Epic's Head of Platforms Mark Aberdour presents 'The use of Tin Can and Open Badges for learning' to a packed seminar at Learning Technologies Summer Forum.
9. What Tin Can API does
Layer 1: Frees us from the obsolete constructs of SCORM
Layer 2: Allows us to record ANY learning experience
Layer 3: Frees learners’ data from the LMS
Layer 4: Enables merging with performance data
10. How Tin Can API works
Tin Can-enabled activities send simple statements to a
Learning Record Store (LRS).
LRS
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26. Tin Can summary
Track the learning experience, not just outcomes
Track learning from anywhere
Activity streams of learning activities
Free user data from software lock-in
Learning analytics to improve the learning experience
28. Visual representations of
achievements, learning, skills, interests,
competencies
Capture learning path
Signal achievements
Reward and motivation
Capture non-traditional skills
Personal reputation and identity building
Community building
34. Created by organisations
Target a specific set of skills
Potentially a complex
hierarchy
Created by communities
Developed through
community narrative
Focus on what is important
to them
Top down
badge
systems
Bottom up
badge
systems
35.
36. Open Badge summary
Track learning outcomes and achievements
Badge system will track achievements over a curriculum
Exportable to public Backpack
Accreditation/endorsement lends weight
38. Track learning experiences
Detailed, granular activities
Connect to LRS for data
storage
Insight into learning paths,
performance improvement,
trend analysis
Learning analytics – improve
the learning experience
Track learning outcomes
Higher level achievements
Connect to Backpack for
visualisation of skills
Insight into curriculum pathways
Tin Can API Open Badges
Tracks formal e-learning only Tracks high level completion Only takes a single quiz scoreLINK: Learning must start at the LMS
Layer 4: start to analyse the impact of learning activities on performance, and adjust the learners’ activities as needed. LEARNING ANALYTICS.TCAPI can provide the plumbing for an LA programme.
Layer 4: start to analyse the impact of learning activities on performance, and adjust the learners’ activities as needed. LEARNING ANALYTICS.TCAPI can provide the plumbing for an LA programme.
Layer 4: start to analyse the impact of learning activities on performance, and adjust the learners’ activities as needed. LEARNING ANALYTICS.TCAPI can provide the plumbing for an LA programme.