HARMONIZING HIGHER EDUCATION: “STANDARD” PERSPECTIVES IN SUPPORT OF THEBOLOGNA PROCESS

Standards.

ABSTRACT: This paper will put into perspective how standardization efforts can help solve the challenging interoperability problems paving the road toward the harmonization of Higher Education at international level. it will focus on providing a context for understanding international standardization activities such as identify the standard-making bodies and describe the life-cycle of standards. It will also expand on issues such as the critical “adoption dilemma” as well as key success factors like “bridging the gap” between standardization authorities and the implementation community. In conclusion it will showcase real ongoing projects and their expected impact on Bologna Process while providing references for further investigation and opportunities for direct involvement.Bla bla bla bla

ABSTRACT: This paper will put into perspective how standardization efforts can help solve the challenging interoperability problems paving the road toward the harmonization of Higher Education at international level. it will focus on providing a context for understanding international standardization activities such as identify the standard-making bodies and describe the life-cycle of standards. It will also expand on issues such as the critical “adoption dilemma” as well as key success factors like “bridging the gap” between standardization authorities and the implementation community. In conclusion it will showcase real ongoing projects and their expected impact on Bologna Process while providing references for further investigation and opportunities for direct involvement.Bla bla bla bla

ABSTRACT: This paper will put into perspective how standardization efforts can help solve the challenging interoperability problems paving the road toward the harmonization of Higher Education at international level. it will focus on providing a context for understanding international standardization activities such as identify the standard-making bodies and describe the life-cycle of standards. It will also expand on issues such as the critical “adoption dilemma” as well as key success factors like “bridging the gap” between standardization authorities and the implementation community. In conclusion it will showcase real ongoing projects and their expected impact on Bologna Process while providing references for further investigation and opportunities for direct involvement.Bla bla bla bla

BOLOGNA PROCESS.

EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA.

One Framework.

One Aim.

Context.

Approaches.

Actors. Types.

Dilemmas.

Gaps.

Actors

FormalStandards

Long development time

Focus on conformance

Restricted membership

Complex governance

Requires endorsement

e.g. ISO, CEN

Consortium Specifications

Medium development time

Focus on adoption

Restricted membership

Commercial-style governance

Requires money

e.g. IMS, OASIS

Community Specifications

Short development time

Focus on interoperability

Open membership

Lightweight governance

Requires geekiness

e.g. OpenID, microformats

Types

Validation:

one or more

implementations exist,

but are not recognized

by governments

(ISO OOXML)

Harmonization:

Multiple specifications

Exist, but have enough

commonality to be

standardized

(MLO-AD, W3C Widgets)

Anticipatory:

Potential for new

implementations if

enabled by a common

Spec.

(HTML, Bluetooth)

Approaches

TRADITIONAL MODEL.

Sequential Process

Approaches

Implementation-Driven Model.

Synergies

De-facto StandardDe-facto Standard

Implementation Community

Implementation Community

Standards Body

Standards Body

Formal Standards

Formal Standards

The Adoption Dilemma

…everything else is mere specifications.

Meet the neighbors..

RS3G (Rome Student Systems and Standards Group) is group of software implementers and stakeholders in the European Higher Education domain focused to the definition and adoption of standards for the exchange of student data.

Hello,I am Joe the Plumber !

Meet the neighbors..

CEN (European Committee for Standardization) is the official standardization authority in Europe. It contributes to the development of standards for learning technologies for Europe through its WLST (Workshop Learning Technologies)

…andI am Bill the Lawyer!

The “Standard” Gap

Bottom-up & Practical Top-down & Abstractbut complementary

NEED Cooperation & Synergy

Implementersi.e. R3SG

Standardization authoritiesi.e. CEN

Getting Real

The collaboration between Bill and Joe produced Metadata for Learning Opportunity

and

European Learner Mobility

Implementationcommunity

Standardizationauthorities

Getting Real

Metadata for Learning Opportunity.specifications for the discovery and exchange of information about

courses and other learning and training opportunities.

Getting Real

European Learners Mobility. Consolidation and adoption of e-transparency documents:

Diploma Supplement, Certificate Supplement, Curriculum Vitae, Language Portfolio, Mobility Passport

National Transcript

Europass DS

LIP Application Profile

Mapping Mapping

Bin

din

g

<learnerinformation xmlns = "http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imslip_v1p0" xmlns:xsi = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" <comment>An example LIP instance </comment> <contentype> <referential> <sourcedid> <source>IMS_LIP_V1p0_Example</source> <id>stephenlonsdale</id> </sourcedid> </referential> </contentype> <identification>

LAN

Exchange

Standards.

Problem Solvers