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Nine applications of the Tin Can API (xAPI)
This document discusses 9 practical applications of the Tin Can API: 1. Learning Analytics - Track learning across sources and use data to improve learning. 2. Better Blended Learning - Create coherent learning solutions where one element impacts another. 3. Adaptive Pathways - Allow what happens in one learning experience to affect future experiences presented. It provides an overview of each application, examples, and suggestions on how to get started with designing a pilot project. Technical tips are also provided, emphasizing using code libraries and statement recipes. The goal is to pick one application to start with and improve from the initial pilot.
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- 1. #TinCanAPI 9 Practical Applicationsof… Andrew Downes andrew.downes@tincanapi.com @projecttincan @mrdownes #TinCanAPI http://tincanapi.com http://twitter.com/projecttincan
- 2. #TinCanAPI Pick one ideato get started. Run a pilot. Improve from there.
- 3. #TinCanAPI • Come upwith a plan and design for your project. • Buy an off-the-shelf tool that meets some or all of your requirements. • Develop bespoke elements in house. • Ask your vendor for a certain feature. • Get involved in a community group. How can I get started? Buy Develop Design Ask Join in
- 4. #TinCanAPI 9PracticalApplicationsofTinCan 1. Learning Analytics 2.Better Blended Learning 3. Adaptive Pathways 4. Just-in-Time Performance Support 5. Mentoring 6. Team Learning 7. Multi-device Learning 8. LRS to LRS communication 9. Open Badges
- 5. #TinCanAPI • Whatever youdo, you’ll need an LRS. • Most LRS offer a free trial. • There’s a lot of variety in the level of analytics, reporting and other features on offer. • Consider your immediate and possible future needs. • Consider conformance. Get an LRS
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- 7. #TinCanAPI LearningAnalytics • Track learningand workplace experiences from multiple sources. • Compare and correlate training and job performance • Use data to improve future learning interventions What is it and why should you care?
- 8. #TinCanAPI LearningAnalytics • Define aquestion you want to answer. • Outfit learning and workplace activities to send Tin Can data. • Create LRS reports to answer your question. How can I get started? Develop Develop Design Ask Ask
- 9. #TinCanAPI LearningAnalytics • Define additionalquestions to investigate. • Outfit more activities to send data. • Find correlations you weren’t expecting Next steps Develop Design Ask Ask
- 10. #TinCanAPI LearningAnalytics • If youhave access to a tool, you can outfit it to send Tin Can data directly. • If not, use a connector to translate data from a bespoke API or database query into statements. • Use our code libraries! tincanapi.com/libraries • Always use recipes when defining the statements you’ll send. This makes analytics easier. tincanapi.com/recipes Technical Tips
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- 12. #TinCanAPI BetterBlendedLearning • What happensin one element impacts another. • Create coherent learning solutions, not stand-alone resources. • Use off-the-shelf authoring tools (with some customisation) to do it. What is it and why should you care?
- 13. #TinCanAPI BetterBlendedLearning Example Learning Experience 1 Learning Experience 2 LRS Thelearner chooses a particular option in a scenario A particular section of the course is unlocked
- 14. #TinCanAPI BetterBlendedLearning • Choose twoe-learning experiences within your blend. • Select the event triggers and handlers you want to link. • Get an authoring tool with actions features. • Have your tool send and receive statements linked to actions. How can I get started? Buy Develop Design Ask Design etc.
- 15. #TinCanAPI BetterBlendedLearning • Define additionallinking events • Outfit more learning experiences to trigger and handle events. • Measure the effectiveness of links via pathway analysis. Next steps Develop Design Ask Ask
- 16. #TinCanAPI BetterBlendedLearning • Use plugins/widgetsfor your chosen authoring tool (or ask for the feature). • One plugin is triggered by the authoring tool’s actions features and sends a Statement. • The other checks for a particular statement about the current learner and hooks into the authoring tool’s actions. • Use our code libraries! • Always use recipes when defining the statements you’ll send and listen for. This makes linking with 3rd parties easier. statements easier. Technical Tips
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- 18. #TinCanAPI AdaptivePathways • What happensin one learning experience affects which future experiences you’re presented with. • Many LMS already include adaptive pathway features based on completion and/or score. • Now you can inform those adaptive decisions based on more specific events within a learning experience. What is it and why should you care?
- 19. #TinCanAPI AdaptivePathways Example Learning Experience 1 LMS LRS The learnerchooses a particular option in a scenario A particular e-learning module is unlocked
- 20. #TinCanAPI AdaptivePathways • Design youradaptive pathway and identify triggers. • Ensure your LMS can release or promote learning based on statements. • Ensure your learning experiences can send the right statements. How can I get started? Develop Design Ask Buy Ask Develop
- 21. #TinCanAPI AdaptivePathways • Define additionalinputs to adaptive pathways. • Outfit more learning experiences to send statements. • Measure the effectiveness of links via pathway analysis. • Automatically calculate “People like you also liked…” Next steps Develop Design Ask Ask Ask
- 22. #TinCanAPI AdaptivePathways • Use thesame statement sending plugins developed to support blended learning. • See my Moodle plugin’s connection to Moodle’s completion tracking. • Use code libraries and recipes! Technical Tips
- 23. #TinCanAPI Just-in-time Performance Support Doctor diagnosed patient:Diabetes. Notification New learning available: Discussing Diabetes with Patients.
- 24. #TinCanAPI Just-in-timePerformanceSupport • What happensin your job immediately gives you relevant learning and support materials. • Ensure performance support materials are relevant for the learner. • Deliver the right materials at the time when they’re needed. What is it and why should you care?
- 25. #TinCanAPI Just-in-timePerformanceSupport Example Job task 1 Delivery System LRS Thelearner performs a particular job task The learner is sent a particular PS resource
- 26. #TinCanAPI Just-in-timePerformanceSupport • Obtain andcatalogue resources. • Action-map performance support resources to triggers. Choose one to start with. • Trigger statements from work tasks into a delivery system and deliver to a mobile app. How can I get started? Develop Design BuyDevelop
- 27. #TinCanAPI Just-in-timePerformanceSupport • Map morework-task triggers to performance support resources. • Measure the impact of resources on job performance. • Improve resources based on data. • Automatically choose resources based on data. Next steps Develop Design Ask Develop Develop Develop Ask Ask
- 28. #TinCanAPI Just-in-timePerformanceSupport • This willlikely require a lot of initial effort to get started. • Consider starting with a different Tin Can project and then building on existing data. • Use code libraries and recipes! Technical Tips
- 29. #TinCanAPI Mentoring I Did This Awesome! Trythis next time…
- 30. #TinCanAPI Mentoring • Record worktasks and get feedback from a mentor. • Share real job tasks via photo, video and audio. • Faster, more contextualised feedback than face to face meetings. • Collect and re-use data. What is it and why should you care?
- 31. #TinCanAPI Mentoring Example Learner Mentor LRS The learnerrecords a particular job task The mentor reviews and sends feedback
- 32. #TinCanAPI Mentoring • Design yourmentoring strategy. • Get an off-the-shelf mentoring application that uses Tin Can. • That’s all! How can I get started? Buy Design
- 33. #TinCanAPI Mentoring If you decideto build your own… • Use attachments to send records of work tasks to the mentor via statements. • Also use statements to return feedback to the learner. • Use code libraries and recipes! Technical Tips
- 34. #TinCanAPI Team Learning We DidThis I Did This I Did This I Did This I Did This I Did ThisI Did This
- 35. #TinCanAPI TeamLearning • What onelearner does impacts another. • Learning experiences that mirror real work-life teams. • Collaborative and/or competitive experiences. • Use off-the-shelf authoring tools (with some customisation) to do it. What is it and why should you care?
- 36. #TinCanAPI TeamLearning Example Learner 1 Learner2 LRS Learner 1 chooses a particular option in a scenario This affects the choices available to learner 2
- 37. #TinCanAPI TeamLearning • Design amulti-learner experience for two learners. • Identify a small number of links between each experience • Get an authoring tool with actions features. • Have your tool send and receive data linked to actions. How can I get started? Buy Develop Design Ask Design etc.
- 38. #TinCanAPI TeamLearning • Define additionallinking events • Design a three or more learner experience. • Measure the effectiveness of links via learning analytics. Next steps Develop Design Ask Ask
- 39. #TinCanAPI TeamLearning • Use theActivity Profile API to share Documents between learners. • Technically, this is very similar to Better Blended Learning. Technical Tips
- 40. #TinCanAPI Multi-device Learning Scan! Great! Youlocated Jena’s office within the Simulation. Now take your mobile and try it for real! Don’t forget to scan Jena’s QR code to unlock the next step!
- 41. #TinCanAPI Multi-DeviceLearning • What happenson one device impacts another. • Design a learning experience with elements on multi devices. Take advantage of the unique benefits of each device. • Use off-the-shelf authoring tools (with some customisation) to do it. What is it and why should you care?
- 42. #TinCanAPI Multi-DeviceLearning Example Mobile Desktop LRS The learnerscans a QR code at a particular location A particular section of the course is unlocked
- 43. #TinCanAPI Multi-DeviceLearning • Design asimple desktop course with “go and visit” elements. • Get an authoring tool with actions features. • Trigger statements based on QR code scans. • Trigger actions to unlock elements in the desktop course. How can I get started? Buy Develop Design Ask Develop Ask etc.
- 44. #TinCanAPI Multi-DeviceLearning • Define additionallinking events • More complex desktop, mobile or tablet specific experiences. • Consider a custom mobile app that knows the learner. • Measure the effectiveness of this approach via learning analytics. Next steps Develop Design Ask Ask Develop Ask
- 45. #TinCanAPI Multi-DeviceLearning • Use theState and Statement APIs to share Documents and Statements between devices. • Use tiny courses or bespoke pages to trigger statements from QR codes. • Technically, this is very similar to Better Blended Learning and Team Learning. • The most technical part is creating the device specific elements. Technical Tips
- 46. #TinCanAPI LRS to LRS Communication Bad BadSheDid This He Did That
- 47. #TinCanAPI LRStoLRScommunication • Transfer statementsfrom one LRS to another. • Link multiple systems within an organisation. • Let learners bring (and take) their training record with them. • Migrate to a new system. What is it and why should you care?
- 48. #TinCanAPI LRStoLRScommunication How canI get started? Whitepaper http://goo.gl/gWnrXL Screencast http://goo.gl/gWnrXL Webinar http://tincanapi.com/webinar How-to (Cloud and Watershed) http://goo.gl/jykRpR
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- 50. #TinCanAPI OpenBadges • Open Badgesare digital recognitions of achievement. They are images containing metadata in a standard format. • Adding Tin Can to Open Badges means you can: • Share awarded Badges between systems. • Share Badge definitions between systems. • Share Issuer metadata between systems. • Define machine readable Badge Criteria and Evidence. • Automatically award Badges based on Tin Can Statements. • Use an LRS as a Badge Backpack (buy one get one free). • Localise Badge definitions. • Earn Badges you didn’t even know existed! What is it and why should you care?
- 51. #TinCanAPI Badge Definer LRS LRS Badge Issuer LRS Organisation Accreditation Body Professional Body LMS CPD record Bad Bad Bad Bad BadBad Bad Bad Bad Bad Badge Definition Experiences Awarded Badge
- 52. #TinCanAPI OpenBadges • Get involvedin the Open Badges CoP. • Try our prototype (under development) • Build a business case How can I get started? Join in Join in Design
- 53. #TinCanAPI OpenBadges Develop Ask Develop Ask Nextsteps • Create a Tin Can Badge Definer. • Create a Tin Can Badge Issuer. • Display and report on Badges. Webinar to follow later in the year! Develop Ask
- 54. #TinCanAPI OpenBadges • Follow theOpen Badges recipe (under development). • Look at the ‘Tin Badges’ prototype. • Use our code libraries! • Consider statement signing to verify the Badge Issuer. Technical Tips
- 55. #TinCanAPI How are youinterested in using the Tin Can API?
- 56. #TinCanAPI Any questions? Andrew Downes andrew.downes@tincanapi.com @projecttincan@mrdownes #TinCanAPI http://tincanapi.com
- 57. #TinCanAPI Pick one ideato get started. Run a pilot. Improve from there.
- 58. #TinCanAPI 9PracticalApplicationsofTinCan 1. Learning Analytics 2.Better Blended Learning 3. Adaptive Pathways 4. Just-in-Time Performance Support 5. Mentoring 6. Team Learning 7. Multi-device Learning 8. LRS to LRS communication 9. Open Badges Which will you try?
Editor's Notes
- #52 An accreditation organisation defines a Badge in multi-languages. This Badge definition is shared with the organisation’s LRS via Tin Can. The organisation’s internal Badge Issuer reads the new Badge and it’s criteria from the LRS. Based on existing and incoming statements from the LRS, the Badge Issuer issues the Badge to learners using the appropriate language and attaches these to statements. Contributing experiences and achievements are listed in the Badge evidence metadata as statements. No separate backpack is required, just an LRS. The Learner’s LMS dashboard reads the ‘Badge earned’ statements and displays badges to the learner. The learner didn’t even know the badge existed, but is delighted to have their achievement recognised. The Learner chooses to forward these badges and associated evidence statements via Tin Can to their professional body’s LRS as part of their CPD record. The Learner also downloads the badge to upload to a non-Tin Can conformant backpack. All this is possible within EXISTING Tin Can and Open Badge specifications.