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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Please join C21U on Feb. 26 for a seminar on "Using IMS Standards to Advance Next-Generation Digital Learning Environments (NGDLE)" with Jack Suess of University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
Title: Using IMS Standards to Advance Next-Generation Digital Learning Environments (NGDLE)
Speaker: Jack Suess, VP of IT & CIO at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Date and Time: Feb. 26, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Klaus 2405
**Please bring your own brown bag lunch.**
Abstract
The NGDLE is a vision for a learning ecosystem not a detailed technical specification. As such, the NGDLE will evolve over time as technology matures and the research in teaching & learning identifies effective practices. This talk focuses on what Jack Suess (UMBC) believes to be three essential elements for success:
1. The role of standards in building a learning ecosystem, the most important standards to follow, and why standards such as Open Badges, Comprehensive Learning Record, and LTI-Advantage are essential for interoperability and integration;
2. The importance of learning analytics in advancing effective practices in course design and pedagogy, student graduation and retention, and personalization of learning; and
3. The importance of universal design principles to think more broadly about accessibility of learning resources and to move beyond a course-centric view of learning.
