forum update 2013 where do the pieces fit – or do they?!?!
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Forum Update 2013 Where do the pieces fit – or do they?!?!. A Q-and-A Snapshot…. Update Overview. Topics. Confused? Join the Group! Connecting the “Dots” New Data Model(s) New Infrastructure(s) New Focus. Q: Hey, h ow do all these standards and national projects “fit”? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
FORUM UPDATE 2013WHERE DO THE PIECES FIT – OR DO THEY?!?!
A Q-and-A Snapshot…..
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Update Overview
Topics Confused? Join the Group!
Connecting the “Dots”
New Data Model(s)
New Infrastructure(s)
New Focus
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Q: Hey, how do all these standards and national
projects “fit”?
…. And explain it FAST!
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Disclaimer There have been numerous attempts over the past 10 years
in: Defining what technical standards “are” Defining what technical standards “do” Defining how technical standards “fit”
These attempts have been too lengthy or technical, self serving, confrontational and for the most part dismissed.
This 101 is developed through the lens of the SIF Association and its members. Every attempt for neutrality has been taken – but disagreement will exist. These are generalizations for easy understanding.
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A Brief Bit of Standards History
1997 – the year of the tech standards communities
IMS Global: Began as a higher education community focused on the movement of digital content within learning software applications
PESC: Began as a higher education community focused on supporting the admissions and financial aid processes and software applications
SIF Association: Began as a K12 community focused on data management and movement between the numerous school software applications
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Nationally Supported Projects
Over the past 5 years numerous federally supported data/content initiatives have arisen:
Common Education Data Standards (CEDS): pK-workforce logical data model/definitions developed to cover the entire cycle of lifelong learning. Leverages SIF data model for the pK12 portion. Not a data storage initiative.
Assessment Interoperability Framework (AIF): a framework of the standards needed to build comprehensive assessment systems like those required to support the RTTA Program. Developed by IMS and SIF communities with components included within CEDS.
Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI): a meta-data framework to publish, discover, and deliver quality educational resources. Led by publishers and foundations.
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Nationally Supported Projects
More federally supported data/content initiatives have arisen:
The Learning Registry (LR): a framework for the exchange of resources as well as information about how those resources are used. Led by Dept. of Ed, White House as well as numerous other government agencies and marketplace providers.
My Data: Dept. of Education led initiative providing technical specifications for SIS providers to allow for parents/learners to access their academic data in a machine-readable format.
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Implementation Projects Over the past 5 years numerous other data
initiatives have arisen:
Ed Fi: A data model and transport developed to specifically support a dashboard offered by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Sample source code is openly available and community is being established.
inBloom (SLI): Gates Foundation initiative now guided by a separate non-profit. The project includes the collection of student data from numerous applications and a set of services to support districts/states.
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CEDS 3.0AIF / MyData
SIF 3.0
inBloomED-Fi
Do They Fit and If So How?
LRMI
LR
The Common Education Data
Standards defines a Logical Data Model which standardizes the format of static
educational data stored in a
database - NOT the format when being
exchanged.
The SIF 3.0 US encompasses ALL CEDS defined data elements PLUS additional non-CEDS data elements
PLUS new infrastructure choices for constructing the reliable and secure “wire” over which this
data will move.
The Ed-Fi Data Model uses the
relevant portions of CEDS required by the associated
dashboard product and transport to move that data
inBloom utilizes the Ed-Fi data model for its storage of information for
application linking.
At this time the LRMI and LR Projects are not linked to CEDS but will inform it in the future
as CEDS matures
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In Summary… and in General
Project CEDS-Based Solutions Standards Based Data
StorageData
Infrastructure
AIF Yes Openly Developed No No
CEDS X Openly Developed No No
Ed-Fi Partial Specific Product Developed Yes Yes
inBloom Partial (Ed-Fi) Utilizes Ed-Fi Yes Yes
LR / LRMI No Marketplace Agreement No No
My Data No Collaborative Profiles No No
SIF Yes Openly Developed No Yes
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Connecting the “Dots”
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Why?: Changing Questions
Which preschool programs best prepare students for
kindergarten?What is the graduation
rate by school?
To what degrees are high school math
grades predictors of readiness for college?
What industries are most employing school and university graduates?
How successful are university graduates in the workforce by
major or credential?
Early Childhood Schools HE/FE Workforce
What are the HE/FE transfer and
completion rates?
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2012-2013 Board Charge
Modernize 21st century infrastructure and “choice”
Allow local data models for international leveraging* In AU: Student Baseline Profile “On the Wire”* In UK: Information Standards Board “On the Wire”* In US: CEDS “On the Wire”
Creating and enabling gateway to other standards
Data model changes to support teaching/ learning
Focus on “solutions” addressing community needs
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What is SIF v3.0? Complete separation of Data Model from Reference
Infrastructures (HTTPS, SOAP, REST)
Enables the development of locale-specific Data Model needs and requirements and leverages those needs across three communities: AU, UK and US.
Provide a set of XML schema which define the format of conformant data as it moves “over the wire”
Define a secure, robust and real-time “wire” over which Service Consumers and Providers can exchange this data to construct an educational solution
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New Data Model(s)
SIF 2.x “Current”
One Infrastructure
one data model per Locale
Collaborative Projects
Schools and Local Authoritie
s
Online Services
Local Data
Model
InfrastructureNational
Assessment and
Reporting
CEDS “Static”
Data Model (NCES/USED)
Marketplace InitiativesinBloom / My Data /
LRMI / Learning Registry
Local NeedsChildcare Providers Schools,
States, Universities, Workforce
Federal Initiatives
Race to the Top
AssessmentSLDS
Leveraging DataUS Model
Transport Architecture
SIF Data ModelLocal
Systems
“CEDS on the Wire”
Student Locator Records
Exchange
Assessment
Security Early
Childhood – pK12 – Higher
Ed – Workforce
Data
Reporting
Reliability
Scalable
Services
Solutions
The Common Education Data Standards is an
NCES-led initiative bringing together early childhood
through workforce stakeholders to identify the data
needed for learning transitions. It
defines a Logical Data Model which standardizes the format of static
educational data stored in a database
- NOT the format when being exchanged.
The SIF Data Model started by addressing local environments, but has expanded over the past 18 years to reflect interoperability needs of large
districts and states. The SIF v3.0 US
encompasses ALL CEDS defined data elements PLUS new
infrastructure choices for constructing the reliable and secure “wire” over which
this data will move.
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New Infrastructure(s)
Local Needs Data Model
SIF Data Model
Early Childhood –
pK12 – FE/Higher Ed –
Workforce Data
Direct Classic
Brokered
Infrastructure
APIs & TransportA Direct Zone connects a single
client to a fixed set of one or more “immediately”
accessible Services. These include, at a minimum, the core
set of Infrastructure Services and one
Data Entity Service.
The 3-Party (brokered) SIF-specific secure
transport defined over HTTP/S that
was provided with the very first
release of the SIF Standard. It has dependencies on
the SIF Data Model which defines the payloads it
carries. It is used within the Zone
and is the “golden transport
standard” for SIF v2.x.
The Brokered Zone securely connects N clients to a dynamically changing list of M Data Entity and / or Functional Services through a central, separate and discrete Message Broker.
SIF 3.0 Leveraging Core Data “Choice of Infrastructure”
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Environment Types Comparison
Direct Direct Environment Provider
API
Service Application
Client Application
Service Consume
r API
Client Application
Service Consume
r API
Brokered
Brokered Environment Provider API
ESB Middleware Service Provider API
Service Application
Service Provid
er Logic
Client Application
Service Consume
r API
Service Provider API
Service Application
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Two Environments Provided
Brokered Enterprise Service Bus +
other middleware All Direct Consumers run
in Brokered Environments Centralized Security Policy
& Workflow Preventative Maintenance
& Diagnostics Highly scalable
Direct Connects Consumers to its
Services (no middleware) Support multiple Consumers Support mobile Consumers All Direct Consumers run in
Brokered Environments
Completely Independent of Data Model Leverages existing infrastructure technologies- REST
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Some Advantages of SIF 3.0
Before: Interoperability Use
Cases Messaging Synchronization ETL
Now, “Before” plus: Back-end data bases Reports (report-only
objects) Longitudinal systems
and data Data Warehouse data
The SIF Data Model is now intentionally technically designed for some of the uses to which it has recently been utilized:
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CEDS On the Wire
If you are using SIF 3.0, you will be using CEDS and have all CEDS 3.0 elements available to you. Adoption of all CEDS elements. Alignment with all CEDS entities.
The will be a verifiable implementation of CEDS 3.0 via a certification test harness.
Tools to verify CEDS 3.0 being developed.
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New Focus
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Focus on Learning Solutions!
SIF is: Now more than ever “solutions focused”. It offers
its adopters a framework for standardizing educational processes while still retaining its position as the education data gold standard.
Tough enough to be the foundation for some of the largest education data exchanges in the world, yet simple enough to solve schools needs
A global community with huge implementation numbers and the only education open standard which spans the globe
Solution
Data Model
Services
Transport
(Infrastructure and APIs)
Services Business Rules Service
s
Solutions Development Components
Example Case: List of Students into a Mobile Application
Mobile App for Studen
ts
Students
Direct
School A only
LMS for all School
s
Students, Staff, Schools & Class
Brokered
Enterprise
All Schools
Example Case: Learning Management System Integration
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Implementation Support
REST “Sandbox” RFP Tools Leverage CEDS Alignment Tools Application Certification “Matching” New Community Site New Special Interest Groups
Instructional Improvement Systems Finance
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Explore and Keep Pace with 3.0!
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Larry Fruth, Ph.D. – CEO/Exec Director [email protected]
Vince Paredes, Ph.D. – Strategic Development Architect [email protected]