Researchers at AbleLink Technologies have created
an XML-based protocol for describing instructional media that creates
a common “language” for prompting systems which can facilitate sharing
of instructional content across organizations and across technology
platforms. The AIMS protocol provides a common language for prompting
technologies used to present the instructional prompts so that instructional
content can be created once and then played on multiple systems and
platforms and easily shared with other individuals or organizations.
Just like a JPEG is a standardized image format and MP3 is a standardized
audio file format, AIMS provides a standardized file format for “instructional
media.” To view the AIMS Conceptual Overview document, click
here.
The AIMS community is made up of several different groups of users that are using the AIMS standard to create or use sharable instructional media and prompting systems. Select a link below to learn more about the AIMS community of users.
The AIMS Library of instructional media is a free
source for instructional media created in accordance with AIMS standards
so that developers and users alike can download and view and use content
that others have created. This project is being conducted by AbleLink
Technologies in collaboration with the Beach Center on Disability at
the University of Kansas and the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities
through the University of Colorado's Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Center on Advancing Cognitive Technologies. All uploaded tasks are checked
for compatibility to the AIMS guidelines and appropriateness before
they are made available online. Click
here to go to the AIMS Library.