Learning Technology Innovation - Different Architectures
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Different ArchitecturesRe-Thinking How
Technologies are not neutral.
How they are built affects the way they are seen & used
Extending the LMS
Blackboard Building Blocks» Mini-application that runs within BlackboardLearn
» Looks like the rest of Blackboard
» Bridge to an external system
» Pull in content, call web services, integrate applicaitons
Limitations» Building Blocks are specific to Blackboard
» They are written in Java
» Require administrator access to install & setup
How about LTI?
Learning Tool Interoperability
The LTI standard allows for third-party
tool providers to easily plug their
applications into any learning
management systems.
Learning Tool Interoperability» An open standard
» Integrates external content
» Providing user data for external systems
» Is two-way
The rise of the API
Application Programming Interface
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Using APIs – IFTTT
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Professor Vann said technology was often held
up as the solution to workload stress, but the
reality had been the opposite. “We’ve added service rather than reduced cost,” he said.
- The Australian, Traditional teachers taking on greater workload, May 13, 2015
What’s the potential for this
in higher education?