© 2007. pesc. david k. moldoff pesc director & founder and ceo academyone, inc. usa academyone

© 2007. PESC.

David K. Moldoff

PESC Director &

Founder and CEOAcademyOne, Inc.

USAAcademyOne

November 8, 2007 © 2007. AcademyOne

Context of my RemarksStudent Mobility and StandardsPESC Mission and GovernanceStandards Forum for EducationSIFA and PESCWorkgroup ProcessXML Registry & Repository

AgendaAgenda


United States4,000 institutions, 9,000 campuses, $370B, 3%GDP17.5 million FTE student attending postsecondary60% transfer at least once1.5 million study abroad

Student Mobility and Academic Credit PortabilityBarriers, Funding Public/Private, Governance Institutional coordination and collaborationThe legacy of Academic Freedom

Context of my remarksContext of my remarks


Student NeedStandards are needed to access SIS and let the student access

their course history


Find accurate transfer informationStandards involve alignment of

content for the purpose of helping make a system transparent


Standard course learning outcomespublished as a curriculum model for

Institutions to align their course instruction


Evaluating CoursesStandards in

this case covers how

faculty, departments

and academics view and evaluate course

delivery, content,

rigor, amount of

instruction, etc…


Ability to View DetailsRemoving the

subjectivity and confusion


Recording a Decision

Process and Semantics are

part systematizing data to enable

alignment – thru input,

output, methods of use

and display


Tracking Decisions

Community agreement,

discourse and communication

are part of developing standards


Requesting Opinions


Access for Students - Search


Display Course Equivalencies


Import Course History

A standard PESC web service call to request the transcript history


Request Transfer Planning Guide

Request a service from an institution

to provide a degree audit

progress guide comparing my

course work with the program

requirements – this involves a

web service, data request and result

set


Transfer Planning Guide (Degree Audit)Result is then

shown in a standard UI

with common semantics,

content, format, controls


StandardsSemantics, Protocol, Inputs, Outputs, Methods

Integration Visual, Business Process, Data ExchangeTightly or Loosely CoupledInside and Outside the Enterprise

InteroperabilityTransparent, Plug & Play infrastructureInside and Outside the Enterprise

Context of my remarksContext of my remarks


StandardsDictionary, Handshake, Goals, Outcomes, Communication

Integration Portal, Middleware to transform data across componentsWorkflow, Content Management, Document Management

InteroperabilityeTranscripts, Common Applications, Enrollment Verification, Credential Verification

ExamplesExamples


Bridging Organization StructuresInstitutions, Social or Governmental RegionsPolicies and Procedures

Credentials, Trust, Respect Perception versus Reality, Systematic or SubjectiveValidating identity

Equivalent or ComparableRigor, Content, Length of Study, OutcomesHow does prior course work articulate?

Student MobilityStudent Mobility


How is AcademyOne using Standards?How is AcademyOne using Standards?

Standards Integration Interoperability

PESC Data Attributesin A1’s Student Passport (loosely coupled)

AuthenticationWeb Service Request/Reply

Course History ImportProgress AssessmentEmail Notifications

PESC Data Attributesin A1’s CEMC (loosely coupled)

Workflow to compare course outcomes and competencies between one and more institution

Shared Course Atlas Repository with Email Notification and Decision Tracking

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The PESC MissionEstablished in 1997 and located in Washington, D.C., the Postsecondary

Electronic Standards Council (PESC) is a non-profit, community-based, umbrella association of colleges and universities; professional and commercial organizations; data, software and service providers; and state and federal government agencies.

PESC’s mission is to lead the establishment and adoption of data exchange standards across higher education.

The goals of the mission are to enable the improvement of institutional performance and foster collaboration across educational communities in order to lower costs, improve service, and attain system interoperability.

Mission and GovernanceMission and Governance


Mission and GovernanceMission and Governance

Technical Advisory Board

Change Control Board

Standards Forum

Course Inventory

Data Transport

CollegeTranscript

Online Loan Counseling

Steering Committee Workgroups

Board of Directors

Degree Audit

National Test Score Report

Admission Application

Student Aid Inquiry

Taxonomy

Marketingand Adoption

Sustainability

High SchoolTranscript


Mission and GovernanceMission and GovernanceEvolution

80 Members and Affiliates Significant Adoption across North America Formal Policies and Procedures 5 Standards Approved (High School Transcript, College Transcript,

Common Record: CommonLine (CRC), Data Transport Standard (DTS), Online Loan Counseling

4 “Standards” in Process (Student Aid Inquiry, Admission Application, National Test Score Report, Course Inventory)


Operationally “Candidates” for standards are proposed, developed,

and processed uniformly Governed by Steering Committee Oversight Multiple Workgroups are chaired by

representatives of the community of interest – usually two

Standards Forum for EducationStandards Forum for Education


PESC - StandardsSIFA – SIF Specification

pK12 higher education

SIFA Developed Jointly Developed PESC Developed

SIFA and PESCSIFA and PESC


Standards Forum for EducationStandards Forum for Education

Policies and Procedures Developed and released March 2005 Focus is on collaboration, submission, approval, and

change control Includes:

Workgroup creation and Standards Process PESC Guidelines for XML Architecture and Data Modeling Users Guide for XML Registry and Repository for the Education

Community


The Process The Process

Review by SAB & Steering

CommitteeApproved?

Notification to Steering Committee

PESC Membership vote

Step 1: Request Made – Letter of Intent

Change Control Board Review

Step 2:

Workgroup Formed – Submission Development

Step 3:

Completed Candidate Proposed

Step 4: Public Comment

Step 5:

PESC Membership Vote

Step 6:

Ratification

Returned withExplanation

Workgroup Formed – Candidate Developed

Approved?

Approved?Returned for

additional information

Returned with Explanation

N

YN

N

Y

Y


XML Registry and Repository for the Education Community Developed and owned by US DOE.FSA Administered by PESC Stores PESC approved standards in the form of a

DATA DICTIONARY

XML Registry & Repository XML Registry & Repository


Core Components “Simple” root data elements “Core Main” data dictionary with simple components/elements “Sector” libraries allow standards to evolve from various versions

supported by different vendors or organizations “Complex” core components/elements, the grouping of several simple

core components/elements, follow the same methodology

XML Registry & Repository XML Registry & Repository


Standards is about process, data, community, coordination, compromise, documenting differences and comparables to facilitate systematic interactions that simplify our efforts inside and outside the enterprise

Closing RemarksClosing Remarks


David K. MoldoffPESC Director

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AcademyOne’s 50,000 foot vision

College Transfer of Credit

Dual Enrollment

Articulation Agreements

Academic Planning &Curriculum Alignment

Academic Advising & Student Transition

Study Abroad &Student Exchange


Transfer Evaluation

CourseEquivalency

Matrix

eTranscript

ProspectiveDegreeAudit

AcademicAlignment

Leve

l of

Diff

icul

ty

Course to Course

Degree/Majors Rules

Reduce paperwork

Seamless Transition

What if - How will my courses articulate?

Reactive Capability Maturity Model

Focuses on the institutional capability

After enrollment decision

Does not reveal how courses articulate to a major

Slow adoption curve

Data driven requirements

100%

50%

25%

5%


State-wideArticulationAgreements

State-widealign

Gen Ed

EstablishingAcademicPathways

State-wideAcademicPathways

On-DemandAdvising

Leve

l of

Diff

icul

ty

Transfer Articulation

Degree/Majors Rules

Dual Enrollment

ProgressiveReview

AcademicCoordination

Proactive Capability Maturity Model

2-4 Year focus and completion rates

Need disciplined and systematic review

Need trust, respect

Perspectives

Open Sharing

Focuses on the state capability

90%

40%

20%

10%

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