Using OASIS DITA Learning Maps to Align with Standards and Model Learning Pathways

The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an OASIS specification that defines a set of XML document types for authoring and organizing topic-oriented information, including maps to sequence topics and other resources into structured collections, and taxonomy-driven metadata to classify content in both topics and maps.

DITA 1.2 now also includes a Learning and Training specification, which includes learning map, learning topics, learning metadata, and learning interactions components, all supporting a “learning objects” approach to managing and delivering educational content.

Attend this session to learn about the DITA features that support interoperability standards for K-12 education, including overviews and working samples of:

• A DITA subject scheme map to manage US Common Core, State, and local educational standards as a taxonomy, including alignment across grades, subjects, and related standards.
• A DITA learning map to model the path through subject areas, topics, and objectives in the Common Core to specific outcomes, and track individual student progress against the objectives.
• A look at how DITA learning maps align with related work underway by the Gates Foundation and Applied Minds to define a data model for learning pathways.