IMS News

 

 

Date	News Item
February 2013	Check out the video of LTI v2.0 in action using a simple Tool Consumer and Tool Provider developed by John Tibbetts of VitalSource.
January 2013	Learn how VoiceThread is using Learning Tools Interoperability to increase accessibility, simplify the user experience, and make technology disappear into the background.
November 2012	What’s not in your backpack? The future of Textbooks in the 21st Century: A new Series on Learning Impact Article - Learn how major publishers are creating and developing the next generation learning format in the digital evolution
November 2012	Check out the guest blog post from Steve Kessinger of Bluefield College about joining the Digital Revolution and their work with Jenzabar
November 2012	Read Anthony Salcito's Daily Edventures look at global heroes in education interview with Rob Abel, IMS CEO
November 2012	LTI 2: The future is here again, just a lot easier than once envisioned
November 2012	Takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2012: Suppliers are Rockin’ to IMS; HED Institutions Just Beginning
November 2012	IMS Global Learning Consortium Releases Initial Public Draft of Learning Tools Interoperability 2
November 2012	Over Seventy Schools Join Beta for Cloud-Based Learning Object Repository from Blackboard
October 2012	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Signing of General Permission Agreement with ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 36
October 2012	Jenzabar’s Learning Management System Reaches Interoperability Compliance
October 2012	U.S. Education DataPalooza: What Happened There and How It Relates to IMS Global’s Work?
October 2012	IMS Global Learning and SIF Association set goals for organizational alignment
October 2012	Learning.com Achieves IMS Global Learning Interoperability Certification
September 2012	CourseSmart Partners with Instructure
September 2012	Harvard Business Publishing Provides Seamless Integration of Content Through IMS Global Learning Consortium Standards
September 2012	AccessForAll v3 Public Draft Released for Comment
August 2012	A New Acronym in Education: LTI Blog Post from Tech & Learning
July 2012	Safari Montage Now IMS LTI and Common Cartridge Conformant
June 2012	Learning Tools Interoperability v1.1.1 Released with support for the mentor role
June 2012	A GPS System for Student Information Is in Development
May 2012	Cengage Learning Named Learning Impact 2012 Gold Award Winner for MindLinks
May 2012	GoClass receives 2012 Learning Impact Award at IMS Global Learning Consortium Conference
May 2012	Listen to the Educause Interview with Rob Abel
May 2012	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces the 2012 Learning Impact Award Winners
May 2012	Ingram's VitalSource simplifies e-textbook integration and adds learning outcome support tools through IMS LTI v1.1 conformance
May 2012	The SIF Association® and IMS Global Learning Consortium Release the First Version of the Assessment Interoperability Framework and Expand U.S. Collaboration with NCES Grant Support
May 2012	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Assessment Content Conformance Certifications
May 2012	Sonic Foundry Announces New Conformance with IMS Basic Learning Tools Interoperability Standard
May 2012	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Conformance Certification for Learning Tools Interoperability v1.1 with Learning Outcomes
April 2012	IMS Global Learning Consortium Releases Annual Report for 2011
April 2012	Learning Tools Interoperability v1.1 Final Specification Released
March 2012	Interactive WhiteBoard/Common File Format v1.0 Final Specification Released
March 2012	Learning Objects and Jenzabar Partner to Extend Social Learning in Education
February 2012	IMS Global Learning Consortium Call for Participation: Piloting an Interoperable Educational Positioning System (EPS) to Improve College Preparedness and Graduation Rates
February 2012	The SIF Association® and IMS Global Learning Consortium Further Assessment Interoperability
January 2012	IMS Interactive WhiteBoard/ Common File Format Public Draft Specification Released for Comment
January 2012	BadgeStack Single Sign-On Now Available Through IMS Basic Learning Tools Interoperability
December 2011	SoftChalk Leads with First IMS Global Common Cartridge v1.2 Conforming Application
December 2011	Learning Tools Interoperability v1.1 Public Draft Released
October 2011	Common Cartridge v1.2 Final Release has support for curriculum standards
October 2011	Moodlerooms Ensures Standards Compliance for Moodle 2 User Community
October 2011	Blackboard Supports Sharing of Digital Learning Objects
October 2011	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Instructional Innovation through Interoperability Leadership Council
October 2011	IMS Interoperability Update Post EDUCAUSE 2011
October 2011	Cengage Learning and Unicon Partner to Deliver Integrated Digital Solutions to the Sakai Open Source Community Using MindLinks
October 2011	Find out why Interoperability is critical for the success of iLearnNYC in this IMS Campus Case Study
October 2011	See how Florida Virtual School manages growth with interoperability standards
October 2011	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Unprecedented Success of “Write Once, Run Anywhere” for Educational Software and Content
August 2011	IMS Global Standards Provide a Foundation for Integration Between McGraw-Hill Content and Most Course Management System Providers
June 2011	Learning Management System (LMS) RFP Template Available - Enterprise Learning Systems and Applications Procurement (ELSAP) Adoption Practice Public Draft
May 2011	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces the 2011 Learning Impact Award Winners
May 2011	Cengage Learning Reinforces Support of The IMS Global Learning Consortium Through Increased Participation, Key Roles in Learning Impact Conference and Awards, and Active Conformance Methodologies
March 2011	CourseSmart Partners with University of Michigan to provide Integrated Access to Digital Course Materials
March 2011	IMS Global Learning Consortium announces Australian Regional Learning Impact 2011 Award Winners
February 2011	IMS Global Learning Consortium releases Common Cartridge v1.1 Standard
February 2011	A potential problem in the making: The requirement for SCORM in fine print of the historic TAACCCT program
February 2011	IMS Global Learning Consortium helps Louisiana Community & Technical College System Online as it develops portable online programs in an open source environment
January 2011	Blackboard Announces Full Support for Key Open Education Standards
January 2011	McGraw-Hill Education to Utilize IMS Global Learning Consortium Technology Standards in Partnership With Blackboard
December 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium Releases Draft Specification for Interoperable Accessible Educational Assessment Items
December 2010	Check out Video Interviews with Rob Abel, John Wilson, Diny Golder and William Durham about National Educational Technology Plan, Common Core Standards and more
December 2010	The Global Learning Resource Connection – IMS Global Learning Consortium Together Conduct Full Day Workshops
November 2010	Blackboard Learn 9.1 Common Cartridge and Basic LTI conformant
November 2010	Taming the Metadata Beast: ILOX
November 2010	SMART to collaborate with IMS members to further interactive technology adoption in education
November 2010	The iPad Changes the Landscape of Educational Portable Computing
November 2010	SMART Technologies Joins IMS Global Learning Consortium to Provide Leadership in Interoperability Across Classroom and Online Learning
November 2010	Lone Star College leverages IMS Global Consortium’s guidance and Common Cartridge standard to integrate content for online program and system use
October 2010	Microsoft is a Premier Sponsor of the Global Learning Resource Connection (GLRC)
October 2010	SoftChalk to Offer Reliable Scoring by Integrating with LMS Grade Books Through IMS LTI and Basic Outcomes
October 2010	Leading Higher Education Institutions Employ CourseSmart's Certified, Standards-Based Approach to Ac
October 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces “Write Once – Run Anywhere” is Readily Achievable for Enterprise or Cloud-based Educational Applications and Content
October 2010	Seven winners take honors at the Learning Impact 2011 Asia-Pacific Regional Competition in Korea
October 2010	Tennessee Board of Regents creates seamless online learning and information sharing with IMS Global Consortium’s guidance and interoperability standards
July 2010	SAFARI Montage Joins IMS Global Learning Consortium to Provide Leadership in Interoperability for Digital Media in Schools
July 2010	Enter the 2011 Asia Pacific Regional Finalist Learning Impact Award Competition
July 2010	Think learning content interoperability standards are boring? When it comes to IMS Common Cartridge a panel of teachers in Europe disagrees . . . must watch video
July 2010	The Global Learning Resource Connection and the IMS Global Learning Consortium Announce a Partnership to Enhance the Discovery of Educational Resources Using the Semantic Web
July 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium announces the Leading Practice in Learning Impact Research paper winners from the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Valencia 2010 Conference
July 2010	IMS launches a series of webinars - Join Us for an informative update
June 2010	Learning Object's CampusPack v4.2 Basic LTI v1.0 Tool and LMS Compliant
June 2010	DUNET's GeNIE v1.0 Basic LTI v1.0 Compliant
May 2010	2010 IMS Leadership Awards
May 2010	Desire2Learn Leads the Way with Certification for IMS Basic Learning Tools Interoperability
May 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces 2010 Learning Impact Awards Recipients
May 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium’s Common Cartridge Adopted by Major Publishers Supporting Online Course Redesign Initiative at Tennessee Board of Regents
May 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Public Final Status of Basic Learning Tools Interoperability Standard
May 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Public Review and Conformance Certification Alliance for Learning Information Services Standards
May 2010	2009 IMS Annual Report Released
May 2010	Access For All v2.0 Final Specification Released
May 2010	Student Induction to E-Learning Internal Draft Released to Members and Affiliates
April 2010	Learning Information Services v2.0 Public Draft Released
April 2010	Learning Object Discovery & Exchange Base Document Released
March 2010	The State of Technology in Higher Education: A Conversation with The Campus Computing Project's Kenneth Green
March 2010	Basic Learning Tools Interoperability Public Draft Updated
February 2010	The Learning Impact 2010 Report:High Value Projects that Leading Institutions, Schools, and Governments are Implementing to Improve Access and Affordability to High Quality Educational Experiences
February 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Public Review Period of Basic Learning Tools Interoperability Standards
February 2010	Basic Learning Tools Interoperability Public Draft Released
February 2010	IMS Global Learning Consortium and the European Distance and E-Learning Network Announce Partnership
February 2010	ATutor 1.6.4 Achieves Common Cartridge v1.0 Lite Compliance
January 2010	AccessForAll Digital Resource Description Specification Released
January 2010	Learning Information Services Interoperability Demo Video