The document discusses the importance of open data in education, emphasizing the need for accessible and real-time data to improve decision-making and learning outcomes. It highlights various standards and frameworks for data interoperability in schools, as well as initiatives and case studies that illustrate successful implementations of open data. The conclusion stresses the potential for innovation through data sharing and calls for community involvement in advancing open data practices.

1. Before you get bored of this Presentation-- some cool linksOpenPlans ( http://openplans.org )Colin’s summer non-profitNon-profit, OpenSource innovation-shopThe Civic Hacker (awesome blog)Egovhttp://everyblock.com powered by http://openblockproject.org/http://wiki.openmuni.org/ - Wiki on best open data practices for citieshttp://ushahidi.com – Open Source geographic centered crisis information systemOpen Transportationhttp://OpenTripPlanner.comDemo: http://maps5.trimet.org/otpCase of Open Data in Transportation: http://openplans.org/civichacker/2010/08/02/a-case-for-open-data-in-transit/EducationNYC DoE School of One Pilot http://schools.nyc.gov/community/innovation/SchoolofOne/default.htmData Standardshttp://open311.org data format for real-world issue reporting (grafitti, fire hydrants, etc). Used by SF and DCSchools Interoperability Framework (SIF) http://www.sifinfo.org/us/index.aspOpen Zone Integration Server http://www.openzis.org/Common Cartridge http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/index.htmlCool Applications of Datahttp://www.bigappleed.com/http://slicestation.com/http://govtracks.ushttp://maplight.orghttp://cabsense.comhttp://exitstrategynyc.com

2. The State of Open Data in EducationAndy Pethan and Colin Zwiebel

3. About Us / DisclaimerStudentsProgrammersEducation PeopleFOSS PeopleCool Software:PaukerAardvarkWe’re not the experts in the room!But we hope we can help you think differently

4. Program FlowOpen dataOverview of Education data standardsDiscussionThe path ahead

5. Does Open Source apply to data?Different topic, same mindsetBuilding on each others dataLike code, plethora of ways to license dataFocus on the community

6. “The value of LIFT is the community, not the code base.”- David Pollackfounder Of Lift Framework

9. The World is Increasingly Data DrivenNumber of analytics companies!!!Smarter Planet initiativeOpen Government Initiative

10. We Need Open Data in EducationWhat do we want?RawReal-timeWhat do we have?Aggregate school reportingState and national statisticsInaccessible (PDFs, CDs at specific schools)We care more that data is available than who/how its stored

11. Why?We think…

12. Better studies

13. More informed decisions

14. Data is proofBut we don’t really know! Imagine…Twitter and attendanceSchool of One

15. Data Lock-inVendor specific data sucksIf you don’t work with commercial software, they lock you outThey have enough data to get away with this today – no other collection of data competes

16. Building a foundationEvery school has a large set of common needsFacilitation of learningSchools as a businessPublic governmenthttp://openplans.org/civichacker/2010/08/02/a-case-for-open-data-in-transit/

17. Open311, OpenMuni Case StudiesSan Francisco, Washington D.C., and Phil AshlockOpenMuniCities have mishmash of systems, a standard needs to sit on top as abstraction layerOpen source community practices were critical in guiding these standards building initiatives

18. Open TransportationBrian Farris – One Bus AwayDevelopers are nimble –lunch-time hackathonReal-time data: sensitive?OpenTripPlanner, OpenStreetMapsMajor existing standardsGTFSSIRI

19. Open Education Data TodayLittle sharing, not real-timeMajor existing standardsNational Education Data Model (NEDM)Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)Common Cartridge (CC)Sharable Content Objects Relational Model (SCORM)

20. (NEDM)Standardized way to collect data and describe almost everything:StudentsBlood typeBus RoutesNeighborhood demographicsNo reference implementation

21. Common Cartridge

22. Common CartridgeTransfers content from publishers to LMSesCommercial buy in:BlackboardPearsonMcGraw HillFOSS support:MoodleSakai

23. Schools Interoperability Framework

24. Schools Interoperability FrameworkUnifies data from many vendors in a school Many services communicating via a single traffic director, or “Zone Integration Server”Open source reference implementationopenZISMature standard, mandated in some states

25. Take Action

26. Take ActionIn education:Demand compliance from your school/districtIn DevelopmentACID test of NEDMNEDM reference implementationData-driven educational appsGeneralOpen Data Repository (Wikipedia for data)

27. What’s Stopping Us?PrivacyConsensus buildingBudgetsWho’s job?

28. Open Data and Your Educational Software ProjectEx: educational gamesData producers and crunches need not be the sameGet your data out there!Data proof

29. Open Data and Your Data RepositorySupport development of data sharing standardsProvide data to the credentialed individualsGive me easy access to dataData I’m allowed to seeLet my software do innovative things on a classroom level