Digital Learning Connection is a new collaboration in which digital learning application and content providers are working together to provide access and installation of a wide variety of products and services using a common set of standards-based protocols and formats.

It will be piloted at institutions in fall 2009. Participating partners so far include ANGEL Learning, Cengage Learning, eCollege, Georgetown University, Giunti Labs, McGraw-Hill, Open University UK, Pearson Education, Penn State University, Jenzabar, the University of Michigan, and Wimba.

"Penn State is pleased to be working with the IMS Global Learning Consortium to pilot the Digital Learning Connection Program", said John Harwood, Senior Director, Teaching and Learning with Technology, Penn State. "The program will increase the incorporation of digital learning into our high-enrollment courses by providing ease-of-use benefits to faculty, while simultaneously improving the technical support of digital content and applications from a variety of providers."

"Pearson Education believes that the Digital Learning Connection, based on the new IMS Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) protocol, paves the way for a more seamless user experience for educators and students using online learning applications such as our MyLab programs", comments Jim Behnke, Chief Learning Officer at Pearson Education.