Blackboard Announces SCORM 1.2 Compliance; Company Demonstrates Ongoing Commitment to Global e-Education Standards with Support of SCORM 1.2 Content.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 Today at EDUCAUSE 2002, Blackboard Inc., the leading software infrastructure company for e-Education, announced compliance with the SCORM SCORM Shareable Content Object Reference Model (web-based e-learning standard) SCORM Shared Courseware Object Reference Model SCORM Shareable Courseware Object Reference Model 1.2 specifications. Demonstrating Blackboard's ongoing commitment to meeting the unique needs of the e-Education market, the company has released its SCORM 1.2 compliant Building Block content player. "Blackboard's commitment to international standards continues to be the foundation of our strategy for all three systems in the Blackboard e-Education suite," said Mathew Pittinsky, Chairman of Blackboard. "We are pleased to announce the availability of a SCORM-compliant solution for the Blackboard Learning System A widely used education system from Blackboard Inc., Washington, D.C. (www.blackboard.com). Part of the company's Blackboard Academic Suite, it includes course management, content authoring, collaborative discussions, virtual classrooms, as well as testing and grading. (TM). Its an investment that has already generated enthusiasm among our clients and partners alike, and one that ensures Blackboard's unique Building Blocks architecture is an open and powerful one " Blackboard Delivers SCORM 1.2 Compliant Building Block The Blackboard SCORM 1.2 Building Block was developed in collaboration with the National Defense University (NDU NDU National Defense University NDU Notre Dame University NDU Naval Diving Unit (Singapore) NDU Non Disruptive Upgrade NDU Navigation Data Unit NDU Nordisk Data Union ). The available technology allows Blackboard Learning System to support educational content developed to the SCORM 1.2 specification as well as store the final result in the Blackboard gradebook. "While SCORM has been the de-facto content standard in government and commercial e-Education, Blackboard's commitment to the SCORM 1.2 Building Block is further evidence of SCORM's importance in the Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. community both in the US and internationally," said Judy Brown, Executive Director, of the Academic ADL Co-Lab. "Access to high-quality reusable content combined with the Blackboard Learning System fulfills a fundamental tenet TENET. Which he holds. There are two ways of stating the tenure in an action of waste. The averment is either in the tenet and the tenuit; it has a reference to the time of the waste done, and not to the time of bringing the action. 2. of e-Learning." SCORM is equally important in both the corporate and higher education worlds in establishing a standards-based technical environment which will enable the faster development of more targeted instruction when appropriate, the reuse of pre-existing content and the ability for organizations or individuals to migrate content easily from one learning system to another. The Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a content interoperability standards project of the Advanced Distributed Learning Distributed Learning means a method of instruction that relies primarily on indirect communication between students and teachers, including internet or other electronic-based delivery, teleconferencing or correspondence; (British Columbia, School Act, 2006). organization within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Department of Defense. The SCORM 1.2 specification combines the content and distribution interoperability of IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Project with the deployment, tracking and launching capabilities of AICC AICC anti-inhibitor coagulant complex. and others to provide standards for the delivery and management of knowledge components. The Blackboard SCORM 1.2 player is being made available for download from Blackboard Inc.'s Building Blocks catalog at http://buildingblocks.blackboard.com. "Blackboard has participated in the IMS standards project from the very beginning, and we are pleased to be among the first to implement the SCORM standard that is based on collective IMS work. As the leading provider of enterprise e-Education technology, we recognize the value of industry standards and their importance to our clients' success, and are excited to announce a SCORM 1.2 compliant player," said Christopher Etesse, Blackboard's Senior Director of Technology. "Our collaboration with the IMS and the ADL are continued examples of not only Blackboard's commitment to leadership and participation, but most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , actual implementation of e-Education standards and specifications via Building Blocks." About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard Inc. was founded to transform the Internet into a powerful environment for the education experience. The company offers a complete suite of enterprise software products and services that power a total "e-Education Infrastructure" for schools, colleges, universities and other education providers. Blackboard solutions deliver the promise of the Internet for online teaching and learning, campus communities, auxiliary services and integration of Web-enabled student services and back office systems. Blackboard's Learning, Community Portal and Transaction Systems are consistently ranked by industry analysts as the market share and customer satisfaction leaders for thousands of academic institutions and a leading number of the Internet's most popular consumer education sites. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices and staff across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe and Asia. Please visit www.blackboard.com for more information. |
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