1 © Copyright 2011 IMS Global Learning Consortium All Rights Reserved. Mashing-up the Learning Enterprise to Create Enhanced Learning Environments Charles

1© Copyright 2011 IMS Global Learning ConsortiumAll Rights Reserved.

Mashing-up the Learning Enterprise to Create Enhanced Learning

Environments

Charles Severance, PhDAffiliate Coordinator

& John Falchi

Chief Program StrategistIMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC)

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AGENDA

© Copyright 2011 IMS Global Learning ConsortiumAll Rights Reserved.

• IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC) Support

for the Evolving Learning Enterprise

• Overview of Digital Learning Services

• Mashing-up Learning Application & Platform Functions with

LTI

• Content Mash-ups Enabled through Common Cartridge

• IMS Campus Program – Guidance, Collaboration and

Commitment

• Question & Answer Session/Group Discussion

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ABOUT IMS GLC


IMS GLC develops the technical standards and adoption

practices for learning technology

so that learning experiences are more accessible,

delivered more efficiently, and are of higher quality.


Internet Access:• Learners• Instructors• Administrators

High Performance Network

Web Services / SOAInternet

Administrative & Student SystemsFinancial Systems

Personalization & Accessibility

Portfolio

Portal

Course and Student Data Exchange

Course Management

LearnerInterface

InstructorInterface

DigitalPublisher Content

Content Management

Digital LibraryContent

Repository

Federated Digital Content

Search

IT View:LearningEnterprise& Web

Adaptive or CollaborativeLearning Tools and Environments

Content Authoring

Assessment

Institution & ProgramAnalytics

BusinessIntelligenceInterface

MobileCommunicationDevices

and Rich Media Capture Tools


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Educator/Student’s View of Learning Technology

VLE / LMS /Course Mgmnt

Assessment

Digital Content

Search

RichMedia

PortalsClassroomCapture Personalization

& Accessibility

ePortfolios

RepositoriesMobileDevices

AdaptiveTutors

LearningScience

CollaborationEnvironments

ProgramAnalytics

SecureTesting

Web 2.0

The WebWireless

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Digital Learning Services

Free thecontent

IMS Common Cartridge

Seamlesslyconnect

to learning

IMS Learning ToolsInteroperability (LTI)

The informationarchitecture for

learning

IMS Learning InformationServices (LIS)


• An interoperability specification for

developing, packaging and distributing

digital learning content in a single format –

REDUCING (RE)DEVELOPMENT COST

AND CONTENT CONVERSION RISK

• Distills the latest and best community

practices for mashing digital content for

delivery in learning platforms.

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Digital Learning Services

Seamlesslyconnect

to learning

Learning ToolsInteroperability (LTI)


• Enables functional mash-ups among rich learning applications and learning platforms, creating seamless online learning environments

• Reduces development costs for learning application providers (vendor, institution) by reducing need for custom integrations - clearly defined interface among the LMS and learning application

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LEARNING TOOLS INTEROPERABILITY


Seamlesslyconnect

to learning

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COMMON CARTRIDGE


Free thecontent

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CC as a Distribution Framework


• Publisher Content

• Institution-wide/multi LMS environment

• System-wide/multi LMS env’t

• Consortium

• OER

• Partnerships

Demonstration

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CCv1.1 Features/Structure• Cartridge Metadata – describes the cartridge (zip of files)

• Resource Metadata – operational • (Roles: instructor/learner/mentor)

• Rich content• html, xml, web links • Media files (mpg, jpg, mp3)• Application files (e.g. Microsoft Office)

• Integrated assessments• Multiple choice (single or multiple response)• True/false• Essay• Simple fill in the blank• Pattern match (optional)

• Discussion forum integration

• Links to external content, including Basic Learning Tools Interoperability (a.k.a. Basic LTI or BLTI)


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Basic LTI and IMS Common Cartridge

• Common Cartridge 1.1 will

include the ability to define

a Basic LTI resource and

include that resource in

course organizational

structures

Welcome HTML Resource Folder LTI Tool Discussion QTI Pool


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BLTI

...

?????

PREMIUMLEARNINGCONTENT

LearningTools

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What is Common Cartridge

• Based on 10 years experience and the most widely used interoperability standards for learning content and assessment:• Metadata

• ISO 15836:2003: Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (mapped to the corresponding elements in LOM)

• IEEE 1484.12.1-2002: Learning Object Metadata • IEEE 1484.12.3-2005: LOM Schema binding (loose

binding) • Content

• IMS Content Packaging v1.2• IMS Question & Test Interoperability (QTI) v1.2.1

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What is Common Cartridge (cont’d)• Supports the predominant educational and training

paradigm: self-directed but guided learning with an instructor in the loop, coordinated with assessment and online communal learning (discussions).

• Enables mapping to things we use and understand: textbooks, lesson plans, courses, quizzes, discussion topics.

• Supported by the leading educational publishers, assessment organizations, and learning platform providers and leading open source/open content initiatives.

• Easy to implement and flexible. Content dynamic in structure and delivery.

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CC Supports LMS Authoring and Content Mash-ups



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Engaging open source, creating standards, engaging proprietary vendors, evangelizing ideas, doing demos, all are important activities...

But if we want to have have real impact, the long-term goal must be to empower teachers and learners as to how they select, use and expand technology to help themselves teach and learn...

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IMS Campus Program

• Established to support K-20 adoption of interoperable learning technologies and best practices• Institutions who are serious about adoption, either

actively engaged or in planning stage• www.imsglobal.org/imscampus/index.html

http://www.imsglobal.org/imscampus/index.html

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IMS Campus Program (cont’d) • Guidance:

• IMS Campus Planning• Open Forum• IMS Staff Services for Members – review of plan and

feedback• Consulting for Non-members

• Interoperable Learning Technology Procurement• Enterprise Learning Systems and Applications Procurement• Institution-specific support

• NYC DoE• TBR• LCTCSOnline

• Adoption and Implementation of Interoperable Systems• Conformance Testing• Best Practices

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IMS Campus Program (cont’d)

Collaboration:• Open forum for peer-to-peer collaboration and

planning• www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/categories.cfm

?catid=120&entercat=y

• Pilot testing, involving peer institutions and vendors

• Community demonstrations

http://www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/categories.cfm?catid=120&entercat=y

http://www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/categories.cfm?catid=120&entercat=y

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IMS Campus Program (cont’d)

Commitment:

• IMS GLC-sponsored webinars & industry conference

presentations

• Ongoing reporting of progress against IMS Campus

Plan at IMS meetings and summits

• IMS Campus Case Studies documenting an

institution’s adoption strategy and realized or

expected ROI - in terms academic, financial and

operational benefits

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Common Cartridge Alliance

Making Common Cartridge work for the community

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CC Alliance

Resources• Published specifications• Cartridge test tool• Cartridge test data• Authorization test

harness• CC packaging tools,

players• Example cartridges• Example code

Services• Access to draft specs• Testfests• Webinars• Promotional

opportunities• Document/presentation

archive• Discussion forum• Website member area

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Online Validation Toolhttp://validator.imsglobal.org

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Test Instances

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Compliance Program

• Membership in the Common Cartridge Alliance is the only way to achieve official conformance to the CC.

• Digital content or learning platforms must exhibit the marks shown here, signifying achievement of the official conformance process, to be compliant to IMS CC.

• Products without this mark are not considered to be compliant by IMS GLC.

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Measuring Compliance

• Self-test, not 3rd party certification• Test method:

• Cartridges – automated test tool• Platforms – test data sets of valid/known error

cartridges

• Conformance levels for platforms• CC compliant – supports all CC features

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Learning & Educational Technology Product Directory

Comprehensive directory of content, platforms, tools and services for

learning• 824 products listed• Covers wide range of products (not just

CC)• Indicates compliance achieved• Links to supplier web pageshttp://www.imsglobal.org/productdirectory/directory.cfm

http://www.imsglobal.org/productdirectory/directory.cfm

http://www.imsglobal.org/productdirectory/directory.cfm

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Web Content Resources

• Any kind of file

• Don’t require processing on import, unlike, say, discussion

topic XML files.

• Two scopes: cartridge (shared) and learning application

object (associated with one and only one)

• Cartridge path structure should be preserved so relative

references continue to work.

• Optional intended use of ‘Lesson Plan’ or ‘Syllabus’.


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Web Links

• Link information is stored in an XML file that must be

processed by the learning platform.

• Links can have some parameters related to desired

behavior.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><webLink xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsccv1p1/imswl_v1p1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation=" http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsccv1p1/imswl_v1p1 http://www.imsglobal.org/profile/cc/ccv1p1/ccv1p1_imswl_v1p1.xsd"> <title>Wikipedia - Psychology</title> <url href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology" target="_self" windowFeatures="width=100, height=100"/></webLink>

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Discussion Topics • Discussion topic text is stored in an XML file that must be

processed by the learning platform.

• Discussions can have attachments.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <topic xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsccv1p1/imsdt_v1p1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation=" http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsccv1p1/imsdt_v1p1 http://www.imsglobal.org/profile/cc/ccv1p1/ccv1p1_imsdt_v1p1.xsd"> <title>The Psychology of Faces</title> <text texttype="text/html">Is recognition of human emotional states learned or innate? Might there be a culture in the world that expresses joy through scowling and fear through laughter? Does your dog smile when he's happy? <br/> <img src="$IMS-CC-FILEBASE$../I_media_R/smiling_dog.jpg"/> </text> <attachments> <attachment href="../I_00006_Media/angry_person.jpg"/> </attachments> </topic>

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Assessment

• Link information is stored in an XML file that

must be processed by the learning platform.

• Assessment: an ordered set of questions with attributes

that can be associated with all of them (type, feedback /

hints / solutions permitted, time limit, late submissions

allowed, maximum # of attempts)

• Question Bank: an unordered set of questions. Note,

only one question bank per cartridge.


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Assessment (continued)• Item (question) can have metadata

• Type: true/false, multiple choice (single response), multiple

choice (multiple response), fill in the blank, essay, pattern

match (optional)

• Category / Keyword

• Weighting

• Presentation

• Item response processing

• Item feedback (General, Based on individual responses,

Hints, Essay sample solutions)


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Assessment (continued)


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See Common Cartridge In Action

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Questions

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