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2017-Oct-05 OB Workgroup Minutes

2017-Oct-05 OB Workgroup Minutes

Open Badges Workgroup

05 October 2017

 

CONNECTION

Meeting URL: https://imsglobal.webex.com/imsglobal/j.php?MTID=m0d65232e45f7301764a2e1245f60c65c

Password: badges

Phone access: 1-650-479-3207  Access code: 732 632 014

 

Resources

Workgroup forum (agendas, minutes, discussion)

Current published 1EdTech OB 2.0 standard

GitHub repository (2.0)

Project timeline

1EdTech Intellectual Property Statement

Workgroup Chairs

Tim Cook tim@lrng.org

Jarin Schmidt jarin.schmidt@pearson.com


1EdTech Staff

Jeff Bohrer jbohrer@imsglobal.org

Markus Gylling mgylling@imsglobal.org


 

MINUTES

Streaming recording

 

Attendance: Alex Hripak (Credly), Alex Reis (D2), Andy Creighton (ADL), Gustavo Torrico (Learning Objects), Jarin Schmidt (Acclaim), Justin Pitcher (Chalk and Wire), Nate Otto (Conc Sky), Phil Long (UT-Austin), Steve Gance (WA CTC), Tim Cook (LRNG), Viktor Haag (D2L); 1EdTech: Jeff Bohrer, Markus Gylling

 

  1. Welcome / Introductions / Announcements

 

  1. Certification suite update

    • Jeff reported that backend infrastructure is installed and front-end site has been designed. Further site development over next two weeks. On track for beta-testers in late October. Goal is for development to be finished by Oct. 31.

    • 1EdTech is planning for a first wave of multiple suppliers to be certified within a very brief time of each other. Please contact Jeff if you intend to apply for certification in November.

  2. 1EdTech OB Validator project update

  3. Specification:

    • Nate observed issues with implementation of “allowedOrigins” property within the Verification object and asked the workgroup if existing details on this property are clear. Group suggested creating a new issue to clarify support for an array of hostnames and that hostnames include subdomains and ports. Jeff will create a new issue for this in the spec.

 

  1. Workgroup priorities - Near-term (Oct-Dec)  

DETERMINE NEXT STEPS (next steps are numbered below each project)

  • OB 2.0 product certifications

    • 1) 1EdTech staff build

    • 2) need early beta testers (late Oct)

    • 3) finish Recommended Practices doc (Tim, Steve, Nate, Jeff)

  • Extensions updates (general cleanup, OBEE, rubric support?)

    • 1) GitHub - ensure all 1EdTech extensions are in github including OBEE

    • 2) determine licensing for existing extensions (contact authors; 1EdTech determine which licensing scheme)

    • 3) Moving OBEE through 1EdTech publishing process to Final

    • 4) Determine criteria for moving extensions to core (fraught with challenges; can there be a general 1EdTech approach common across other specs?)

  • New extensions - Blockcerts

    • Kim will serve as point within workgroup

    • moderate to high interest from 6 workgroup members

  • New Badge Integrations Task Force

    • Call for Participation will be sent out to 1EdTech Contributing Members.

 

  1. Nate stated that Concentric Sky has a customer with requirements for rubric support in Open Badges, and described his interest in a potential addition to the existing Assessment extension from 1EdTech. Workgroup discussed merits of including reps from CASE (Jeff Grann or Bryan Smith), QTI (Mark McKell), and Caliper (Anthony Whyte)  to recommend best approach as rubrics are a topic related to these existing specs. This scenario shows the importance of getting the extensions into github for community contributions. Markus suggested this would be a good topic for the shared vocabularies task force, potentially meeting in Redmond. Markus and Jeff will discuss and determine a meeting date for this topic. Nate’s timeline for implementation is ASAP, so they may go ahead and implement a short-term solution for their customer.

 

TABLED:

  1. Workgroup priorities - Mid-term (Jan. - ?)

    • Pathways

  2. Workgroup priorities - Long-term (2018+)

    • Backpack

    • OB 2.0 backlog review

  1. Agenda for Nov. 10 quarterly meeting

  2. Next OB workgroup meeting: Thurs. Oct. 19

 

Upcoming events

  • Next workgroup meetings: all meet at 12:00 ET

    • Oct. 19

    • Nov. 2, 10 (in-person), 16, 30

    • Dec 14; Jan 4, 18;

  • 1EdTech Quarterly meeting, Nov. 7 - 10, 2017, Microsoft Headquarters, Seattle/Redmond, WA

  • 1EdTech Open Badges Community Meeting (online), November. Nov 14, 12:00-1:30pm ET

  • 1EdTech Quarterly meeting & Digital Credentials Summit, Feb. 26 - Mar. 1, 2018, ASU, Scottsdale, AZ