Higher Education Playbook
The Higher Education Playbook helps institutional leaders shorten the learning curve on adopting open standards. Academic and IT leaders, curriculum and education technologists, IT specialists, and development teams can use this easy-to-use reference and resource center to build a seamless and future-ready plug-and-play edtech ecosystem. 1EdTech members participating in the HED Innovation Leadership Networks create and evolve these resources to benefit the community at large.
New Resources Spotlight
Digital Badging Considerations: This checklist serves as a guide for the types of decisions your institution will need to make your digital badging or microcredential program a success.
Adaptive Instructional System Best Practices: This document—authored by members of the 1EdTech Adaptive Task Force—addresses some of the challenges presented by Adaptive Instructional Systems.
LTI/Caliper Developer Commons: Join the new developer peer community for members doing in-house development of apps leveraging the LTI and Caliper standards.
CLR Roundtables: Recordings from the monthly Learn & Lead open forum where institutional leaders and 1EdTech staff lead discussions on topics of interest to those seeking to implement and utilize Comprehensive Learner Records on their campus.
CLR Resources for HED: A collection of resources needed to help you get started and grow your CLR initiative.
Announcements
LTI & Caliper Developer Commons: A new community group led by 1EdTech technical staff has been formed to support institutional developers who are creating in-house learning tools/apps.
Innovation Leadership Network Update: Now that the work of the Adaptive Learning ILN has transferred to the task force, we're relaunching the ILN to focus on Digital Teaching Strategies and Curriculum Innovation. This ILN will discuss pressing issues, share ideas, and build successful community-focused solutions to help support innovative digital teaching strategies within higher education. Contact Kelly Hoyland at khoyland@1edtech.org if you are interested in participating.
Digital Transformation Using 1EdTech Standards
HED Playbook resources are organized for easy access to the support and resources you need to ensure success at any stage in your institution's digital transformation.
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Learning
Achievement
Getting Started
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At a bare minimum, institutions should require 1EdTech standards certification when purchasing new or renewing educational technology products. The 1EdTech Product Directory is the official listing of products guaranteed to meet the 1EdTech standards for which they have passed testing. Using these products enables your institution to achieve the benefits associated with 1EdTech. If a 1EdTech member experiences an integration issue with a certified product, 1EdTech works with the supplier to resolve the problem. If a product is not listed, it has not passed 1EdTech certification testing or its certification has expired.
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A Hypothetical University RFP Function Requirement Document from the University of Toronto. See the following sections: Standards and Compliance, and Application Integration.
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University of Wisconsin Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Interoperability Addendum, including sections on LTI, privacy, and accessibility.
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University of Wisconsin External Tool Integrated Checklist
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Statement of Intent to Adopt 1EdTech Consortium Standards in a Timely Manner
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1EdTech Global Glossary of Terms: This glossary of terms provides definitions of terms commonly used throughout 1EdTech that users may wish to better understand. It is by no means an exhaustive list of definitions related to our communities, but it has been carefully crafted in the hopes that it will aid in the facilitation of shared understandings of interoperability.
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Learn how through the use of the LTI standard, the University of Central Florida has been able to significantly extend the capabilities of its learning management system. Visit the UCF Center of Excellence for LTI for additional resources and guidance to get started on implementing LTI.
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LTI Bootcamp Supplement: Guidance on how to implement LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage including an animated overview of the standards.
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1EdTech Accessibility Key Principles for Digital eText Materials (EPUB): A public draft articulating nine principles for institutions to consider when adopting and using digital course materials to ensure accessibility equity for all students.
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1EdTech App Note: Enhancing Accessibility Through 1EdTech Global Learning Standards
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Intro to 1EdTech TrustEd Apps (recorded webinar): Learn about the 1EdTech community-driven process to vet teaching and learning apps and certify that they meet 1EdTech standards for data privacy.
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Student Learning Data Model: A 1EdTech community-developed lens into the myriad data available across the comprehensive set of 1EdTech standards that enable an informed analysis of edtech product usage, student engagement, and student progress.
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LTI Advantage Overview: An introduction to LTI Advantage services and how they benefit your digital teaching and learning ecosystem.
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LTI Advantage FAQ: Frequently asked questions and answers for institutions and suppliers wanting to implement and certify for LTI Advantage.
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LTI Advantage Toolkit (zip file): A compilation of helpful information and sample RFP language for IT organizations and procurement offices to reference when working with learning technology partners to adopt LTI Advantage and the latest LTI core standard (version 1.3). The toolkit includes:
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Sample RFP Language: Statement of Intent to Adopt 1EdTech Standards in a Timely Manner for institutions to use when guiding suppliers to support the most up-to-date features of LTI Advantage now and as the feature set evolves.
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An Open Letter from EdTech Leaders Endorsing LTI Advantage as the Preferred Industry Standard for Learning Tool Integration.
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Why Platforms and Tools Should Adopt LTI 1.3: A resource that can be used (in part or in whole) as a template for suppliers' communications with partners, internal stakeholders, and customers.
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7 Things You Should Know About LTI Advantage: A briefing document from the 7 Things You Should Know About... series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI).
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LTI Advantage—5 Ways: An at-a-glance for educators that describes five ways LTI Advantage enables better user experiences and is the preferred method for digital tool integration.
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LTI Advantage—Your Path to Trusted Student Privacy and Data Security: Download an overview of LTI Advantage Security and its benefits for institutions.
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How to Get an Advantage in Instructional Design (video): Recorded poster session featuring UCF from the ELI Annual Meeting 2020 online.
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1EdTech App Note: On the Road to LTI Advantage: Bringing Assignment and Grade Services to Moodle
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Caliper Metric Profiles: Common explanations of the types of data represented and validated using 1EdTech Caliper Analytics.
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Why Institutions Need to Care About Learning Analytics Data and Caliper Analytics
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1EdTech Learning Data & Analytics Key Principles: A document articulating eight principles for institutions to consider when implementing technology for the collection and use of learning data.
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1EdTech App Note: LTI Integration + Caliper MediaEvent Metric Profile
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1EdTech App Note: Resource Efficacy with Caliper Analytics
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7 Things You Should Know About Adaptive Learning: A briefing document from the 7 Things You Should Know About... series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI).
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From Adaptive to Adaptable: The Next Generation for Personalized Learning: A paper on leveraging 1EdTech Consortium Standards in a more cohesive way when implementing an Adaptive Learning system.
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Digital Badging Considerations Checklist: The HED Digital Credentials ILN created a list of considerations for their peers embarking on a digital badging journey.
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Understand Microcredentials and How to Implement Them: A synopsis of the session led by the University of Colorado Boulder and 1EdTech at the 2022 AACRAO SEM conference.
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Understanding Digital Credentials: Explains the differences among Open Badges, Comprehensive Learner Record, and the Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) standards and how they can also work in concert in HED.
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Open Badges Procurement Guidance: Background information on the Open Badges standard, sample RFP language, and additional considerations when specifying support for 1EdTech-certified Open Badges as part of your procurement process.
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Ways to get involved with Open Badges and connect with the Open Badges community.
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7 Things You Should Know About Digital Badges: A briefing document from the 7 Things You Should Know About... series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI).
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CLR Resources for HED: A collection of resources needed to help you get started and grow your CLR initiative.
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CLR FAQ: Common questions and answers about the CLR standard for all audiences.
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CLR Roundtables: Recordings from the monthly Learn & Lead open forum where institutional leaders and 1EdTech staff lead discussions on topics of interest to those seeking to implement and utilize Comprehensive Learner Records on their campus.
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CLR Procurement Guide: Sample language for including the 1EdTech Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) standard in an institutional RFI/RFP document.
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Guidance from the American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) on the Use of the 1EdTech Comprehensive Learner Record Standard: A statement from AACRAO advocating the use of 1EdTech CLR for institutions seeking to implement comprehensive learner records.
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7 Things You Should Know about the Comprehensive Learner Record: A briefing document from the 7 Things You Should Know About...series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI).
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Exploring A New Transcript for Lifelong Learning: Article/case study with institutional examples of CLR programs at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Messiah College.
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