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1EdTech Announces EDUPUB2 Workshop February 12-13 Salt Lake City USA

1EdTech Announces EDUPUB2 Workshop February 12-13 Salt Lake City USA


1EdTech will host 2nd in a series of workshops in collaboration with IDPF to establish a globally interoperable, accessible, open ecosystem for e-Textbooks and other digital learning materials

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November 21, 2013 – Lake Mary, FL -  1EdTech Consortium today announced the topics and venue for EDUPUB2, the 2nd in a series of workshops led by the global publishing and education segment to accelerate market adoption of digital textbooks and learning materials by collaborating on enabling open standards and best practices. These standards and best practices will leverage the work of several leading global standards organizations, namely IDPF, 1EdTech, W3C and others as needed. The EDUPUB2 workshop will occur on February 12-13 in Salt Lake City, Utah USA.

The EDUPUB2 workshop agenda will be finalized based on submissions from prospective participants. The initial themes will include: (a) Overview of the emerging EDUPUB specification, (b) Assessment, outcomes & analytics, (c)  e-text app integration & widgets library, (d) metadata, content structure & accessibility, and (e) technical and business issues summary discussions. These themes encompass ten project areas that were agreed upon at the 1st EDUPUB workshop held October 29-30, 2013 in Boston.

To learn more about the EDUPUB2 workshop please visit the workshop web site . Those wishing to attend are requested to fill in the request to participate , to indicate qualifications and a willingness to provide a demonstration, present a position paper or serve on a topical panel.  For organizations interested in becoming an EDUPUB2 event sponsor, please send an email to: EDUPUB2@imsglobal.org

About 1EdTech Consortium (1EdTech)
1EdTech is a nonprofit organization that advances technology that can affordably scale and improve educational participation and attainment. 1EdTech members are leading suppliers, institutions and government organizations that are enabling the future of education by collaborating on interoperability and adoption initiatives. 1EdTech sponsors Learning Impact: A global awards program & conference to recognize the impact of innovative technology on educational access, affordability, and quality. For more information, visit imsglobal.org.