IMS Global Consortium: http://www.imsglobal.org/

IMS Specifications used in SCORM:

CP - Content packaging http://www.imsglobal.org/content/packaging/index.html

SS - Simple Sequencing http://www.imsglobal.org/simplesequencing/index.html

Main current specs work:

Common Cartridge, will be able to package Scorm 2004 content, based on several other specs such as those used in Scorm (IMS CP, IMS SS), IEEE LOM, and others like IMS QTI and IMS TI.

Main interesting specifications for ePortfolio:

eP - ePortfolio http://www.imsglobal.org/ep/index.html

EN: Application profile of IMS CP and LIP for ePortfolio FR: Profil applicatif des specifications IMS CP et LIP pour le ePortfolio

LIP - Learner Information Package http://www.imsglobal.org/profiles/index.html

Modele d'information de la specification LIP (Learner Information Package)

RDCEO - Reusable Definition of Competencies and Educational Objectives http://www.imsglobal.org/competencies/index.html

Adoopted by IEEE as an example XML binding for IEEE RDC standard.

Other interesting specs from IMS:

IMS Learning Design: http://www.imsglobal.org/learningdesign/index.html

LDL from Pentila seems a good and more uptodate alternative regarding the evolution of internet based systems.

ALL IMS Specifications (http://www.imsglobal.org/specifications.html):

Accessibility Competency Definitions Content Packaging Digital Repositories Enterprise Enterprise Services ePortfolio General Web Services Learner Information Learning Design Meta-data Question and Test Interoperability Resource List Interoperability Shareable State Persistence Simple Sequencing Tools Interoperability Vocabulary Definition Exchange

Abstract Framework Specification Maintenance Implementation Handbooks Resource Description Framework Bindings (RDF) Toolkits Vocabularies XML Bindings XML Schemas WSDL Files