Agenda for Meeting of
IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC)

Meeting Date: Dec 1-4, 1998            Location: Cupertino, CA     Click here for lodging and other details provided by host.

Agenda for Tuesday 1 December 1998

• 8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast ($100 meeting fee collected on site. Major credit cards or checks accepted.  Fee will be waived for attendees from host organization (Tandem Computers) and local attendees who are not otherwise incurring travel expenses.)
• 8:30-12:00  Orientation for New Participants
• 8:30-8:45 IEEE organization and standards process --Jim Schoening, LTSC Chair

• 8:45-11:30 IEEE LTSC Working Groups (15 minutes each)
• Architecture and Reference Model WG -- Frank Farance for Brant Cheikes, Chair
• Learner Model WG-- Frank Linton, Co-Chair
• Glossary WG -- Jack Hyde for  Kathy Sinitsa, Chair
• Learning Objects Metadata WG -- Wayne Hodgins, Chair
• Break (30 minutes)
• 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
• Semantic and Exchange Bindings WG -- Tyde Richards, Chair
• 11:30-12:00 Other Organizations doing related work (10 minutes each)
• Educom Instructional Management System (IMS) --
• Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC)--
• ARIADNE --
• 12:00-1:45 Lunch
• 1:45-2:00  Host Welcome -- Paul Wesling, Tandem Computers
• 2:00 - 2:30  Plenary Session -- Jim Schoening, LTSC Chair
• 1.1 Self introductions by all participants.
• 1.4 Approval of agenda
• 1.5 Administrative issues
• 2:30-3:20  Brief Status Reports from LTSC Working Groups (5 minutes each)
• Architecture and Reference Model WG -- Frank Farance for Brant Cheikes, Chair
• Learning Technology Systems Architecture(LTSA)-- Frank Farance
• Learner Model WG-- Frank Linton, Co-Chair
• Personal and Performance Information (PAPI) -- Frank Farance
• Glossary WG -- Jack Hyde for Kathy Sinitsa, Chair
• 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
• Semantic and Exchange Bindings WG -- Tyde Richards, Chair 
• 3:20-4:00  Proposals for New Standards Groups (10 minutes each)
• Data Interchange Protocols -- Paul Siegel
• HTTP Bindings -- Steve Griffin
• Content Packaging -- Neal Nored
• Platform and Media Profiles -- Frank Farance
• 4:00-4:20  Break
• 4:20-4:40 Liaison Activities -- Brief Status Updates (5 minutes each)
• Educause Instructional Management System (IMS) --
• Aviation Industry CBT Committee (AICC) --
• ARIADNE --
• US DOD Joint Technical Architecture-Army (JTA-Army) -- Jim Schoening, U.S. Army
• 4:40-5:00  LTSC Plenary Session (cont.)
• Meeting locations, dates, length
• 5:00 Adjourn for Day
• 5:30-6:00  Meeting of LTSC Sponsor Executive Committee (SEC) (Made up of Working Group Chairs, but meeting is open to all)-- Jim Schoening, LTSC Chair
• 7:00 Informal Gathering at local establishment

Agenda for Wednesday 2 December 1998

• 8:00 Continental Breakfast
• 8:00-12:00  Learning Objects Metadata Working Group (Part 1) -- Wayne Hodgins, Chair
• 12:00-1:15 Lunch
• 1:15-2:00  Data Interchange Protocols Study Group --  Paul Siegel
• 2:00-2:45 Semantic and Exchange Bindings WG -- Tyde Richards, Chair
• 2:45-3:30 Platform and Media Profiles Study Group -- Frank Farance
• 3:30-3:40  Break
• 3:40-4:00  Host Briefing --  Tandem Computers
• 4:00-4:45  Content Packaging Study Group --  Neal Nored
• 4:45-5:30  HTTP Bindings Study Group -- Steve Griffin
• 5:30 Adjourn for Day

Agenda for Thursday 3 December 1998

• 8:00 Continental Breakfast
• 8:00-11:00  Learner Model Working Group -- Frank Linton, Co-Chair
• 11:00-12:00  Glossary Working Group -- Jack Hyde for Kathy Sinitsa, Chair
• 12:00-1:00  Lunch
• 1:00-2:30  Architecture and Reference Model Working Group -- Frank Farance for Brant Cheikes, Chair
• 2:30-4:30 Learning Objects Metadata Working Group (Part 2) -- Wayne Hodgins, Chair
• 4:30-5:30  Student Identifier Working Group -- Frank Farance, Technical Lead
• 5:30 Adjourn for Day

Agenda for Friday 4 December 1998

• (Note: The morning and afternoon sessions may be swapped)
• 8:00 Continental Breakfast
• 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