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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


Overview

• The most advanced use of Tin Can • Problems Tin Can solves• Solutions we put in place• Key takeaways


Why is it so sophisticated?


Tin Can API Timeline


Only a few adopters at the time…


Our Mission:

Serve churches in their mission of making

disciples.


Aug.- Sept. 2012 – Initial planning and data modeling

Oct. 2012 – SOW implementation

Nov. 2013 – Ministry Grid launch


• 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?


Component Overview


Brightcove Video — TechDetailed tech overview: http://tincanapi.com/lifeway-brightcove-tech-overview/

http://tincanapi.com/lifeway-brightcove-tech-overview/







Key Takeaway

What do you want to know? Business needs drive tracking.


Key Takeaway

Leverage Tin Can’s new capabilities


Key Takeaway

Originally took a SCORM-ish direction, backed off and took

Tin Can-First approach.


Key Takeaway

The need for “recipes”.


Ministry Grid Portal— Business Case


Ministry Grid Portal— Tech


Key Takeaway

Deliver training where it’s needed. Rethink the learning system.


Mobile App — Tech

tincanapi.com/libraries


Key Takeaway

Facilitate mobile learning.


Mixing the old and the new.


Tracking/Reporting

Tin Can data is driving business processoutside of simply learning.


Key Takeaways


Business analysis is important to determine what data points

you need to capture.


Learning functionality through a portal.


Content from specialized servers, CDN w/ video streaming.


Any platform — mobile, browser, desktop.


Connectivity optional — transition between offline

and online.


Tracking new sets of data.


Data in a unified format from many different sources.


Allows for adding future activity types.


Legacy SCORM e-learning data being brought into new

Tin Can world.


Learning data can drive core business processes.


What’s next?

• More real-world implementations• Watershed First

http://tincanapi.com/2014/01/22/seven-watershed-first-organizations/

• Recipes





Want to talk more Tin Can?

[email protected]@mike_rustici

TinCanAPI.com/talk

[email protected]@TagBert

http://tincanapi.comhttp://watershedlrs.com

http://scorm.com

http://tincanapi.com/

http://watershedlrs.com/