Hi, I am sending this out to those I feel maybe interested in joining me in this cohort training. I have had some discussion with some of you already but along with scheduling our first meeting, this is also meant as an invitation to several not in our related groups that I felt may also be interested in joining. Please do note this is a 3 month course but as I understand it will only require an hour per week.
The team at ADL have created a free learning opportunity available to anyone who would like to learn more about TinCan / xAPI (the new and improved SCORM). Those familiar with the older SCORM version know it met its goals but evolved from older technologies and many may have felt encumbered by complicated hierarchal designs, steep learning curves, limited creation tools, and integration headaches in using toward educational pursuits. This new xAPI resolves these issues by providing a very simple yet inspired design with the flexibility to integrate into almost any system! No prior knowledge is required on the learner for this event and it sounds like a great chance to increase our knowledge and skills in using this technology towards our individual educational endeavors. Details for this training event are here: http://www.adlnet.gov/from-adl-team-member-craig-wiggins-xapi-design-cohort-season-3-kickoff/ Having worked to support many educators in a wide variety of educational systems all with specific learning content and reporting needs and having participated in several open source educational projects, I realize the incredible potential xAPI provides and am very excited about what the team at ADL have created and made available to us. Many LMS systems and content creation tools now have xAPI capabilities and more systems are coming on board all the time! More Info on SCORM xAPI in general here: http://www.adlnet.gov/ For me personally, I now realize that my life's work has always been to find the best method of using the computer as an interactive learning tool, for myself, my students, and in support of other teachers and schools in their missions. Since the personal computer was first released I have tinkered with technology to create what to me always seemed to be the best meld of mind and machine toward that goal. Long term it is my hope to become proficient enough in using xAPI to integrate it into educational platforms I work with on a daily basis such as KA-Lite, Moodle, etc. Short term I hope to combine xAPI with other outstanding technologies such as TiddlyWiki, I feel this may provide an opportunity to create a very flexible, non intrusive (as in no extra software installation required), peer based, decentralized student / teacher notebook with fully functional LMS capabilities to off line students on almost any computing device from cell phones to desktops. I am doing what I can to make others aware of these new capabilities and bring those I know of like mind to this training in the hope to see this potential realized. We are planning a pre-registration Google hangout to discuss our teams goals and the team project we hope to create using these technologies and I would like to invite anyone interested to join us. Because this is an international group we are looking for the best time to match everyone's schedules who would like to be a part of that meeting. Please reply if interested and go here: http://whenisgood.net/qzrchyb to help select a best time for our meeting (which will be recorded if you are unavailable) and I look forward to seeing you soon! Thanks, -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWikiDev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywikidev. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
