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Roadmap Update and Plans

Trusted Apps and Accessibility

2022 Accomplishments: 

  • Data Privacy Rubric - Over 9,200 apps have been vetted using the rubric.
  • Data Security Rubric - this new supplier evaluation rubric in late-stage development is a subset of HECVAT and simplifies initial product screening.
  • Accessibility - a member task force is finalizing its proposal for community approval and a formal June launch at Learning Impact.

 

2023 Major Objectives:

  • Update the Data Privacy Rubric based on field use and develop resources and train suppliers on how to effectively meet the expectations of the rubric. 
  • Field test the Data Security Rubric with suppliers and incorporate updates.
  • Explore the concepts of an interoperability rubric and profile to characterize a products’ behavior related to user configurability, data minimization/anonymization and personal data dependencies. 

 

Learning Platforms, Apps and Tools

2022 Accomplishments:

  • Implemented a cookie solution allowing learning tools and LMS’s to circumvent use of third-party cookies in conjunction with changes in the browser market positions.
  • Augmented Dynamic Registration to include a default ContentArea for LTI Deep Linking messages.
  • Developed a Submission Review message that enables a direct connection between the grade book in the platform and the tool.

 

2023 Major Objectives:

  • Advance newer LTI services such as Dynamic Registration, Submission Review, Group Service, Proctoring and Asset Processing to final status. 
  • Broaden the development community and increase member participation.
  • Expedite the development of certification resources by implementing a generalized certification engine with service-specific test inputs that can be co-authored with members. 
  • LTI Advantage Data - Encourage tools to generate useful data outputs for institutions using Caliper from LTI-launched tools.

Digital Curriculum Innovation

2022 Accomplishments:

  • Formation of Digital Curriculum Innovation Special Interest Group (SIG). 
  • Promoting innovative districts’ use of Common Cartridge, CASE, and LTI Resource Search.
  • Advancing the TACL (TrustEd Apps Certified Leader) professional development program.

 

2023 Major Objectives:

  • New features in CASE 1.1 finalized and public candidate by Learning Impact.
  • CASE Network Evolution - a new model for CASE Network, including integration between the TrustEd Apps Management Suite (TAMS) and the new CASE Network.
  • Refine current certification and verification practices to provide consistently high-quality content in the CASE Network. 
  • Document how-to use cases for LTI Advantage implementers to leverage CASE

Integrated Assessment

2022 Accomplishments:

  • QTI 3.0 Final Release May 2022.
  • Launch an internationalization project with Japanese and Norwegian groups.
  • QTI 3 Results Reporting Candidate Final Public Release Oct 2022.
  • QTI 3 Usage Data & Item Statistics Candidate Final Public Release Feb 2022
  • Deprecation of QTI 2.1 Announced Dec 2022 with deadlines of ‘23 and ‘24.

 

2023 Major Objectives:

  • IMS Japan Society, working with 30-50 organizations implementing QTI including development to improve the use of vertical text in online assessment.
  • Develop TACL courses for “Data Insights for Learner Success” and “Basics of Digital Assessments and QTI”.
  • Modularize the QTI certification program to make it easier for organizations to certify based on discrete functional capabilities such as content portability.

Learning Data and Analytics

2022 Accomplishments:

  • Creation of the Identity Task Force - to review the identity management process within the 1EdTech ecosystem.
  • Library Profile Expansion within Caliper - Worked with universities and Leganto to expand the events available. ALOE Project - Assisting the AI research project funded by NSF AI institute 
  • Formed the LTI and Caliper Developer commons to bring institutions’ technical administrators and developers up to speed on LTI and Caliper advancements.

 

2023 Major Objectives:

  • Creation of a a best practices document for identity ecosystem maturity. 
  • Expand Caliper to include use cases for livestream web meetings through participation with Zoom, Google, Microsoft and other stakeholders. 
  • LTI Advantage Data - Encourage tools to generate useful data outputs for institutions using Caliper from LTI-launched tools.

Digital Credentials

2022 Accomplishments:

  • Merger of OB and CLR Project Groups into Digital Credentials project group.
  • OB 3.0, Released as Candidate Final Public.
  • CLR 2.0 Released Candidate Final Public.
  • Development of certification tools within the emerging strategic platform.
  • Early implementations of OB 3.0 and CLR 2.0 began.

 

2023 Major Objectives:

  • OB 3.0 and CLR 2.0 TAB Approved and made Public by Learning Impact.
  • OB 3.0 and CLR 2.0 market adoption goal (CLR =5, OB = 10).
  • A learner mobility communications campaign with emphasis on microcredential interoperability and BadgeConnect.

Architecture and Services

2022 Accomplishments:

  • Replatforming initiative - improve the user experience for reference implementations and certifications by building a next generation service.
  • Common Data Model - with the ability for multiple views and use cases. 
  • Model Processing System Beta 1.0 release (Sept 2022) - a new internal process and toolkit deployed for the development OB/CLR and EDU-API.
  • 1EdTech Online Instance Validator 3.0 release (June 2022) - a rewrite of the legacy validator that is 100-1000 faster processing XML and JSON instances.

 

2023 Major Objectives:

  • Versioning Framework - to codify the many versioning mechanisms required for specifications, documentation and related artifacts such as APIs.
  • Data Privacy Interoperability guidance - to enable 1EdTech specifications to include machine-readable identification of PII-related information.
  • Publish/Subscribe Binding Framework - to define the patterns for event driven asynchronous messaging as alternative to the current REST/JSON binding.
  • Model Processing System Beta 2.0 with fully integrated specification outputs.
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