This document discusses xAPI and the AcrossX solution for addressing schools' data needs. It summarizes that schools want direct access to their student data from vendors, help managing data, better data warehousing, and common data standards. The AcrossX solution integrates workflow and data flow by tracking learning across systems using xAPI and sending learning records to learning record stores and reporting tools. This provides schools with a whole picture of student learning and data loops that can inform planning and action loops.

1. xAPI and AcrossX Solution
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2. Data Silos

3. PAIN ! - Don’t get
them(schools)
started on data!
What school systems want:
● Direct access to their data from
software vendors.
● Help managing their data;
● Better data warehousing and data
mart solutions that provide
actionable, real-time data;
● Common data standards that are
shared among software vendors.
Citation: research report from EdSurge:
“School and Software, What’s Now and
What’s Next”
School systems “Frankenstein” multiple
software products ...
“Give me my $#%* data.”
“It’s our data. Why do we have to negotiate
for it?”

4. xAPI tracking all kinds of learning experiences

5. Recording Learning Events
Learning happens in interactions:
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Instructors, Peers, Experts….
Contents: Courses, Books,
Web pages, Games, AR ….Activities(making, exercises,
researching, online, offline ….)
Learner

6. Course Webpage Game Simulator
Coaching
Social
Learning
Project
Mobile
Apps
LRS Learning data
is sent to LRS
Other
activities

7. LMS LRS
LRS
Reporting
Tool
Learning records
can be delivered
to LMSs，LRSs
or Reporting
Tools.

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12. A Whole Picture

13. Goal: Data Loops AND Action Loops
LRS +
Analytics

14. Learning
Planning
LRS
Activity/Agent Profile API
IRS, Quiz service
Reporting
Gamification
Dashboard
Analysis tool
Mobile Learning
Micro Learning
xAPI data
AcrossX Solution: Integration of Workflow and Data flow
*Adaptive design
*Branches for
Learner preferences
Videos or MOOC platform

15. Before Class In Class After Class

16. Social layer Gamification layer
across systems
Self-paced learning
and practicing
Integrated data &
experiences

17. PowerA level
Good job!
XP
Learning Power

18. Item level:
MCQs
Prompts
Quests
….
Test level:
Summative assess.
Formative assess.
Group polling
….
Raw level:
Videos
Texts
….
LO/Activity
UDL options
Competency
aligned
Authoring Tools
Learning Design Tools
Learning Patterns / Pedagogies / Gamification
Metrics:
Duration / Time Stamp
Response
Completion / Attempts / Usages(e.g. skip)
Metrics:
Duration / Time Stamp / Attempts
Score / Success / Rating
Affective states / Communicate, Collaborate
Metrics:
Patterns vs. Performance
Questions to be answered
Visualization
Communication
Action(able)
Iteration

19. +
Customized
Interaction design => Data can be drilled down
activities included in
the lesson plan

25. Image credit: LACEproject
● Help evaluate learners
● Help develop modeling

26. Thank you!