Agenda for IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC) (formerly P1484) Meeting

Meeting Date: June 2-5, 1998   Location: Pittsburgh, PA. Click here for meeting details.

Agenda for Tuesday 6/2/98

• 8:00-8:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast ($100 Meeting Fee, collected on site. Check or major credit card.) (Fee will be waived for attendees from host organization (LRDC) and their local guests.  )
• 8:45-9:00  Host Welcome -- Dan Suthers, Univeristy of Pittsburgh, Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC)
• 9:00-10:00 1. Opening Activities, Jim Schoening, Chair, LTSC
  • 1.1 Self Introductions.
  • 1.4 Approval of agenda
  • 1.5 Administrative and Organizational Overview
• 10:00-10:30 Break
• 2. Overview Briefings
  • 10:30-11:10 Architecture and Reference Model WG -- Brant Cheikes, Chair
    • Architecture Issues and Status -- Brant Cheikes
    • 5-Layered Architecture Reference Model -- Dan Suthers
    • Learning Technology Systems Architecture(LTSA)-- Frank Farance
    • Oracle Learning Architecture (OLA) -- TBD
  • 11:10-11:25 Learning Objects Metadata Working Group -- Wayne Hodgins, Chair
  • 11:25-11:35 Glossary Working Group -- Briefing provided by Kathy Sinitsa, Technical Lead
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  • 11:35-11:50 Learner Model WG-- Frank Linton, Co-Chair
    • Personal and Performance Information (PAPI) -- Frank Farance
  • 11:50-12:00 Task Model WG -- Jim Schoening, Chair and Frank Farance
  • 12:00-1:30   Lunch
  • 1:30-1:45 Tool/Agent Communication WG -- Steve Ritter, Chair
  • 1:45-2:00 CBT Interchange Language WG -- Bill McDonald, Chair
  • 2:00-2:15 Computer Managed Instruction WG -- Jack Hyde, Chair
  • 2:15-2:30 Course Sequencing WG -- Frank Farance, Chair
  • 2:30-2:45 Student Identifier Study Group -- Frank Farance and Jim Schoening
  • 2:45-3:00 XML Ad Hoc Group -- Tyde Richards, Chair

• 3. Liaison Activities
  • 3:00-3:20 Tools for Learning Communities -- Dan Suthers
  • 3:20-3:40 Break
  • 3:40-3:50 Educom Instructional Management System (IMS)-- Steve Griffin
  • 3:50-4:00 Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative --TBD
  • 4:00-4:10 Aviation Industry CBT Committee -- Jack Hyde and Bill McDonald
  • 4:10-4:20 Learning Corps -- Jim Schoening
  • 4:20-4:30 ARIADNE -- TBD
  • 4:30-4:40 DOD Joint Technical Architecture (JTA)  and Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Common Operating Environment (COE) -- Jim Schoening  
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• 4:40-4:50  4. Proposals for New Standards Efforts
• 4:50-5:15  5. LTSC Plenary Session
  • Meeting locations, dates, length
  • Preparation of an LTSC standards roadmap
  • Technical support services (web site, lists, etc.)
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• 5:15 Adjourn for Day
• 5:30-6:00   Meeting of LTSC Sponsor (Working Group Chairs) (Open to all) J. Schoening, Chair
• 7:30-9:30  Meeting of group preparing proposal to Joint Technical Architecture - Army  (Location: Same room as IEEE meeting) (Non-IEEE Activity)  J. Schoening

Agenda for Wednesday 6/3/98

• 8:00-8:45  Continental Breakfast
• 8:45-9:00  Plenary Issues (If any)
• 9:00-12:00  Learning Objects Metadata Working Group -- Wayne Hodgins, Chair
• 12:00-1:30 Lunch (On own)
• 1:30-2:30  Glossary Working Group -- J. Schoening, Chair
• 2:30-3:30  Student Identifier Study Group -- J. Schoening, Chair and Frank Farance
• 3:30-3:45  Break
• 3:45-4:45  XML Ad Hoc Group, Tyde Richards, Chair
• 4:45 Adjourn for Day
• 5:00-6:00 Learning Corps -- J. Schoening (Non-IEEE Activity)

Agenda for Thursday 6/4/98

• 8:00-8:30  Continental Breakfast
• 8:30-11:30  Learner Model Working Group
• 11:30-1:00 Lunch (On own)
• 1:00-3:30  Architecture and Reference Model Working Group
• 3:30-5:30  Tool/Agent Communication Working Group
• 5:30 Adjourn for Day

Agenda for Friday 6/5/98

• 8:00-8:30  Continental Breakfast
• 8:30-11:00  Computer Managed Instruction Working Group
• 11:00-12:00   CBT Interchange Language Working Group (Part 1)
• 12:00-1:00 Lunch (On own)
• 1:00-2:00 CBT Interchange Language Working Group (Part 2)
• 2:00-4:00  Session Management Working Group
• 4:00 Adjournment