DoD releases learning standard

The Defence Department has unveiled the 4th edition of its Web-based e-learning standard, used by government, commercial and international agencies, allowing organisations to easily exchange online learning, training and educational content reports 7thSpace Interactive.

Known as the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Sharable Content Object Reference Model (Scorm) 2004, this e-learning standard ensures the learning experience and performance data tracking is consistent in the distribution of training courses via the Internet, and allows for online collaboration between users.

“Scorm 2004 4th edition provides a significant step forward for the department-and e-learning communities in general,” said Robert Wisher, director of the ADL Initiative.

Achieve IT Solutions; a Gold Level Channel Partner for SAP, declared the North American opening of B1 University, an online educational and training portal for SAP Business One users, states PR-USA.net

At B1 University, users can access a comprehensive library of white-papers, FAQs and e-learning videos related to SAP Business One. They can also participate in interactive 'live' instructor-led training courses on a wide range of SAP Business One specific topics.

“With a customer base now over 22 000, the demand for a comprehensive and affordable education solution on SAP Business One is immense”, states Timothy Singleton, CEO of Achieve IT Solutions.

A British medical institute has given e-learning a whole new dimension. Med students at Imperial College London navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses. But none of it is real, according to Times of India.

These prospective doctors are treating virtual patients in Second Life, the Internet world where users interact through online alter egos called avatars. The third-year med students are taking part in a pilot programme for game-based learning, which educators believe can be a stimulating change from lectures and textbooks, reports CNN.

From a real-life classroom, students sit at computers and enter a virtual Second Life hospital whose detailed grounds are designed to resemble Imperial College London.