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

Meeting Date: Sep 15-18, 1998  

Location: Leuven, Belgium     Click here for lodging and other details provided by host.

Agenda for Tuesday 15 September 1998

• 8:00-8:30 Registration ($100[US] Meeting fee collected on site. Major credit card or checks [in US$] accepted.  Fee will be waived for attendees from Katholieke Universiteit and local attendees not incurring other travel expenses.)
• 8:30-11:30  Orientation for New Participants
  • 8:30-8:45 IEEE organization and standards process --Frank Farance, LTSC Acting Vice Chair
  • 8:45-11:45 IEEE LTSC Working Groups (15 minutes each)
    • Architecture and Reference Model WG -- Brant Cheikes, Chair
    • Tool/Agent Communication WG -- Brant Cheikes
    • Learner Model WG-- Frank Linton, Co-Chair
    • Task Model WG -- Frank Farance, Technical Lead
    • Glossary WG -- Kathy Sinitsa, Technical Lead
    • Break
    • Learning Objects Metadata WG -- Wayne Hodgins
    • Computer Managed Instruction WG -- Jack Hyde, Chair
    • CBT Interchange Language WG -- Bill McDonald, Chair
    • Course Sequencing WG -- Frank Farance, Chair
    • Student Identifier WG -- Frank Farance, Technical Lead
    • XML Ad Hoc Group -- Tyde Richards, Chair
  • 11:45-12:15 Other Organizations doing related work (10 minutes each)
    • Educom Instructional Management System (IMS) --
    • Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC)--
    • ARIADNE --

• 12:15-1:45 Lunch (Ordered in)
• 1:45-2:00  Host Welcome -- Erik Duval, Katholieke Universiteit
• 2:00 - 2:30  Opening Activities -- Frank Farance, LTSC Acting Vice Chair
  • 1.1 Self introductions by all participants.
  • 1.4 Approval of agenda
  • 1.5 Administrative issues (if any)
• 2:30-3:30  Brief Status Reports from LTSC Working Groups (5 minutes each)
  • Architecture and Reference Model WG -- Brant Cheikes, Chair
    • Learning Technology Systems Architecture(LTSA)-- Frank Farance
  • Tool/Agent Communication WG -- Brant Cheikes
  • Learner Model WG-- Frank Linton, Co-Chair
    • Personal and Performance Information (PAPI) -- Frank Farance, Author
  • Task Model WG -- Frank Farance, Technical Lead
  • Glossary WG -- Kathy Sinitsa, Technical Lead
  • Learning Objects Metadata WG --Wayne Hodgins, Chair
  • Computer Managed Instruction WG -- Jack Hyde, Chair
  • CBT Interchange Language WG -- Bill McDonald, Chair
  • Course Sequencing WG -- Frank Farance, Chair
  • Student Identifier WG -- Frank Farance, Technical Lead
  • XML Ad Hoc Group -- Tyde Richards, Chair
• 3:30-3:50 Break
• 3:50-4:10-Host Briefing --  Erik Duval
• 4:10-4:30 Liaison Activities -- Brief Status Updates (5 minutes each)
  • Educom Instructional Management System (IMS) --
  • Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) --
  • ARIADNE --
  • US DOD Joint Technical Architecture-Army (JTA-Army) -- Tyde Richards for Jim Schoening
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• 4:30-5:00  5. LTSC Plenary Session
  • Proposals for new standards efforts
    •    Information Exchange Protocols --  Frank Farance
  • Meeting locations, dates, length
  • Technical support services (web site, lists, etc.)
• 5:00 Adjourn for Day
• 5:30-6:00   Meeting of LTSC Sponsor Executive Committee (Made up of Working Group Chairs, but meeting is open to all)-- Frank Farance, LTSC Acting Vice Chair
• 7:00 Informal Gathering at local pub --  Erik Duval

Agenda for Wednesday 16 September 1998

• 8:00-12:00  Learning Objects Metadata Working Group (Part 1) -- Wayne Hodgins, Chair
• 12:00-1:30 Lunch (Ordered in)
• 1:30-3:00  Student Identifier Study Group -- Frank Farance, Technical Lead
• 3:00-3:15  Break
• 3:15-4:15  Glossary Working Group -- K. Sinitsa, Technical Lead
• 4:15-5:15  XML Ad Hoc Group -- Tyde Richards, Chair
• 5:15 Adjourn for Day
• 6:00-8:00 Guided tour of Leuven -- Erik Duval

Agenda for Thursday 17 September 1998

• 8:00-11:00  Learner Model Working Group -- Frank Linton, Co-Chair
• 11:00-11:30 Task Model Working Group -- Frank Farance, Technical Lead
• 11:30-1:00 Lunch (Ordered in)
• 1:00-2:30  Architecture and Reference Model Working Group -- Brant Cheikes, Chair
• 2:30-3:30 Tool/Agent Communications -- Brant Cheikes
• 3:30-5:30 Learning Objects Metadata Working Group (Part 2) -- Wayne Hodgins, Chair
• 5:30 Adjourn for Day
• 6:00-7:00  Meeting on submission of 'Emerging Standards' to U.S. Department of Defense Joint Technical Architecture-Army  (Non-IEEE Activity)  -- Tyde Richards for Jim Schoening

Agenda for Friday 18 September 1998

• 8:00-8:15 Optional Plenary Session (If needed and announced on Thursday)
  8:00-10:00 CBT Interchange Language Working Group -- Bill McDonald, Chair
  10:00-12:00 Course Sequencing Working Group -- Frank Farance, Chair
  12:00-13:00 Working Lunch (Ordered in)
  12:00-4:30 Computer Managed Instruction Working Group -- Jack Hyde, Chair
  4:30 Adjournment