The document discusses data, data standards, and decision making in education. It covers topics like the SIF standard, challenges around digital content and data needs, and a potential future framework for personalized learning, assessment, instructional delivery, and using data to support decisions. It also provides examples of how standards like SCORM and dashboards can help integrate and share information across different education applications and systems.

1. Data Structures and Decision Making Jon P. Zurfluh EARCOS EAC 2008

3. Today’s Challenges Copyright © SIF Association

4. Context and Realities Copyright © SIF Association

5. Convergence con·ver·gence denotes the approach toward a definite value, as time goes on; or to a definite point, a common view or opinion, or toward a fixed or equilibrium state.

14. Teacher’s Use of Online Resources

16. What is Content? Copyright © SIF Association

18. Overall Challenges Copyright © SIF Association

23. Assessment Challenges Cromey, 2000

24. Teaching and Learning Framework Copyright © SIF Association

27. Example: SCORM Interoperability Conformant content will work with every conformant LMS . Being SCORM conformant does not affect the instructional content Sharable Content Object Sharable Content Object Reference Model ( SCORM ) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. It defines communications between client side content and a host system called the run-time environment (commonly a function of a learning management system).

28. SCORM Example Sharable Content Composition Each course uses the same module on the writing process, because the content is sharable and reusable English III Chinese II Impact of Policy Decisions in WWII Government Compare/ Contrast Cultures Sharable Content Object The Writing Process

29. Community of Practice Adaptations AICC SCORM 1 – Reference Model Multi-part Type 3 Technical Report 2 – Profiles 3 - De Jure Standards Korea SCORM “ Core” SCORM Community of Practice Adaptations SIFA SCORM Med SCORM DoD SCORM Sequencing New, Innovative Specifications For example … book book book

31. What is SIF? Copyright © SIF Association

33. SIS Network Accounts Cafeteria Library Transportation Challenge – Schools Traditional Setup ? ? ? ? ? Instructional Applications

34. Horizontal Questions Data Warehousing Food Service Grade Book HR / Finance Library SIS Transportation Instructional Services Voice Telephony Accountability, Reporting, Planning, etc… K12 Data Model

37. What are Dashboards?

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