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Colin Smythe (IMS Chief Architect)csmythe@imsglobal.org

EDUPUB: Melding IMS Caliper, LTI and QTI with EPUB3

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EDUPUB

• Started with the introduction of quizzes into EPUB3

• IMS perspective on key features are now:– Learning analytics reporting enabled using Caliper– Tool interoperability enabled using LTIv1.1– Quiz enabled using various forms of QTIv2.1– Remote-content access/usage enabled

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Context

• IMS EDUPUB implementation work started in November 2013– Initial presentation of work in Feb 2014 (SLC)

• May 2014 publication date of the initial code base and best practices doc

• Next presentations at: – IDPF Annual Meeting in May– ISO SC36 Meeting in Oslo– Tokyo Briefing in September

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A System Architecture

Student Information

System(SIS)

Learning Management

System(SIS)

Learning Management

System(SIS)

Learning Management

System(LMS)

ePub Reader

eBook

AnalyticsSystem

Assessment System

EnrollmentsOutcomes

GradebooksTimetables Assessment

OutcomesScores

Tracking

TrackingScoresOutcomes…

OutcomesGradebookTrackingScores

3rd Party Tools/Apps

Excluding Metadata !!!

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LTI-Enabled QTI Approach

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EPUB3-Embedded QTI Approach

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Mapping/Transformations

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Readium Codebase

• Readium is an open source EPUB3 reader initiative (grew from IDPF but now standalone activity)

• Readium used as our EPUB3 reader codebase (Hosted service and desktop versions)

• IMS has made a code fork for the EDUPUB work– LTIv1.0 enabled (Consumer and Provider)– Sensor API enabled

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Recommendations

• Ensure eBook/EPUB3 readers are IMS LTIv1.1 compliant

• Ensure eBook/EPUB3 readers are IMS Caliper compliant

• Ensure eBook/EPUB3 readers become IMS LTIv1.0 compliant

• Establish best practices for using these in EPUB3 publications

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Demonstration

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IMS EDUPUB Forum

http://www.imsglobal.org/edupub/

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Best Practices Doc

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Questions, Issues & Comments