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

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

   • Reminder: 1EdTech Quarterly OB Workgroup at Microsoft, Friday Nov. 10 9am-12pm PST, Redmond WA

   • 1EdTech-Digitalme European Badge Summit, Dec. 1, London. This event is preceded by two days of 1EdTech Europe Summit, also in London.

2. 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.

3. 1EdTech OB Validator project update

   • Final version expected to be released next week. 1EdTech will host the validator service, expected to be available at the time the certification suite is available (goal: Oct 31).

   • Current version 1.0.0rc1: https://1EdTech-openbadges-validator.herokuapp.com; also available as Python module and Flask http API.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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:

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

   • Pathways

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

   • Backpack

   • OB 2.0 backlog review

9. Agenda for Nov. 10 quarterly meeting

10. 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