Interoperability and Integration: keys to the LMS future

Roadmap

Interoperability ≠ integration

Interoperability

Integration

Motivation to interoperate?

Interoperability is based on standards

IMS Global Learning Consortium

IMS Global Learning Consortium

Common Cartridge

Common Cartridge

What’s next?

Web services

Integrating the services

LMS?

One framework:  Sakai

Sakai

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Targets of integration

Targets of integration

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Tight vs loose coupling

Loosely coupled software

Hardwired software

IBM’s recent grant of systems and service to Rice University

Global initiatives

OK, but what’s next?

Examples

So?