Høivik, Helge (2005) Grounded development of a learning design pattern. Full text .

The IMS Learning Design specification supports the use of a wide range of pedagogies in online learning. Rather than attempting to capture the specifics of many pedagogies, it does this by providing a generic and flexible language. This language is designed to enable many different pedagogies to be expressed.

The "Valkenburg Group" that derives its name from venues in Valkenburg in the Netherlands has been instrumental in developing this specification. The paper was presented at the workshop that was held in September 2005 and is printed in Kober, R, Tattersall, C, and Burgos, D (eds): Current research on IMS learning design. Proceedings of the UNFOLD-PROLEARN Joint Workshop, Valkenburg, The Netherlands, September 22-23, 2005