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Is the release of LAMS as open source software designed to provide an open source reference implementation of the IMS Learning Design specification?

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Is the release of LAMS as open source software designed to provide an open source reference implementation of the IMS Learning Design specification?

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No. LAMS was not designed to be a reference implementation of the IMS Learning Design specification. The main focus of the original LAMS project was development of a range of collaborative activity tools, running in a sequence format, based on the concepts of learning design. As noted in a paper on the implementation of LAMS (see Educause Australasia 2005 article in the White Papers section of the launch website), we did try to implement the IMS Learning Design specification during development, but due to a range of challenges, this was not possible. The challenges encountered have been contributed back to the IMS Learning Design specification developers through the Valkenburg group to assist with future revisions of the specification (to date there has been no revisions). The decision to make LAMS available as open source was part of a strategy designed to provide the system to as many teachers and learners as possible for the public benefit of education. To assist with interoperabili

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