Replied: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 13:47:10 -0500 Replied: "Curtis, Brie (Contractor)" Return-Path: CurtisB@atsc.army.mil Delivery-Date: Fri Jun 7 12:50:15 2002 Return-Path: Received: from mailer.csit.fsu.edu (mailer.csit.fsu.edu [144.174.128.142]) by grids.ucs.indiana.edu (8.10.2+Sun/8.10.2) with ESMTP id g57HoEu08772 for ; Fri, 7 Jun 2002 12:50:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by mailer.csit.fsu.edu (Postfix) id 4EE5023A27; Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:51:17 -0400 (EDT) Delivered-To: fox@csit.fsu.edu Received: from mail.cs.fsu.edu (mail.cs.fsu.edu [128.186.121.245]) by mailer.csit.fsu.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12CA423A1B for ; Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:51:16 -0400 (EDT) Received: from atscexchange.atsc.army.mil (emh22.atsc.army.mil [155.217.20.55]) by mail.cs.fsu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g57HpFf07127 for ; Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:51:15 -0400 Received: by atscexchange.atsc.army.mil with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:34:49 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Curtis, Brie (Contractor)" To: "'gcf@cs.fsu.edu'" Subject: Question re Portals Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:34:48 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C20E49.9F6D3110" Content-Length: 4541 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C20E49.9F6D3110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Mr. Fox: I have read several your articles and understand your familiarity with Distance Learning and the SCORM industry standard for interoperability with Learning Management Systems and reuse of learning objects. Distance Learning is usually presented as being playable mostly from the Web. How about the person/active duty military who does not have internet access? Presently, the Army is requiring two versions of every course: one SCORM compliant version to be played from the LMS and a nonSCORM version that will play directly from a CDROM. However, the data usually captured in the LMS is lost when the soldier takes the course using the CDROM version. I am working on a contract with the USArmy analyzing whether it is possible to launch SCORM compliant courseware from a CDROM while capturing data normally transmitted to a Learning Management System and to sync up later with the LMS. This process would allow soldiers who do not have internet access or sufficient infrastructure to take SCORM compliant courses without providing funds for another version to be developed. In other words, the Army wants to utilize the SCORM compliant web based course to be copied to the CDROM along with supporting programs that would enable the course to be played from the CDROM. Will the proposed portals described in your research encompass an interface for launching such courseware? Would you direct me to other resources for more information? Thanks for your time, Brie Curtis Web Programmer Computer Sciences Corporation Contractor for Army Training Support Center Ft. Eustis, VA 757-878-4592 curtisb@atsc.army.mil ------_=_NextPart_001_01C20E49.9F6D3110 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Question re Portals

Mr. Fox: I have read several your = articles and understand your familiarity with Distance Learning and the = SCORM industry standard for interoperability with Learning Management = Systems and reuse of learning objects.  Distance Learning is = usually presented as being playable mostly from the Web.  =

How about the person/active duty = military who does not have internet access?  Presently, the Army = is requiring two versions of every course: one SCORM compliant version = to be played from the LMS and a nonSCORM version that will play = directly from a CDROM.  However, the data usually captured in the = LMS is lost when the soldier takes the course using the CDROM = version.

I am working on a contract with the = USArmy analyzing whether it is possible to launch SCORM compliant = courseware from a CDROM while capturing data normally transmitted to a = Learning Management System and to sync up later with the LMS. This = process would allow soldiers who do not have internet access or = sufficient infrastructure to take SCORM compliant courses without = providing funds for another version to be developed. In other words, = the Army wants to utilize the SCORM compliant web based course to be = copied to the CDROM along with supporting programs that would enable = the course to be played from the CDROM.

Will the proposed portals described in = your research encompass an interface for launching such = courseware?  Would you direct me to other resources for more = information?

Thanks for your time,
Brie Curtis
Web Programmer
Computer Sciences Corporation
Contractor for Army Training Support = Center
Ft. Eustis, VA 
757-878-4592
curtisb@atsc.army.mil

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