How the

Tin Can API will revolutionize the Learning World

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educamp & soap

He’s not

Borat!

without deviation from the norm

progress is not possible

1999 - 2004

2004 - 2009

2009 - 2013

2013 -

How music is distributed?

1999 Pack the content (CD) Move it from one device to another

2004 Copy Record Store

2009 Create library Buy online

2013 Be device independent Share with friends Be offline

It all started with Bill

http://archive.opm.gov/pressrel/1999/eo.htm

Independent assessment of how the federal government could encourage the

effective use of learning technology

to provide more

accessible training for all Americans

SCORM WAS BORN• January 1999 — Executive Order 13111 signed tasking the DoD to develop

common specifications and standards for e-learning across both federal and private sectors

• January 2000 — SCORM Version 1.0

• January 2001 — SCORM Version 1.1

• October 2001 — SCORM Version 1.2

• January 2004 — SCORM 2004 (1st Edition)

• July 2004 — SCORM 2004 (2nd Edition)

• June 2006 — Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1322.26 Requiring DoD Use of SCORM

• October 2006 — SCORM 2004 (3rd Edition)

• March 2009 — SCORM 2004 (4th Edition)

1999

2004

SCORM 1.0 SCORM 1.1 SCORM 1.2

SCORM 1.2 SCORM 2004

How it relates to music?

Expectations Standards Reality

SCORM 1.2

I want to track my real learning experiences

I want to have data about mobile learning

I want to know

what I’ve learned via my console

I want to track

what I’ve read

I want to analyze how I learn

just like

I analyze my blog traffic

many, many more

• performance support

• learning across modalities

• informal learning

• workplace learning

Expectations Standards Reality

Chasing SCORMosaur

SCORM

With SCORM we can only

enjoy packaged content.

TinCan API

WHY?

Technology MotivationInteroperability

Big breakthroughs happen when

what is suddenly possible

meets

what is desperately necessary.

An industry in need of an update

People think that the LMS does a good job today for what it was originally

intended to do when it was created 20 years ago.

http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2011/09/WhatS-Next-for-the-LMS

An industry in need of an update

45% gave their LMS a

C, D, or F with an overall LMS satisfaction of a

B - average

http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2011/09/WhatS-Next-for-the-LMS

LMS

LEA

RN

ERSmentors

peers

books

youtube

classroom

google

If you are not measuring it you are not managing it.

Can you afford not to manage learning?

TinCan API

shared language to capture people’s experiences across systems

Sally Glider experienced course of Solo Hand Gliding led by Irene Knowsall in Bieszczady mountains.

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Actor

Verb

Object

Result

Context

Sally Glidersally@glider.com

experienced

courseSolo Hand Gliding

with Irene Knowsall in Bieszczady

{ "actor": { "name": "Sally Glider", "mbox": "mailto:sally@example.com" }, "verb": { "id": "http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/experienced", "display": {"en-US": "experienced"} }, "object": { "type":"course", "id": "http://example.com/activities/solo-hang-gliding", "definition": { "name": { "en-US": "Solo Hang Gliding" } } }, "context": { "instructor": { "name": "Irene Instructor", "mbox": "mailto:irene@example.com" }, "contextActivities":{ "parent": { "id": "http://example.com/activities/hang-gliding-class-a" }, "grouping": { "id": "http://example.com/activities/hang-gliding-school" } }

JSON almost like Jason

additional info e.g. part of team experience

Actor Verb Object Result Context

individuals or groups

describe action between actors and activities

reference to any kind of learning

makes possible to share measured outcome

statement Learning RecordStore

Actor + Verb + Object

result, context, authority, activity, and extensions

analyze the big data

Activity provider

LRS

LMS

LMS

Software

Mobile App

Teacher

Coach

Document

Book

HR System

Place

Activity provider

LRS

LMS

LRSLRS

LRS

LRS

BIG DATA

LRS

course

coursemobile game

conferencesimulation

documentjob aid

LMS LMS Reporting

Job PerformanceData

BusinessIntelligence

Critical for learning industry

LRSJob PerformanceData

BusinessIntelligence

Flexibility increases the potential of a big mess.

The Law of Requisite Variety

A control system must have as many possible states as the system it wants to control

y = F(G(x))F = controller system's function of stateG = controlled system's function of statex = inputs, OR, independent variablesy = outputs, OR, dependent variables.

Create Profile

select actions

select verbs

identify objects

describe contexts

http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/

http://adlnet.gov/expapi/activities/

Free the data

Get ready for evolution

• Quick development of enterprise class LMS

• Personal ownership and tracking of learning

Correlate performance with training

LRS

TDS

KnowledgeManagement

LCMSBusiness

Intelligence

UserManagementHR

Reporting CMS

TODOs

• Modernization of learning systems

• Separation of learning components

• Transfer from LMS to LRS

• Capturing informal activities

• Analysis of unstructured/unformalized learning

• Correlation of job performance with training outcomes

Challenges

• Personal data lockers

• Tools for capturing informal learning

• Data security

• Data mining

• Validation of learning experiences

• Analyzing socialized learning

• Connecting outcomes with business (ROI)

We are smart but we also have 2k courses on the LMS.

What should we do?

1. stay with SCORM

2. play with Tin Can API