I want to comment and discuss a real-world example of why XML and XML standards are fundamental to your strategy when selecting an LCMS. One of the great questions we hear when prospective clients evaluate LCMS solutions is “what is the role of XML in my decision”? Does it matter if I choose an LCMS built on a pure XML platform or one that is built on proprietary content formats?
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I frequently speak at training conferences. My latest talk is “Designing Content for Reusability Across Multiple Audiences and Contexts.” During the session I discuss the benefits of using XML and XML publishing techniques to separate your training content from its presentation format, allowing you to reuse content from course to course. More importantly you can also reuse content across different types of outputs (e-learning, classroom, performance support and even mobile).
Each time I’ve given this talk I get this question, “I can totally see the benefits of this approach, but I have lots of legacy content in Word. How do I get that into XML?”
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eLearning Weekly: Blogging on the article “E-Learning NO How: 7 disastrous decisions sure to sink any e-learning implementation”. Some tips to avoid failure.
Will at Work Learning: Lists of Myths That the Business Side Has About Learning (according to learning professionals).
Josh Bersin: Informal Learning becomes Formal – That is to say Informal Learning is made real and valuable.
Dale Waldt: Will XML Help this President? XML and related technology is a powerful tool for government. “I think there is a very big role for XML and related technology in the aggressive, sweeping change promised by this administration”.
Interviews: Some Instructional design insight shared by Instructional designers. What skills they feel are important for instructional designers, and what they feel the future of the field will be. Students interested in instructional design, you might want to listen to this!
Dawn Poulos is the primary author of this blog. She is Xyleme's VP of Marketing, writes a lot about XML, learns a tremendous amount from the training community and hopes she’s adding some insight.
