Diny Golder of JES & Co. spoke at the EdReNe international seminar in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 6th and 7th about the connection between the learning object and the learning line, the curriculum. Ms. Golder was invited to speak due to her worldwide recognition as a leader and expert on interoperability and repositories and for her role in developing the Achievement Standards Network (ASN). The ASN is a framework for describing curriculum standards developed by governments and other organizations to prescribe what students should know and be able to do as a result of specific educational experiences. The Achievement Standards Network joins the National Education Association sponsored digital library, Gateway to 21st Century Skills, as part of the Global Learning Resource Connection (GLRC). The GLRC connects the dots between learning resources across borders and learning sectors.

JES and Co.’s Global Learning Resource Connection tools enable IMS member solutions to seamlessly relate learning resources to learning objectives.

The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) dedicated an entire day to the Global Learning Resource Connection (GLRC) during the recent quarterly international workshops on Wednesday, November 16, 2010. The attendees represented countries from around the world including the U.S. Department of Education, Australia, the Netherlands, Korea, Germany, UK, and more. European Schoolnet was in attendance representing 27 countries and demonstrated the IMS/GLRC integration. The IMS international workshops were held at Lone Star College in The Woodlands, Texas.