The goal of this paper is to show the use of learning technology standards for mobile scenarios, identifying potentials and requirements for the next generation of standards.
Within the conception and development process of M-Learning scenarios, learning technology standards are often neglected because they do not take new M-Learning opportunities into account. E-Learning Standards support -among other areas- learning resources description (e.g. LOM), didactics (e.g. Learning Design) and actor description (e.g. LIP). Whereas ELearning can actually be based on a technical platform like a web browser and related technology, this is not the case with M-Learning.
We describe our understanding of good M-Learning metadata usage focussing on the necessary extensions to standards. We focus on the didactic conception of learning scenarios. IMS Learning Design provides a standardized way of describing the learning-process and associates the learning process with adequate resources and services.
Finally, we summarize how the resulting metadata for the M-Learning scenarios can be used to enhance learning experiences for all actors within an M-Learning scenario.