Implementing SCORM and Healthcare LOM in a Multimedia Digital Library: Lessons Learned from the HEAL Project

The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL) metadata schema and digital library system, created in 2001 and based on the IMS metadata standard, was designed to handle assets such as images and videos. The explosion of digital resources and e-learning since its inception has been concomitant with increased demand for more sophisticated re-usable learning objects.

In 2006/07 the HEAL team began working toward SCORM Content Aggregation Model conformance in metadata, database, and application with a new MedBiquitous Healthcare Learning Object Metadata (Healthcare LOM)-based application profile. The demonstration will highlight progress towards implementing the Healthcare LOM, including challenges as well as successes.