Introductory material

CETIS Briefing on IMS Learning Design

An introduction to IMS Learning design written by Ann Jeffrey and Sarah Currier.

UNFOLD: Participate in creating the next generation of eLearning

A discussion by Dai Griffiths of the value of IMS Learning Design to teachers and educational institutions published in the The Learning Citizen newsletter.

IMS Learning Design: what's in it for the teacher?

Dai Griffiths and Riina Vuorikari discuss the relevance of Learning Design to teachers (17th March 2003)

EML and IMS Learning Design: From LO to LA

This short paper by Colin Tattersall and Rob Koper of the OUNL addresses the key question: How can digital resources be used to support learning, or rather, how can learning be supported by digital resources?

IMS Learning Design

This Power Point presentation by Rob Koper of the OUNL at an Open University UK seminar, provides an introduction to the rationale and structure of IMS Learning Design by one of the chief architects of the specification. The download is nearly 1 megabyte.

A Review of Learning Design: Concept, Specifications and Tools

This is report for the JISC E-learning Pedagogy Programme by Sandy Britain (MS Word doc, June 2004). The first part of the article is an overview of the nature and history of learning design. The extended second part is a review of a number of learning design tools, including some which are not IMS Learning Design compliant.

IMS-LD Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ for IMS Learning Design is maintained by Colin Tattersall of the OUNL

FAQ Castellano

Una página introductoria sobre Learning Design en Castellano, redactado por Ed Hernandez en Chile.

A Framework for the Pedagogical Evaluation of eLearning Environments

A report written for JISC in the UK by Sandy Britain and Oleg Liber, February 2004, which provides a pedagogical framework for VLEs, with which IMS Learning Design is discuessed as one way of addressing the issues raised.

La aportación de IMS Learning Design a la creación de recursos pedagógicos reutilizables

A Spanish language paper presented at the SPDECE 2004 conference on Learning Objects, at the Universidad de Alcalá.

IMS LD Presentation - An Introduction

A series of powerpoint slide shows designed for newcomers to the world of e-learning standards and specifications.