Table 1 Standards and Specifications Used by the MERG Tool
From: The MERG Suite: Tools for discovering competencies and associated learning resources
Advanced Distributed Learning – Sharable Content Object Reference Model (ADL SCORM) [25] | A suite of standards and specifications for online education that enables interoperability of learning content across learning management systems. |
MedBiquitous Healthcare Learning Object Metadata (Healthcare LOM) [26] | Extends the IEEE LOM standard and provides a format for describing healthcare learning resources including images and e-learning activities. |
IEEE Reusable Competency Definition (RCD) [27] | Provides a data model for describing and exchanging competency definitions. |
Simple Reusable Competency Map [28] | An IEEE proposed draft prepared by Claude Ostyn that aggregates and defines relationships among competencies. |
Competency Associations [29] | A research specification developed by MedBiquitous that enables educators to create associations between content and competencies. |