Adventures in xAPI ATDTK2016

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Adventures in xAPI

& a few Day Hikes, too

Megan TorranceATD TechKnow 2016

Megan Torrance, TorranceLearning | ATD TechKnow 2016

Megan TorranceCEO, TorranceLearning

Connect with [email protected]@MMTorrance@xAPIGnome@[email protected]/in/megantorrance


What is SCORM?TimeScoreLocationStatusAnswers


What is xAPI? “x” = experience“API” = application programming interfaceSimple, lightweight way to store and retrieve recordsGoal: to create a full picture of an individual’s learning experience and how that relates to her performance


When we live in a SCORM world … We focus on the instruction & the media in elearning.Developer tools do the heavy lifting for SCORM.We don’t think much about data or reporting. We may struggle to tie learning “completions” to organization results.

We probably don’t track out-of-LMS learning at depth or scale.


In an xAPI world … We focus on the instruction & the media & the data in everything.There are few rich developer tools do the heavy lifting for xAPI yet.We now get to think about data and reporting. We can tie learning & behavior to organization results if we do it right.

We can track out-of-LMS learning at depth and scale.We can import behaviors & organizational results tied to learning.


In an xAPI world …

awesome.NOW WHAT DO I DO!??!?

Relax. You already know what to do.


Stop thinking about your coursesStart thinking about your questions.

Start thinking about what data would help you answer those questions.

You’re already using some ID concepts and techniques that will lend themselves well to an xAPI world …


!Design a solution to meet stated needs

!Respond to questions

correctly

! Decide a course of action

! Collect & enter data accurately

!Nail roof shingles safely

Practice in Training Know . . .

Business Goal that solves a

Business Problem

Adapted from: Cathy Moore

Cathy Moore’s Action Mapping


Kirkpatrick’s Levels of Training Evaluation

Level 2 Level 2 Level 3 / 4 Level 4 / 5

Behaviors

!Practice &

TestingKnowledge &

RetentionResults & ROI

Level

Satisfaction & Experience

SCORM

xAPI


The 70/20/10

People ExperienceFormal

SCORM

xAPI


The 5 (9) Moments of Learning Need

5 Moments of Learning Need: Gottfredson & Mosher http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/949/9 Moments of Need: Torrance https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2014/09/Nine-Moments-of-Learning

Apply

New

More

Solve

Change

SCO

RM

xAPI

SCO

RM

BeforePrepare

Remember

Teach

http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/949/

http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/949/

https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2014/09/Nine-Moments-of-Learning




An Experience Learning Model

Experience

Debrief

Reflection

Action Planning

What

What happened?

So what?

Now what?


So what’s an instructional designer to do?Skills you need:• Instructional Design• Written Communication• Visual Communication• Developer Tools• Project Management

• JavaScript• Data Science• Data smarts• Good questions• Business acumen

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Adventures in xAPI


What do we mean by an Adventure?A big projectMission critical, or at least important

If it fails, we risk breaking things.

We learn – and share – a lot from it. It’s a growth experience.



What are we learning? IoT requires infrastructure … or not.

Plan through the structure of the data (school standards, exhibits, interactions, branching) BEFORE you get too far.

Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate:• With actual learners• By running reports – what questions do we really have?• With sponsors and stakeholders

WARNING: Dashboards can be little more than eye-candy.


ARDMS


What are we learning? Beta test with multiple LRS endpointsHow (does) your endpoint handle large gaps in time?Think carefully about your data – working with the people who will use it. Become friends with Excel. Really close friends.

Even in a SCORMy-like situation, xAPI may get you a better user experience.


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Day Hikes in the xAPI


What is a day hike? Those first-step projects that: • Show real impact• Help you figure out your data issues• Prove your point• Free or very low cost• (Maybe even under the radar)

Things you can pick up and do without breaking other things.

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Why do you need a day hike? You can’t sell xAPI. (no one cares)

You can sell the connection between improved learning data and better organizational outcomes.

You probably need a proof-of-concept.

You have to show it.


SCORM on steroidsWhere can I get it?

Sean Putman’s work in xapiquarterly.com


The hypomnemaWhere can I get it?

https://github.com/TorranceLearning/bookmarklet

tincanapi.com/bookmarklet/





The experience learning to do listWhere can I get it?

https://github.com/TorranceLearning/xAPI-Gnome





So what did we learn?Megan TorranceCEO, TorranceLearning

Connect with [email protected]@MMTorrance@xAPIGnome@[email protected]/in/megantorrance

Key takeaways?