeting Date: Dec. 3-5, 1997

Location: Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA. Click here for meeting details.

This is the final draft of the agenda. Please send suggestions and changes to Jim Schoening at J.Schoening@computer.org, (732) 532-0118.

Agenda for Wednesday 12/3/97

• 8:00-8:45 Registration ($100 Meeting Fee). (Fee will be waived for attendees from host organization[Apple] and those it would restrict from attending.)
• 8:45-9:00 Host Welcome
• 9:00-10:00 1. Opening Activities
  • 1.1 Introductory Briefings by new attendees (3 min each) (New attendees are encouraged to bring a couple viewgraphs and brief the group on their background and interests.)
  • 1.4 Approval of agenda
  • 1.5 Administrative and Organizational Issues
• 10:00-10:20 Break
• 2. Overview Briefings
  • 10:20-11:00 Architecture and Reference Model WG -- Brant Cheikes, Chair
    • Architecture Issues and Status -- Brant Cheikes
    • 5-Layered Architecture Reference Model -- Tom Wheeler
    • Learning Technology System -- Frank Farance
    • DOD Common Operating Environment (COE) -- Tom Wheeler
  • 11:00-11:10 Learning Objects Study Group -- Steve White, Chair
  • 11:10-11:20 Glossary Study Group
    • Technical Status -- Handouts from Riichiro Mizoguchi and Kathy Sinitsa (who can't attend)
    • Admin Status -- Jim Schoening
  • 11:20-11:30 Task Ontology WG -- Handouts from Riichiro Mizoguchi, Chair (who can't attend)
  • 11:30-11:50 Learner Model WG-- Brad Goodman Chair
    • Personal and Performance Information -- Frank Farance
    • P3P --
  • 11:50-12:00 Task Model WG -- Jim Schoening, Chair and Frank Farance
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch
  • 1:00-1:10 Tool/Agent Communication WG -- Steve Ritter, Chair
  • 1:10-1:20 CBT Interchange Language WG (Proposed) -- Bill McDonald
  • 1:20-1:30 Course Sequencing WG -- Frank Farance, Chair
  • 1:30-1:40 Self-Learning Mgt Study Group -- Jim Schoening, Chair and Frank Linton
• 3. Liaison Activities
  • 1:40-2:00 Educational Object Economy -- Jim Spohrer
  • 2:00-2:10 IMS-- Tom Wason
  • 2:10-2:20 CEdMA -- Wayne Hodgins
  • 2:20-2:30 Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative --TBD
  • 2:30-2:40 Learning Corps -- J. Schoening
  • 2:40-2:55 European Commission (EC) -- Eddy Forte
• 2:55-3:15 Break
• 4. Proposals for New Standards Efforts
  • 3:15-3:25 Computer Managed Instruction (CMI) -- Jack Hyde
• 3:25-3:35 5. Discussion of Plans for Breakout Session
• 3:35-5:15 6. First Breakout Session (Learning Objects Study Group) (Breakout session schedule determined at meeting.)
• 5:15 Adjourn for Day; Dinner Plans
• 5:30-6:00 7. Meeting of Working Group Chairs (Open to all)
  • (This group is slated to soon become an IEEE Sponsor, at which time it will be delegated the authority to form Study Groups and submit PARs.)

Agenda for Thursday 12/4/97

• 8:30-8:45 8. Review of Agenda (All)
• 8:45-12:00 9. Breakout SessionsSchedule to be determined on site. Sessions will be of varying lengths. The larger groups will have unique time slots (so all can attend) and the smaller ones will double up.
• 12:00-1:00 Lunch
• 1:00-5:00 10. Breakout Sessions
• 5:00-5:15 11. Wrap Up for Day; Dinner Plans

Agenda for Friday 12/5/97

• 8:30-8:45 12. Review of Agenda (All)
• 8:45-12:00 13. Breakout Sessions(Schedule determined on site.)
• 12:00-1:00 Lunch
• 1:00-3:00 14. Breakout Sessions
• 3:00-3:30 15. Technical Summations from Group/Session Leaders (1-2 Slides requested from each group or session; 3-5 minutes per presentation)
• 3:30-4:00 16. Administrative Wrap-up-- Jim Schoening
  • Future Meetings (Frequency, Length, Dates, Locations, Meeting Fees)
    • Future Mailings
    • Web Site
  • Resolutions and Action Items
  • Other Business

• 4:00 15. Adjournment