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The most advanced Tin Can deployment (that we know of) — a case study of LifeWay
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Tom Gilbert
Director, Technology & Transmedia ContentLifeWay Church Resources
[email protected]@TagBert
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Overview
• The most advanced use of Tin Can • Problems Tin Can solves• Solutions we put in place• Key takeaways
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Why is it so sophisticated?
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Tin Can API Timeline
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Only a few adopters at the time…
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Our Mission:
Serve churches in their mission of making
disciples.
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Aug.- Sept. 2012 – Initial planning and data modeling
Oct. 2012 – SOW implementation
Nov. 2013 – Ministry Grid launch
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• Standards were important – looking to the future• Where the API was in its lifecycle – early but not too early• “Break out” of learning activity from the learning
framework• LMS functionality but with flexibility to adapt to our front-
end requirements for customization, multi-tier tracking, & formats (video, SCORM, PDF, assessments)
• Location and partnership interest of Rustici
Why Tin Can?
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Component Overview
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Brightcove Video — TechDetailed tech overview: http://tincanapi.com/lifeway-brightcove-tech-overview/
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Key Takeaway
What do you want to know? Business needs drive tracking.
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Key Takeaway
Leverage Tin Can’s new capabilities
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Key Takeaway
Originally took a SCORM-ish direction, backed off and took
Tin Can-First approach.
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Key Takeaway
The need for “recipes”.
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Ministry Grid Portal— Business Case
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Ministry Grid Portal— Tech
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Key Takeaway
Deliver training where it’s needed. Rethink the learning system.
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Mobile App — Tech
tincanapi.com/libraries
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Key Takeaway
Facilitate mobile learning.
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Mixing the old and the new.
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Tracking/Reporting
Tin Can data is driving business processoutside of simply learning.
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Key Takeaways
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Business analysis is important to determine what data points
you need to capture.
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Learning functionality through a portal.
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Content from specialized servers, CDN w/ video streaming.
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Any platform — mobile, browser, desktop.
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Connectivity optional — transition between offline
and online.
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Tracking new sets of data.
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Data in a unified format from many different sources.
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Allows for adding future activity types.
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Legacy SCORM e-learning data being brought into new
Tin Can world.
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Learning data can drive core business processes.
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What’s next?
• More real-world implementations• Watershed First
http://tincanapi.com/2014/01/22/seven-watershed-first-organizations/
• Recipes
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Want to talk more Tin Can?
[email protected]@mike_rustici
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[email protected]@TagBert
http://tincanapi.comhttp://watershedlrs.com
http://scorm.com