The OASIS DITA learning and training subcommittee which John chairs is focused on applying the DITA standard to the complex needs of learning and training content. John will give a brief introduction and update on the subcommittee’s activities. He will then take a hands-on look at how DITA can bring discipline and flexibility to the management of learning content, with an emphasis on the specific design and implementation issues that came up in developing the DITA learning specialization and how they were addressed.
John Hunt is a senior software engineer at IBM and a member of the core team of IBM DITA architects. He is driving the move to support learning content with DITA and chairs the OASIS subcommittee that is developing a DITA specialization for learning and training content. He spearheaded the migration of IBM Lotus information development to DITA and its topic-based information architecture. He is currently DITA architect for the Lotus Information Development Center in the IBM Software Group.