IMS Quarterly Meeting & Analytics Summit

7 -10 November 2016

SkySong at Arizona State University

The November quarterly meeting will provide IMS members the opportunity to draw on the experience and knowledge of other members; provide input about key market applications that need to be addressed by IMS standards; and help shape future IMS initiatives and leadership.

LOCATION:

Arizona State University

Map/Parking

1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 200

Scottsdale, AZ 85257-3538

REGISTRATION:

The IMS Quarterly Meeting will take place 7-10 November 2016. Registration for the Quarterly Meeting is $300. Non-Members may attend the Creating an Educational Analytics Ecosystem Summit and xAPI/ Caliper Discovery only but registration is required. Registration for the Summit is $150. Registration for the xAPI/Caliper Discovery is $150. Late registration for Quarterly Meeting is an additional $100, the Summit and xAPI/Caliper Discovery is an additional $50.

Important reminder for U.S.-based members: Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day. If you are planning to attend, be sure to check your state's voting/absentee ballot rules and procedures in advance.

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Tentative Agenda

Monday - 7 November
8:00 am	Registration & continental breakfast
9:00-12:00 pm	Curriculum Framework Task Force SkySong1 - 241		Caliper Analytics SkySong1 - 201
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm-5:00 pm	Curriculum Framework Task Force	HED Institutional Executive Board -Closed - Meeting for HED Institutional Members SkySong1 - 301	Caliper Analytics

Tuesday - 8 November
Creating an Educational Analytics Ecosystem Summit 8 November 2016 SkySong 3- Synergy I & II Sponsored by: Overview: Use cases, interventions, data standards and capacity for achieving payback on the investment in analytics by educational institutions are evolving rapidly. However, are the myriad products in the edtech ecosystem designed to work together to support emerging practice? The goal of this Summit is to assess the progress that HED institutions and K-12 districts are making in terms of effective analytics approaches, and to further IMS Global's plans to enable a high value analytics ecosystem. Key objectives for this one-day Summit include: Review key perspectives on the requirements and techniques driving education sector analytics to enable academic transformation Share specific, high value use cases for analytics to impact learning Build momentum for a guiding framework for actionable and impactful analytics to guide the IMS analytics standards development and support institutional community adoption activities
Time	Agenda Discussion
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Welcome and Review of Agenda and Objectives Rob Abel, CEO, IMS Global
9:15 am – 10:00 am	The Promise and Opportunities for Analytics in Academic Transformation Javier Miyares, President, University Maryland University College
10:00 am -11:00 am	Institutional Use Cases for Analytics Panel of institutional leaders will share pragmatic use cases for analytics to improve teaching and learning. Moderator: Stephanie Teasley, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Incoming President SOLAR Panelists: Jason Dufair, Lead Application Architect, Purdue University Amin Qazi, CEO, Unizin Myra Guy, Executive Director, Enterprise Applications and Information, Fulton County Schools James Appleton, Ph.D., Director, Research & Evaluation, Gwinnett County Public Schools Vince Kellen, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer, University of California San Diego
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Break
11:15 am - 12:00 pm	Learning Platforms: High Impact Analytics Use Cases Moderator: Mark Leuba, VP of Product Management, IMS Global Panelists: Alex Kaplan, Global Leader, Sales and Delivery, IBM Watson Education Jon Mott, Chief Learning Officer, Learning Objects Mike Sharkey, VP Analytics, Blackboard Anil Sonkar, Chief Technology Officer, BNED Loudcloud Jared Stein, VP of Higher Education Strategy, Instructure Sean Yo, Sr. Product Manager, Analytics & Data Platform, D2L
12:00 pm -1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm	Learning Resources and Tools: High Impact Analytics Use Cases Moderator: Mark Leuba, VP of Product Management, IMS Global Panelists: Tim Beekman, President & Co-Founder, SAFARI Montage Daniel Green, Director of Product Analytics, VitalSource Marc Nelson - VP Product Management, Pearson Learning Services Shantanu Sharma, VP of Engineering, Yellowdig Jennifer Whiting, Senior Manager Product Development, FVS
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm	Analytics and Adaptive Learning Moderator: John Rome, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Arizona State University Panelists: Kathleen Crowe, Lead Data Scientist, Intel Thomas Cavanagh, Associate Vice President, Distrbuted Learning, University of Central Florida Neil Heffernan, Professor of Computer Science, and Director of Learning Sciences and Technology program, Worcester Polytechnic University Dale P. Johnson, Adaptive Program Manager EdPlus Design & Development, Arizona State University
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm	Harnessing the Power of Student Feedback Analytics Samer Saab, CEO, Explorance
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm	Ethics, Privacy and Protecting the Learner's Interests Moderator: Melissa Loble, VP Platforms & Partnerships, Instructure Panelists: Dr. John Fritz, Assistant Vice President, Instructional Technology, UMBC Kevin Lewis, Education Technology Specialist, Houston Independent School District John Whitmer, Director for Analytics and Research, Blackboard Kent Wada, Chief Privacy Officer & Director, Strategic IT Policy, UCLA
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm	Responder Panel: Observations, Analysis and Feedback About the Day Moderator: Jeff Grann, Academic Director of Assessment and Learning Analytics, Capella University Panelists: Lloyd Brown, Executive Director of Information Technology, Baltimore County Public Schools Gates Bryant, Partner, Tyton Partners Darren Catalano, CEO, HelioCampus Russ Little, Chief Information Officer, Hobsons Matthew Milliron, Senior Architect, Civitas Learning
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm	Focusing IMS Community Efforts on Enabling the EdTech Analytics Ecosystem Presentation & Moderator: Al Essa, McGraw-Hill Education Panelists: Rob Abel, CEO, IMS Global Lou Pugliese, Senior Innovation Fellow, Arizona State University Jenn Stringer, Associate CIO, Academic Engagement, UC Berkeley Chris Vento, CEO, Intellify Learning Anthony Whyte, Caliper Co-Chair, University of Michigan
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm	Wrap-Up and Recap IMS Activities Going Forward Rob Abel, CEO, IMS Global

Wednesday - 9 November
8:00 am	Registration & continental breakfast
9:00-12:00 pm	App sharing, curation and 1-click integration - Closed for planning meeting of institutions SkySong3 - 252	K-12 Communities of Practice SkySong1-201	aQTI Workgroup SkySong1-241	xAPI/Caliper (Open to Non Members with Registration) SkySong1 - 301	Open Badge Extensions for Education (OBEE) SkySong1 - 249
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm-5:00 pm	LTI Code Bash SkySong3 - 252	K-12 Institutional Executive Board Meeting - Closed session for K-12 District Members SkySong1 - 201	aQTI Workgroup	xAPI/Caliper (Open to Non Members with Registration)	Open Badge Extensions for Education (OBEE)

Thursday - 10 November
8:00 am	Registration & continental breakfast
9:00-12:00 pm	LTI Services Task Force SkySong1 -201	Thin Common Cartridge Needs and Updates SkySong3-252	OneRoster Taskforce SkySong1-301	Competency Based Education and Extended Transcript SkySong1 - 249	aQTI Workgroup SkySong1 -241
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm-5:00 pm	LTI Services Task Force		OneRoster Taskforce	Competency Based Education and Extended Transcript	aQTI Workgroup

Caliper - 7 November
9:00 am - 9:45 am	Introductions, Review Agenda, Status Update
9:45 am - 10:30 am	Caliper v1.1 Document Set
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am- 12:00 pm	Caliper v1.1 Code Status
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:30pm	Presentation on learning analytics and personal learning profiles
1:30 pm -3:00 pm	Caliper v1.1 Outstanding Issues
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Caliper v1.1 Conformance Details

Curriculum Standards Framework - 7 November
9:00 am - 9:45 am	Introductions, Review Agenda, Status Update
9:45 am - 10:30 am	Specification Update
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am- 12:00 pm	Specification Update
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Time for discussion with Colin
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Pilot updates
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Demos
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Next steps to final draft

HED Institutional Executive Board - 7 November
1:00pm - 1:30pm	Welcome and Introductions Introductions & what are your IMS-related strategies this academic year?
1:30pm - 2:00pm	Communities of Practice update
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Adaptive Learning Community of Practice Discussion
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Board Discussion: Progress from Learning Impact Leadership Institute 2016 and August meeting Getting more IT and academic leaders aware and involved in IMS Review of HED Focus Brochure Upcoming presentations at industry conferences What other conference should we be targeting? Showcasing successful implementations or supplier collaboration Who are you partnering or collaborating with? App Notes IMS mini-grants and fellowships discussion Partner, education and collaborations What more can be doing with these groups? Develop targeted and/or partner webinars for specific audiences Collaboration with industry groups What more can be doing with these groups?
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm	Setting the HED Executive Board agenda for 2016/2017 Executive Board Structure and Formation of a Steering Committee Accelerating adoption of LTI2 & Caliper (Sean) What can institutions do and how can IMS help? Learning Impact Leadership Institute 2017 (Sandra) HED Summit HED Leadership Track Practitioner-focused sessions across all tracks Digital Credentialing & Badging e-Assessment Plug & Play Ecosystem Learning Data & Analytics Accessibility

aQTI Workgroup - 9 November
09:00 am - 10:00 am	Introductions, Review Agenda, EBA Status Update
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Specification Update
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Architecture and HTML5 Discussion
12:00 pm - 13:00 pm	Lunch
13:00 pm - 15:00 pm	aQTI Extensions (PCI, CAT, etc.)
15:00 pm - 15:30 pm	Break
15:30 pm - 17:00 pm	Metrics and Caliper

K-12 Joint Communities of Practice - 9 November
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introductions Review Agenda
9:15 am - 09:30 am	Status and updates
9:30 am - 09:50 am	e-Assessment & Analytics Community of Practice - Use Cases Review
09:50 am - 10:15 am	Curriculum Framework Cummunity of Practice
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Meta-tagging & Metadata - Connectinng to Assessment and to Content
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 11:00 am	Rostering of Digital Apps Community of Practice
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Open Discussion & Next Steps

aQTI Workgroup - 10 November
09:00 am - 10:00 am	Documentation Plan for aQTI Spec, Prototyping and Proof of Concept Plan
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Finalizing APIP v1.1 and QTI v2.2 Conformance Certification
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Agree Actions, Timelines, and Deliverables Through February 2017
12:00 pm - 13:00 pm	Lunch
13:00 pm - 17:00 pm	EBA aQTI Plug/Hack Fest

LTI Code Bash - 9 November
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Open time for coding and opportunities for interoperability testing between systems for LTI 2.1, Content-Item, Outcomes Management 2, and Membership.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Code bash continued

K-12 Executive Board Meeting - 9 November
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm	Welcome and introductions Review agenda
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm	Updates from Communities of Practice: E-Assessment and Analytics Meta-tagging and Metadata Curriculum Framework Rostering of digital apps Update from Reading Levels Task Force Update from Curriculum Framework Task Force proof of concept pilot in SC and TX
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm	Open discussion: Challenges in your district Implementation best practices Interoperability roadmap for the next 6-12 months
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Break
3:45 pm- 5:00 pm	Strategic Roadmap Improving collaboration among districts Assesment of current Communities of Practice Playbook of resources IMS Training Program for Project Managers and Developers Caliper in K-12 Collaboration with industry leaders Upcoming presentations, conferences, and events Next steps

LTI Services Task Force - 10 November
09:00 am - 9:30 am	Introductions, review agenda, updates
9:30 am - 10:30 am	LTI 2.1 - interoperability demos, finalization of document
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Content-Item Edit message
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Notifications/messaging service(s)
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Extending LineItem and LISResult services to support rubrics and competencies

OneRoster Taskforce - 10 November
09:00 am - 09:00 am	Introductions, IPR Statement and Agree Agenda
09:30 am - 10:00 am	OneRoster 1.1 Final Release Update
10:00 am - 10:45 am	OneRoster 1.2 Scoping Review
10:45 am - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	OneRoster 1.2 New Functionality Technical Discussion
12:00 pm - 13:00 pm	Lunch
13:00 pm - 15:00 pm	OneRoster 1.2 New Functionality Technical Discussion
15:00 pm - 15:30 pm	Break
15:30 pm - 16:30 pm	OneRoster 1.2 New Functionality, Common Outcomes Model and LIS 2.1
16:30 pm - 17:00 pm	Actions and Timeline

xAPI/Caliper Discover - 9 November
09:00 am - 09:30 am	Introductions and Agree Agenda
09:30 am - 10:45 am	Review of Current Status
10:45 am - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm	Prioritization of xAPI/Caliper Differences
12:00 pm - 13:00 pm	Lunch
13:00 pm - 15:00 pm	Profiles and Recipes Discussion
15:00 pm - 15:30 pm	Break
15:30 pm - 16:30 pm	Transport and Security
16:30 pm - 17:00 pm	Actions and Timeline

CBE Specifications and Extended Transcript - Thursday 10 November
9:00 am - 9:45 am	Introductions, Review Agenda, Status Update
9:45 am - 10:30 am	CBE Architecture Updates
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am- 12:00 pm	Updates to CBE Data Model, Competency Service, Rubric Service and CBE Impacts on other IMS Standards (LTI, OneRoster, Caliper)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Extended Transcript Pilot Update
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	CBE Specs (Results Reporting) Pilot Update
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Discuss open issues and parking lot items
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Recap action items

Open Badge Extensions for Education (OBEE)
9:00 am - 9:45 am	Introductions and OBEE Project Overview/Update - MJ and Mark
9:45 am - 10:30 am	Overview of OBEE Extensions Evaluation Plan - MJ
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am- 12:00 pm	Open Badges IMS Global Announcement and Discussion - Mark
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Working Session: Next Steps on Analytics and Discoverability - All
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Demonstration of Compliance Certification - Mark
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Wrap-up and other items - MJ

Thin Common Cartridge Needs
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Introductions, Review Agenda, Define Problem Space and Identify what we already know
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Round robin of Institutional Needs
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am- 11:30 am	Q& A from Product Suppliers
11:30am - 12:00 pm	Wrap Up and Next Steps

HOTELS IN AREA:

Hilton Garden Inn Scottsdale Old Town
The Hotel Valley Ho

Tempe Mission Palms
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Old Town

AIRPORT:

Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)

IMS Quarterly Meeting and Analytics Summit

IMS Quarterly Meeting & Analytics Summit