The document discusses QTI version 2.1, an interoperability standard for questions and tests, noting that it is being implemented in six nations with £300 million in investment. It also describes authoring tools that allow combining different interaction types in questions and a tool that implements most of the QTI specification across learning platforms. Some early uses of adaptive testing are mentioned but more experience is needed to develop a profile for higher education in the UK.
3. IMS Question & Test Interoperability
• QTI 2.1 is out now, and being implemented in six
nations, with around £300 mill. investment
• UniQurate authoring editor allows lecturers to
combine lots of interactions in one question item
• QTIWorks does most of the spec, works seamlessly
in BB, Moodle and other LTI enabled platforms
• Jassess is reporting back from the outer reaches of
adaptive testing: that works, but requires pondering
• Too early to nail a UK HE profile of QTI, but the
outline is pretty clear
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5. Lightening Talks
● Course data – useful applications
● Search engines are useless
● Educationhackers.org - developer talents
solving problems in our educational
institutions
● Big data + big project = big waste of money
● Just one academic me please!
● Data warehouses, reporting and the HEIL
6. Four Ideas
1.Staff Development - “data literacy”
Better equipped for collaborative design
2.Open [Sector] Vocabularies
Discovery, transformation, publication
3.Students as data creators/consumers
Students building the tools they need
4.Course data/information
Hire students to curate course data
11. Future of the CETIS
Emerging technologies
• Short term (12months)
Bring You Own Cloud, Mobile Devices
• Mid term (2-3 years)
Haptics, New User Interfaces
Market Analytics
• Long term (3-5years)
Next Generation Institutional Systems
Semi Autonomous Software Agents
12. future of the CETIS “need to demonstrate ROI,
need to show short term
“lots of choices need to be for governments”
made for the future”
“cross road or a roundabout”
“keep the conversation
going , more than creating
“not everything is education
standards/interoperability
specific - has other wider
specs” potential”
“vision and value set are keys”
“cetis stops massive cock-ups! “applying this group of "
stopping sector making stupid brilliant people" ideas
decisions - hard to share that”. to the rest of the world ”
17. Skills and competence opportunities
session
Session framed as opportunity to think forward
What if we had a good infrastructure in place
With lots of linked data
Outcomes, competences etc. linking to frameworks
What opportunities would open up?
Some short presentations
Two small groups formulating opportunities etc.
Much useful discussion and clarification
InLOC mentioned as enabler
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18. Group A
Learner tools
How am I doing? What do I know well; what don't I know well?
Employer tools
Role aware job spec management / tailoring; upskilling
Many other service tools
Awarding bodies, universities, etc.
Small-time developers
Youtube clips, apps, effectively linked / tagged
Disaggregation makes parts much more accessible generally
Possibility of taking into account accessibility
Mix physical ability requirements in with other skills
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19. Group B
Motivation
Individual lifelong learning pathways
Disaggregating courses and qualifications
Which are currently too course
Using a common language
Skills audits; evolving skills requirements
Path to the outcome
Built on common language
Tools include granular skills audit, flexible self-
description
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