Goals: X3D and E-Learning

The Web3D Consortium is starting a new interest group: X3D and E-Learning.

This group will enable the creation of Web-Enabled 3D content, tools and platforms for online e-learning.

We will collaboratively harmonize and integrate X3D Graphics content with other standards.

Tasks

TODO Our tasks include

Explore and demonstrate best practices for integrating X3D Graphics models with e-learning content.

Create demonstration examples showing how X3D model display, animation and user interaction can all augment the learning effectiveness of online textbooks.

Show how X3D can serve as the common archival publishing format for a wide variety of diverse 3D graphics technologies.

Document these lessons learned for repeatable use by partnered consortium members and the educational community.

Formalize this effort and start a Working Group to implement these requirements to the respective standards specifications.

(IMS Consortium information here...)

Maintain this X3D and E-Learning wiki page to track issues and progress
Identify people in Web3D and IMS Consortium who want to collaborate with on these issues
Report on efforts regularly to x3d-public@web3d.org mailing list
Discussions to occur on the x3d-public@web3d.org mailing list and public-html@w3.org mailing list
Other tasks and efforts as needed

Relevant X3D and IMS information:

The following individuals have volunteered to serve as Web3D representatives in the X3D E-Learning Special Interest Group.

The following individuals have volunteered to serve as IMS representatives in the X3D E-Learning Special Interest Group.

Our Bi-weekly X3D and E-Learning teleconference is usually 0700-0800 (pacific time) on Tuesdays.

Participation is open to all via the Web3D teleconfernce line.

Minutes are saved on the X3D server, and are distributed on the X3D-Public mailing list: