Short introduction about how we used the new TLA for making our Mobler Cards App interoperable with different LMSes. This presentation was part of the TLA research workshop at the PfP ADL WG Meeting, on 5 Nov. 2013 in Warsaw, Poland.

1. Building Mobile Learning
with the TLA
Dr. Christian Glahn

2. TLA
!
Training and Learning Architecture
(ADL Initiative, 2013)

3. TLA is a framework for building
learning experiences
with different apps and services
Almost a rep
lacement
for SCORM

4. The Basic TLA Principle

5. The Basic TLA Principle
Your LMS
My Mobile
App

6. Perspectives on Interoperability
Mobile App
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tem ata
ys
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ch
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Local
Sensor
Network
VLE
LRS
Mobile App
Local
Sensor
Network
Syntactic
LRS
Interoperability
VLE
LRS
LRS

7. Perspectives on Interoperability
Mobile App
Local
Sensor
Network
Semantic
Semantic
Interoperability
Interoperability
VLE
LRS
Mobile App
Local
Sensor
Network
LRS
VLE
LRS
LRS
share
tems
Sys
ation
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dat

8. Perspectives on Interoperability
ose
urp
rep
ems
yst
ata
S
rs’ d
the
ch o
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Mobile App
Local
Sensor
Network
VLE
LRS
Mobile App
Local
Sensor
Network
LRS
VLE
LRS
LRS
Systemic
Semantic
Interoperability
Interoperability

9. Perspectives on Interoperability
ose
urp
rep
ems
yst
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data
ers’
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Mobile App
Local
Sensor
Network
VLE
LRS
Mobile App
Local
Sensor
Network
LRS
VLE
LRS
LRS
Systemic
Semantic
Interoperability
Interoperability

10. Mobile Concept Demonstrator
!
Mobler Cards

11. Mobler Cards
Core Experience

12. Mobler Cards
Achievements and Statistics

13. Design Goals
•
No additional infrastructure
•
Reusable Content
•
Casual Mobile Learning
•
Full LMS Integration
Experience

14. Mobler Cards
Design Goal Implementation with the TLA
TLA
LRS
xAPI
SCORM
LRS
SCORM
Sequencing
stack on
TLA
oth sides
b
Seamless LMS Integration
Content Broker
IMS QTI
Learner Profile
OAuth/IMS LIP
Content Broker
Content
Mgmt
Learner Profile
Course
Mgmt
Mobile App
Learning Management System
tructure
al Infras
Addition
No
Reusable Co
ntent

15. Mobler Cards
Design Goal Implementation with the TLA
TLA
LRS
xAPI
Content Broker
IMS QTI
Learner Profile
OAuth/IMS LIP
SCORM
LRS
SCORM
Sequencing
Content Broker
Content
Mgmt
Learner Profile
Course
Mgmt
Mobile App
Learning Management System
tack on
TLA s
oth sides
b
but each
works
slightly d
ifferent
ability
roper
ic inte
ystem
s

16. Component Roles in
Mobler Cards
Content Broker
Learner Information
•
•
•
• Assessment rules
•
• Preferences
Content storage
•
Learning Records Store
•
• Achievements
• Card selection
Statistics
Authentication
!
!

17. Component Roles in
the LMS
Content Broker
Learner Information
•
•
•
•
Student-based
content selection
•
Course information
Learning Records Store
•
Data synchronisation
•
Data persistency
•
• Preferences
Authentication
!
!

18. Powerful Side Effects
•
Multi-LMS capable
•
Cross-device synchronization
•
LMS-based content sequencing
•
Group-specific content
•
Mobile blended learning
•
Central course management

19. Learn more about the side effects in
“What is Mobile Blended Learning
and How to Use It?”
Available on slideshare, too!
Dr. Christian Glahn
http://slidesha.re/phish108
http://linkedin.com/in/cpglahn