E-standards for E-Learning
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has a very useful web page with recommended technical standards standards for electronic learning. Unfortunately they used a complicated table with images in it making the material hard to find. Here is a simple text version:
- Develop e-learning resources
- Describe and store resources
- Enable discovery and access
- Facilitate use for teaching and learning
Content formats
| Recommended Standard(s) | Reference | Function |
XHTML 1.0 (extensible Hypertext Markup Language).
| XHTML 1.0 | Author web content |
| CSS1 or CSS2 (Cascading Style Sheets Level 1 or Level 2) | CSS1 level 1 or CSS2 level 2 | Describe style and formatting information |
| PDF (Portable Document Format) that are appropriately tagged to meet accessibility requirements | Adobe PDF Reference | Text documents (fixed display) |
| RTF (Rich Text Format)DOC (MS Word) | RTF specification Microsoft Word support | Text documents |
| PNG (Portable Network Graphics) suitable for all types of images = GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) for non-photographic images such as logos, line-drawings, etc JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) for photographic images | PNG GIF JPEG | Provide still graphics. |
| MP3 (Motion Pictures Experts Group Audio Layer 3) AU audio format | MP3 AU Format | Provide audio. |
| MOV (Apple Quicktime Movie) MPEG2 or MPEG4 (Motion Pictures Experts Group) AVI (Audio Video Interleave) SWF (Shock Wave Flash) FLV (Flash Video) | Quicktime MPEG2, MPEG-4 AVI SWF FLV | Provide video. |
| Javascript version 1.3 or SWF (Shock Wave Flash) | Sun Javascript reference Adobe player | Provide interactive content |
| Recommended Standard(s) | Reference | Function |
| WCAG 1.0 (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) All Priority 1 Checkpoints must be met | WCAG 1.0 checklist | Create content which is widely accessible |
Metadata
The Vetadata Specification| Recommended Vocabulary | Reference | Function | Access Vocabuary | More Information |
| Vetadata Educational Use vocabulary | Describe the educational use of the content. | Describe the educational use of the content. | HTML version XML version | The Vetadata Educational Use vocabulary should be used in conjunction with the LOM v1.0 Educational Learning Resource Type. For more instructions, refer to the Vetadata specification document and the Applying Vetadata to Learning Resources guidelines. |
| NTIS (National Training Information Service) competency codes and names. | Identify that a resource addresses a specific Training Package, qualification, unit of competency or nationally recognised course. | Identify that a resource addresses a specific Training Package, qualification, unit of competency or nationally recognised course. | Refer to the NTIS website for this vocabulary. | If no NTIS code exists for describing a resource, state codes may be used. For Adult and Community Education (ACE) resources, please refer to the VOCED terms for describing such resources below. |
| MyFuture Industry Classification Scheme (2nd level terms) | Describe resources that need particular industry and industry groupings terms. | Describe resources that need particular industry and industry groupings terms. | HTML version XML version | myfuture website |
| VOCED (Vocational Education Thesaurus) | Describe research and policy materials in the VET sector. | Describe research and policy materials in the VET sector. | Refer to the VOCED website for this vocabulary. | VOCED thesaurus website |
| VOCED terms for describing Adult and Community Education and state-accredited resources | Describe resources not tied to specific NTIS training packages such as Adult and Community Education (ACE) and some state-accredited training resources | Describe resources not tied to specific NTIS training packages such as Adult and Community Education (ACE) and some state-accredited training resources | HTML version XML version | Refer to the Vetadata specification document and the Applying Vetadata to Learning Resources guidelines for more information on describing resources not tied to nationally accredited training packages. |
| AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework) | Describe the educational level of a resource. | Describe the educational level of a resource. | HTML version XML version | AQF website |
| Recommended Standard(s) | Reference | Function |
| The various standards used by LORN and developed in collaboration with the E-standards project are recommended. Please refer to the LORN website for full details | LORN | Provide for discovery and retrieval of learning objects as part of a distributed network. |
| OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) version 2. | OAI PMH | Harvesting metadata from repositories and archives |
| Recommended Standard(s) | Reference | Function |
| The | Vetadata Aesharenet licenses | Describe the intellectual property rights and the conditions of use of learning objects |
| Recommended Standard(s) | Reference | Function |
| IMS Content Packaging specification (Version 1.1.4). | IMS Content packaging | Package online learning resources so that they are portable between different learning management systems. |
| SCORM Sharable Content Object Reference Model) 1.2 (incorporates IMS CP 1.1.2 specification and Vetadata SCORM XML binding) | SCORM 1.2 Vetadata for SCORM | Produce learning objects that interact with a learning management system. |
| Recommended Standard(s) | Reference | Function |
| RSS (Rich Site Summary) ATOM 1.0 | RSS ATOM | Share headlines and other Web content. |
| Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) | SOAP | Exchange remote procedure calls and data structures over HTTP. |
| Search and Retrieve Web Service/URL Service (SRW/U). | SRU | Provide distributed searches. |
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