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Learning Technology Standards Observatory

ASPECT Best Practice Network

CENThe CEN/ISSS Learning Technology Standards Observatory is currently supported by the Commision of the European Communities, Directorate-General Information Society and Media, eContentplus Programme, Best Practice Network ASPECT (Grant aggreement number ECP-2007-EDU-417008)

ASPECT is a 30-month Best Practice Network supported by the European Commission's eContent plus Programme that involves 22 partners from 15 countries, including 9 Ministries of Education (MoE), four commercial content developers and leading technology providers. For the first time, experts from all international standardisation bodies and consortia active in e-learning (CEN/ISSS, IEEE, ISO, IMS, ADL) work together in order to improve the adoption of learning technology standards and specifications.

The three overriding aims in the ASPECT Best Practice Network are to:

  • Analyse how a range of standards and specifications compare in terms of how well they apply to a diverse range of learning resources from both commercial and public sector providers (including content generated by teachers).
  • See how the implementation of standards and specifications will enhance the pan-European interoperability of educational resources and the systems that are used to develop, discover, transfer, and use that content.
  • Establish best practices for combining existing specifications into complete solutions that address the needs of the school community in Europe in terms of discovery, exchange, and reuse of learning resources.

The CEN/ISSS WS-LT Learning Technology Standards Observatory

CENUptake of learning technology standards is increasing, with numerous commercial products under development, and many R&D projects exploring the issues in this area. However,there is widespread confusion and misunderstanding about the relationships between the relevant standards and specifications, as well as between the organisations that develop, define, profile or implement them.

This is the rationale for the establishment of an accessible and sustainable web based repository that acts as a focal access point to projects, results, activities and organisations that are relevant to the development and adoption of e-learning technology standards.

Contents included in the Learning Technology Standards Observatory are mostly taken from the web sites of other institutions and bodies and edited for presentation. They do not reflect the official position of the CEN/ISSS WS-LT on the ASPECT consortium. For more information, please check the "Terms of Use" section of each page.

CEN/ISSS WS-LT

CENThe LTSO was originally developed through a CEN/ISSS WS-LT call, with the financial support of the DG Enterprise.

The CEN/ISSS Learning Technology Workshop was launched in February 1999. Its main objectives are:

  • Encouraging participation in global initiatives in order to ensure that diverse European requirements are properly addressed by those global initiatives.
  • Creating specifications, agreements, guidelines or recommendations where appropriate.
  • Providing a forum for the development and implementation of requirements-driven Learning Technologies.
  • Carefully examining and taking into account the various effects on learning and training technology standards which are due to the diversity of cultural backgrounds and languages that exists within Europe.
  • Publicizing the Learning Technologies Workshop's activities and results to Relevant European projects, Technology developers and end users.
  • Providing a forum for discussion for European project initiatives.

Several CEN Workshop Agreements(CWAs) have already been published as a result of this work . Current and future activities are identified in the Workshop business plan

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