ieee - actionable data book 2014
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A key element of the revolution in education is the emphasis on interactive, exploratory, and collaborative learning activities. Many of these activities will be implemented using tablet devices that are connected, through the cloud, to the systems used by other students, teachers, parents, content publishers, and educational institutions. During this period of rapid change in education and training, plug-and-play interoperability accelerates innovation and adoption by lowering the barrier to entry for new products: reducing costs and risks. Building new functionality on top of existing data is key to innovation on the web. The Actionable Data Book is the IEEE's latest project in its long history of developing elearning data standards. In January 2013, the IEEE initiated an open research and development collaboration to describe, and, as practicable, demonstrate an “actionable data book," defined as an interactive and adaptive digital learning resource to support constructive and collaborative learning anywhere, anytime. It is expected to take the form of: A specialized eBook Based on the IDPF EPUB 3 ebook format and other open standards Tailored to support S.T.E.M. education, stressing the tablet's ability to operate in the field and to interface with lab equipment and other devices Supporting learner accessibility preferences and usage preferences Containing interactive content that can exchange data with the learner's mobile platform, local S.T.E.M. devices and cloud resources. Our initial task is to explore use cases and define the scope of this one-year R&D effort. Participation is free and open to interested individuals willing to follow the principles of the Open Stand initiative. For more information about our weekly meetings please contact: [email protected] The activity is hosted by IEEE Industry Connections, a program of the IEEE Standards Association. IEEE Industry Connections supports the evaluation and incubation of possible new technical standards and related services in a rapidly changing environment.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. The IEEE Actionable Data Bookand EPUB 3Tyde Richards, John Costa, Avron BarrIEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee
2. Tyde Richards John B. Costa Avron BarrPrior Chair: IEEE ADB & LTSCSan Diego, [email protected]: IEEE ADBPresident / CEO: RePubITOrlando, [email protected]+1 321.262.3626Chair: IEEE LTSCFounder: Aldo Ventures, Inc.Santa Cruz, [email protected] 3. About the IEEE! Global professional organization for engineers! Over 430,000 members in 160 contries! Motto: Advancing Technology for Humanity! Democratic leadership, volunteer participation! A few facts 3.5 million documents in digital library 170 transactions, journals, magazines 1,500 standards (e.g. 802) 1,300 conferences in 92 countries3 4. About the IEEE LTSC! Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC)! Formal accredited standards since 1996 Best known for LOM, SCORM runtime! Participation free, open, by indivdual! Strategy shift to support interoperability lifecycle Ability to form Technical Advisory Group issuing reports Ability to sponsor pre-competitive R&D on interoperability(Actionable Data Book project)4 5. Background to the ADB project! IEEE LTSC involved with standardizing SCORM! Study Group ~2010 about updating standards! SG recommendation No benefit to updating In a new, rapidly changing technology paradigm SCORM approach needs to be rethought Need new foundation, not clear what it is! Year long investigation of lots of candidates5 6. The SCORM Interoperability ModelLearning Specific Structure Learning Specific ContentSCOClientZip FileWeb browserdumbLearning Management SystemBusiness logic 7. Study Group Conclusions! Target: a new open approach to mobile learning! Key enabler: EPUB 3 as content strategy! Key enabler: xAPI for cloud data exchange! Challenge: data exchange with IoT/local devices! Challenge: global adoption strategy 8. Why EPUB 3 ?A new but familiar architecture Generic Structure Generic ContentHTML5epub Zip FileeBook Readerdata exchange services 9. Why EPUB 3 ?SCORM EPUB 3Architecture Glue parts together Intrinsic wholeControl Server Mobile platformContent format Out of scope HTML5Player Out of scope eBook ReaderUser Experience Out of scope W3C CSSSustainability Not Sustainable SustainableAccessibility Out of scope Central focus 10. Why xAPI?! Developed by ADL R&D project! New approach and successor to SCORM runtime! Big data, cloud data solution! Common experience statement format that canbe constrained by vocabularies! On ramp to a semantic data solution! Commercial interest and adoption! Potential for IEEE standardization 11. An xAPI Statement! Id! Actor! Object! Verb! Result! Context! Timestamp! Attachments 12. IEEE Actionable Data Book! R&D Project Sponsored by IEEE LTSC! EPUB 3 as mobile learning delivery platform! Carry forward SCORM concepts as appropriate! Assume cloud (xAPI), device, IoT communication! 2013 Feasibility Study! 2014-15 Build something 13. ADB 2015 Goals! 1. Report on ADB technical architecture! 2. Use cases to illustrate ADB generality! 3. ADB Proof of Concept demonstration illustratingcommunication with cloud, IoT, and mobileplatform capabilities! 4. A survey to assess ADB viability as a globallyavailable platform for mobile learning! 5. An ADB workshop at an appropriate venue 14. Architectural ApproachGeneric Structure Generic ContentHTML5epub Zip FileeBook Reader xAPI cloud data exchangedevice capabilitiesBluetooth LE for IoTActivity 15. ADB Activity Model! Updates 20 year old AICC CMI/ SCORM concept! Minimalist approach to coordinate data exchanges! Three entities Activity: a unit of completion Location: unit of navigation within and activty Activity Set: a collection of actvities! Three phases/events per entity Before, during, after! Under development feedback welcome 16. ADB Activity Model: Why?! Motivate by considering xAPI capabilities asappropriate in different content contexts! The xAPI Statement API Can be used for learner experience/performance data Can be used for annotations Can be used for scientific data! The xAPI Agent Profile API Can be used to get/store user preferences! The xAPI State API Can be used to get/store activity data 17. The Activity, EPUB 3, and xAPIActivity Set (EPUB 3 eBook as a whole)beforexAPI during during during for experience dataafterxAPI to get user preferences, including accessibility preferencesActivity + (page set)beforeafterxAPI to get activity state dataLocation + (page)beforeafterxAPI for page entry dataxAPI for page exit dataxAPI to store activity state dataxAPI to store changes to user preferences 18. Mapping the Activity onto EPUB 3! Our best quess two options! Widget ADB Proof of Concept last Spring Limitations for our requirements! Collection/Distributable Object Appears better option, on the drawing board Two level collection hierarchy Activity role containing location pages Activity Set role containing Activity collections 19. Relationship to EDUPUB! Out best quess .! ADB HTML5 content unit is the Location Focus providing data exchange capabilites to the Location Silent on HTML5 content conventions! EDUPUB defining HTML5 content conventions! Appear to be complementary technologies 20. Relationship to LTI and Caliper! Our best guess ! LTI A tool essentially an embedded Web site Different approach to communication than xAPI LTI and xAPI are complementary! Caliper Outcome data models for different kinds of activities Needs a transport mechanism xAPI 100% appropriate implemented solution 21. Anticipated 2015 RoadmapEPUB 3 ActivitySupportEPUB 3ActivityxAPIMobileSupportJSReaderPhoneGapIoTSupportBlueToothLECurrentlyHere 22. Some Collaboration Opportunities! EPUB 3 for LTSC/ADB Technical Report Immediate, possilble pilot for IEEE! EDUPUB integration with ADB As appropriate! ADB support for Accessibility Preferences Anticipated ADL Design Cohort January 2015! Collaboration on 2015 ADB Prototype As appropriate 23. Tyde Richards John B. Costa Avron BarrPrior Chair: IEEE ADB & LTSCSan Diego, [email protected]: IEEE ADBPresident / CEO: RePubITOrlando, [email protected]+1 321.262.3626Chair: IEEE LTSCFounder: Aldo Ventures, Inc.Santa Cruz, [email protected]