1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0
1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0
Version 1.0
| Date Issued: | July 7, 2017 |
| Status: | This document is made available for adoption by the public community at large. |
| This version: | https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/ |
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Abstract
The Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service specification is the definition of how systems achieve the exchange of information about learning standards and/or competencies. The key aim is to replace the current ways of documenting a learning standard and competency, typically a PDF or HTML document, by one which is machine readable both syntactically and semantically. Further, using this new specification it will be possible to electronically exchange these definitions so that applications, systems and tools can readily access this data.
1. Introduction
The Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) specification defines how systems exchange and manage information about learning standards and/or competencies in a consistent and referenceable way. The key aim is to replace the current ways of documenting and referencing learning standards and competencies, which are typically published as a PDF or HTML document intended to be read by humans, by one which is also machine readable both syntactically and semantically. This allows for "Common Alignments" for content and referenceable unique identifiers for use in certificates and transcripts. Further, using this new specification it will be possible to electronically exchange these definitions so that applications, systems and tools can readily access and manage this data. This includes LMSs, Assessment tools, Curriculum Management applications, certificate and competency based evaluation systems and any other tool, process or content that would need to align to or reference a competency or framework.
1.1 Conformance Statements
This document is an informative resource in the Document Set of the 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0 specification [CASE-10]. As such, it does not include any normative requirements. Occurrences in this document of terms such as MAY, MUST, MUST NOT, SHOULD or RECOMMENDED have no impact on the conformance critera for implementors of this specification.1.2 Document Set
The documents that make up this specification are:
- Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: Information Model
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: REST/JSON Binding
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: JSON-LD Binding
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: Best Practices and Implementation Guide
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: Conformance and Certification
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: OpenAPI Schema
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: JSON Schema
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: JSON-LD Context
A. Revision History
A.1 Version History
| Version No. | Release Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1EdTech Final Release 1.0 | July 7, 2017 | The first formal Final Release that is ready for public adoption and implementation. |
A.2 Changes in the Release
The changes made in this document are:
- The first formal Final Release that is ready for public adoption and implementation.
B. References
B.1 Normative references
- [CASE-10]
- Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0. 1EdTech Consortium. July 2017. 1EdTech Final Release. URL: https://www.imsglobal.org/activity/case/
- [CASE-CERT-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: Conformance and Certification. 1EdTech Consortium. July 7, 2017. 1EdTech Final Release. URL: https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/cert/
- [CASE-CONTEXT-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: JSON-LD Context. 1EdTech Consortium. June 18, 2020. 1EdTech Candidate Final. URL: https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/context/
- [CASE-IMPL-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: Best Practices and Implementation Guide. 1EdTech Consortium. July 7, 2017. 1EdTech Final Release. URL: https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/impl/
- [CASE-INFO-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: Information Model. 1EdTech Consortium. July 7, 2017. 1EdTech Final Release. URL: https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/caseservicev1p0_infomodelv1p0.html
- [CASE-JSON-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: JSON Schema. 1EdTech Consortium. June 18, 2020. 1EdTech Candidate Final. URL: https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/schema/json/
- [CASE-JSONLD-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: JSON-LD Binding. 1EdTech Consortium. June 18, 2020. 1EdTech Candidate Final. URL: https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/jsonld/
- [CASE-OPEN-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: OpenAPI Schema. 1EdTech Consortium. July 7, 2017. 1EdTech Final Release. URL: https://purl.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/schema/openapi/
- [CASE-REST-10]
- 1EdTech Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Service Version 1.0: REST/JSON Binding. 1EdTech Consortium. July 7, 2017. 1EdTech Final Release. URL: https://www.imsglobal.org/spec/case/v1p0/caseservicev1p0_restbindv1p0.html
- [RFC2119]
- Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels. S. Bradner. IETF. March 1997. Best Current Practice. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2119
C. List of Contributors
The following individuals contributed to the development of this document:
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Raymond Baranoski | SAFARI Montage (USA) |
| Diana Bidulescu | Houston ISD (USA) |
| Adam Blum | OpenEd (USA) |
| Jared Booth | HMH (USA) |
| Clyde Boyer | Trinity Education Group (USA) |
| Barry Brahier | Infinite Campus (USA) |
| Christine Case | Trinity Education Group (USA) |
| Joseph Chapman | D2L (Canada) |
| Chris Chung | 1EdTech (USA) |
| Deb Everhart | Learning Objects (USA) |
| David Gappa | SAFARI Montage (USA) |
| Jeremy Gatza | Florida Virtual School (USA) |
| Jeff Grann | Capella University (USA) |
| Bob Grogan | eLumen (USA) |
| Jeroen Hamers | Kennisnet (Netherlands) |
| Joel Hernandez | eLumen (USA) |
| Jill Hobson | 1EdTech (USA) |
| Chris Houston | Capella University (USA) |
| Jamey Hynds | Katy ISD (USA) |
| Brian Kubota | Pearson (USA) |
| Andy Kuritizky | HMH (USA) |
| Mark Lueba | 1EdTech (USA) |
| Karl Lloyd | Instructure (USA) |
| Joshua Marks | PCG (USA) |
| Lisa Mattson | 1EdTech (USA) |
| David Mayes | Gwinnett County Schools (USA) |
| Greg Nadeau | PCG (USA) |
| Henk Nijstad | Kennisnet (Netherlands) |
| Hugh Norwood | Trinity Education Group (USA) |
| Robert Pangborn | IBM (USA) |
| Steve Polyak | ACT (USA) |
| Brandt Redd | Smarter Balance (USA) |
| Jennifer Reichlin | Pearson (USA) |
| William Santo | D2L (Canada) |
| Bob Schloss | IBM (USA) |
| McCall Smith | Instructure (USA) |
| Colin Smyth | 1EdTech (USA) |
| Davant Stewart | Houston ISD (USA) |
| Stewart Sutton | Dublin Core (USA) |
| Marcia van Oplo | Kennisnet (Netherlands) |
| Michele Wagner | Baltimore County Public Schools (USA) |
| David Ward | PCG (USA) |
| Jennifer Whiting | Florida Virtual School (USA) |
| Avi Yashchin | IBM (USA) |