The document discusses the Tin Can API, which launched in June 2012 and aims to provide a shared language for capturing learning experiences across different systems. It had 47 adopters as of February 2013. The Tin Can API allows learning activities and outcomes to be captured via statements that include elements like an actor, verb, and object, and stored in a Learning Record Store. This provides a more flexible way to track learning across different learning management systems, applications, games and simulations. The document outlines some potential uses of Tin Can API statements and highlights its ability to capture rich data about learning experiences.

1. Megan Bowe | Rustici Software | @meganbowe | #tincanapi
February 6, 2013 -- SoLAR Webinar

2. A shared language to capture
people’s experiences across
systems.
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3. It’s kind of a big deal.
Launched in
June 2012,
likely to hit
1.0 this Spring
47 adopters
as of this
week.
Shepherded
by ADL, an
initiative of
the DoD
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4. The Basics.
Statements Learning Record Store
(LRS)
Actor | Verb | Object
LRS
and...
result, context, authority,
activity, extensions
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5. SCORM
SCORM
Course
Did they finish?
Did the pass?
What was their score?
How much time was spent?
Four for
you And, four
for you
....and
four for
you
LMS 1 LMS 2 LMS 3
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6. Tin Can
Mobile
Applications
Social
Games
Simulations LMS 1
...and more LRS LMS 2
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7. Activity
Providers
LRS’ are built to collect
and share statements with
other LRS’
LRS LRS
At the spec level, the LRS
doesn’t have anything to say
about what the statement
data means
Visualization Visualization
or Reporting or Reporting
Interface Interface
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8. Enter data ownership.
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9. Main parts of a statement
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10. Potential Statements from Cohere
Matt Jones asked ‘How good are Ivy League Schools?’
Matt noted ‘Allan Kay said Ivy League graduates don’t even understand the seasons’
Matt noted ‘Ivy League graduates top of creative problem solving ranks’
Matt noted ‘some other positive evidence that Ivy League schools are great’
Matt quoted ‘more positive evidence that Ivy League schools are great’
Jane commented ‘with URL to “Ivy League Achievement Data”’
Matt connected ‘Ivy League ideas to Ivy League question’
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11. A Simple Statement.
From the Statement Generator
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12. Statements are flexible. They can become complex.
[and move a lot of data]
Definable by URI:
- Verbs
- Extensions
- Results
- Activities
This flexibility increases the potential for a big mess.
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13. The Law of Requisite Variety
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14. Profiles for Tin Can
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15. Knewton’s
Use Case
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16. Sound familiar?
activitystrea.ms
And, Yrjö Engeström’s Scandinavian Activity Theory?
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17. Questions?
Comments?
Viking Jokes?
Megan Bowe
Rustici Software
megan.bowe@tincanapi.com
@meganbowe
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