A collaboration service supports the use
of collaborative tools and provides services for
the creation and management of collaborative sessions, including both synchronous and
asynchronous communication as appropriate.
The key functions for this service are:
- Managing the set-up of collaborative sessions, including the types of tools and
facilities that will be available.
- Supporting synchronous communication
- Supporting asynchronous communication
- supporting collaborative document creation
- supporting collaborative workflow
Specifications with applicability in this
area are:
- IMS Learning design
- IMS Learner Information Package
- IMS Enterprise
Related services are:
