Security Practices

• Complete a review of Privacy Framework
• Security Review for Verifiable Credential Refresh Service
• Security Review for CASE 1.1

• Reconvened the Security Committee comprising 1EdTech technical staff and experts in the field of security and edtech systems from the Contributing Members.

Joshua McGhee

Accessibility

• The Accessibility Product Steering Committee will continue to promote the adoption of the Accessibility Rubric and accessibility across the 1EdTech standards and market.

• The Accessibility Product Steering Committee began meeting to promote the adoption of the Accessibility Rubric and accessibility across the 1EdTech standards and market.
• PSC members published blogs and presented at meetings and events to promote adoption.
• PSC presented and promoted information to bring awareness about the recent DOJ's ADA legislation update including the requirement that all government digital content and web apps follow the WCAG 2.1 AA to make them accessible for all.

Susan Haught

AI Data

• Complete the first draft of the AI Data Rubric Specification

• The AI Data Rubric Charter was completed and approved by the TAB

Joshua McGhee

Data Privacy and Security Agreement (DPSA)

• Continue to promote the adoption of the publicly available 1EdTech Data Privacy and Security Agreement Template in the market. 

• The 1EdTech Data Privacy and Security Agreement Template was published and made available to the public.
• Early adopters included institutions and suppliers.
• Some task force members presented at meetings and events to promote adoption.

Susan Haught

Open Badges

• Continue to promote the Open Badges standard and collect extensions in GitHub. 

• Open Badges 3.0 specification was voted Final in June 2024.
  • Updated for W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model
• Implementation Guide completed with minor revisions ongoing for clarity as additional implementors provide feedback.
• 13 certifications by December 2024.

Rob Coyle

CLR Standard^®

Comprehensive Learner Record Standard^™

• TAB vote to publish the CLR Standard 2.0 as Final

• The CLR Standard 2.0 specification was updated for W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model 2.0.
• Three products were certified.
• CLR 2.0 is fully implemented in the Reference Implementation.

Rob Coyle

TrustEd Credential Coalition

• Pilot implementation of certification process.
• Have the first certifications ready by the Digital Credentials Summit in March 2025.

• The initial version of the TrustEd Microcredential Framework was announced at the Digital Credentials Summit in March 2024.
• 1EdTech Reference Implementation was updated to include the framework.
• Two suppliers and one higher education institution piloted an implementation.
• The TrustEd Microcredential Coalition was renamed the TrustEd Credential Coalition and TrustEd Credentials Framework to reflect that many different types of digital credentials can be issued using the framework. 

Rob Coyle

OneRoster^® Privacy

• Complete review of framework doc by Security & Privacy Committee and collect feedback from project groups.
• Annotate the Edu-API Data & Service Models using the framework

• Candidate Final document was completed.
• New document versions for OneRoster 1.2 were created to make use of the framework.

Joshua McGhee

Caliper Analytics^®

• Draft and release a Call for Participation to begin work on a charter for a new version of the Caliper Analytics specification.

• Continued growing membership in the Caliper Product Steering Committee (PSC), including onboarding two new co-chairs from Penn State and Unizin.
• Collected feedback from the membership around GAPS and barriers to Caliper adoption.

Jacques Menasche

Edu-API^™

• Complete certification for early adopters of Edu-API
• Define the Edu-API Higher Education Gradebook Service

• Early Adopter implementations have begun
• New certification suite made available for Providers & Consumers

Joshua McGhee

Identity Task Force

• Finish initial draft of best practice document

• Developed structure and format for Identity Ecosystem Best Practice document, including outlining the full scope of the work.

Jacques Menasche

Identity Management Task Force

• Kick off work in the OneRoster group for the service to support the Identity Management charter.

• Ratified the Identity Management Charter

Joshua McGhee

Uniform ID Framework

• Continue promoting the Uniform ID Framework and develop a roadmap for an internal adoption plan.

• Completed Uniform ID Framework and released Final document.

Jacques Menasche

AI-ALOE

Tim Couper

Asynchronous Binding

• Updated name of work from Publish/Subscribe (Pub/Sub) to Asynchronous Binding.

Joshua McGhee

Question and Test Interoperability (QTI)^®

• Continue to promote QTI.
• Finalize PCIs, AfA PNP, and Results Reporting and decide how to proceed with the other ancillary specifications.

• Published QTI 3.0.1 to address some bugs and edits needed.
• AccessForAll^® PNP LTI Connector Service went to Candidate Final with one implementation.
• Data-SSML was published to Final Release.
• The project group worked on some QTI 3 ancillary specifications, such as AfA PNP, PCIs, Data-SSML, and the QTI 3.0,1 update.

Susan Haught

Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)

• CAT finalization, including conformance and certification documents, the certification suite, and securing early adopters, is projected for 2025.

Susan Haught

Portable Custom Interactions (PCIs)

• Finalize the conformance and certification documents and certification suite, secure the first implementers, and move the specification 1.0 Candidate Final to Final Release.

• The subgroup worked on compiling the most recent documents and conformance and certification requirements.

Susan Haught

Personal Needs and Preferences (PNP)

• The QTI Project Group will finalize the conformance and certification documents and the certification suite and secure the first implementers.
• The specification will be moved to Final Release.

• The QTI Project Group worked to finalize the AfA PNP LTI Connector Service document.

Susan Haught

AccessForAll^®

• AccessForAll Personal Needs and Preferences 3.0 Public Candidate Final Draft v2 will remain on the roadmap until the other QTI 3 specifications are finalized.

Susan Haught

Data-Support for Speech Synthesis Markup Language (Data-SSML)

• Promote the adoption of the 1EdTech Support for Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) Using the 'data-ssml' Property Version 1.0 specification.

• 1EdTech Support for Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) Using the 'data-ssml' Property Version 1.0 specification was published to Final Release.

Susan Haught

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)^®

• Release Certification Suite beta for LTI.
• Release Asset Processor Service to Candidate Final.
• Begin Certifying Candidate Final Services and start the voting process to move them to Final Release.

• Released Link and Content Service and Platform Notification Service to Candidate Final.
• The new Diagnostic Suite for LTI has been released in beta.

Jacques Menasche

Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE)^®

• CASE 1.1 Final Release, adoption and certification activities

• CASE 1.1 achieved Candidate Final status with early adopter certifications and beginning the official publishing process

Susan Haught

CASE Network 2

• Promote the adoption of CASE and CASE Network 2.
• Promote new implementations and features in CASE Network 2, such as exporting CASE Frameworks to Canvas (LMS), adopting CASE Rubrics, and new CASE framework types (e.g., AP Frameworks.)

• 12 registered suppliers made CASE Network 2 sustainable.
• Combined the CASE Network Advisory Board with the Digital Curriculum and CASE Product Steering Committee to more effectively promote the CASE standard and the benefits of CASE Network 2.

Beatriz Arnillas

Common Cartridge^® and Thin Common Cartridge

• Continue to promote Common Cartridge 1.4 and other versions by presenting at meetings and events, highlighting implementations, and defining use cases.

• Promoted the adoption and certification of Common Cartridge and Thin Common Cartridge 1.4 standards.

Susan Haught

LTI Resource Search

• Create a test suite for the Resource Search German Profile
• Certify early adopters and vote to move to Final Release

• A newly formed task force worked swiftly to create the LTI Resource Search German Profile Candidate Final 1.0.
• Norway and NATO showed interest in an LTI Resource Search Profile.

Susan Haught

Digital Curriculum Innovation SIG

• Interview members to identify topics of interest and initiate a 2025 meeting series.

• Experts presented on a range of topics, including portable course delivery with 1EdTech standards, LTI 1.3 Cookieless flow, Grade Passback, 1EdTech & Ed-Fi Collaboration, ID Management Best Practices, Edu-API, CASE Network 2, and CASE Services.
• Key outcomes:
  • Learning Resources and Digital Content Leaders gained an understanding of current 1EdTech interoperability standard versions and services based on their expressed interests 
  • 1EdTech and Ed-Fi are establishing the terms of collaboration to avoid competition and support the development of consistent, noncompetitive learning and reporting data ecosystems.

Beatriz Arnillas

1EdTech Japan Society

• Move the OneRoster 1.2 CSV Japan Society Profile to Final Release and start the OR 1.2 REST/JSON Japan Profile.
• Continue to run its own PSC and collaborate with 1EdTech member groups and events.

• Published their OneRoster 1.2 Japan Profile Candidate Final specification.

Susan Haught

Colin Smythe

Norway

• Complete the Absence Service documentation.

• Profile Document Moved to Final Release status with formal final release pending supplier implementations.

Joshua McGhee

Colin Smythe