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The IMS specification is an XML-based standard that currently can be used to describe a course's structure. It does not address browser-to-server communication. This information is only used when loading the course into the server.
 | IMS is driven by IEEE LTSC | |
| The IMS 1.1 specification describes Content Packaging | |
| Course Descriptor Files: | |
 | Manifest: List of files that make up the course | |
| The manifest contains a Description of each "Resource" | |
| A "resource" may be a graphic, an HTML page, a chapter, or an entire course | |
| The format of the "Manifest" is IMS XML | |
| XML is not a solution...it is only a mechanism. | |
| XML is over-hyped! | |
| XML is a flexible data storage format | |
| Every organization/company is trying to define their own standard for the storage of data | |
| Analogy: "Does your course produce XML?" = "Is your car made of Aluminum?" Aluminum does not tell you anything about a car. It is just a metal used in the building of cars. XML doesn't define anything about a course or a web site, it can just be used as a data storage format | |
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