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USDLA partners with ADL Co-Lab

The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Academic Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Laboratory. USDLA is a non-profit organisation formed in 1987 that promotes the development and application of distance learning for education and training.

The ADL Initiative between the federal government, private-sector technology suppliers, and the broader education and training community is designed as a means for formulating voluntary guidelines that will meet common needs.

The new partnership allows the United States Distance Leaning Association to support the development and implementation of national standards for distributed learning (currently, SCORM 2004), sharing research with other Academic ADL Co-Laboratory partners, participating in advisory meetings and collaborating with the partners on projects.

"I am pleased to welcome the USDLA as a partner with the Academic ADL Co-Lab," said Dr. Robert A. Wisher, Director, Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative. "We share a common vision of bringing the highest quality training and education to learners, wherever they may be. I look forward to working with USDLA in creating an open, common framework for e-learning content, products, and services. The benefits will be significant."

Judy Brown, Director of the Academic DL Co-Lab, echoed Dr. Wisher's comments. "We look forward to working with the USDLA in implementation of standards based learning content as well as next generation learning initiatives such as mobile learning, game-based learning and content repositories."

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Academic ADL Co-Lab

To find out more about SCORM visit www.adlnet.org

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