DSU

Standards

A comprehensive reference for DSU standards entries. Browse and filter terms to find the definitions you need.

Adaptive Instructional Systems Family

IEEE LTSC

A suite of standards supporting Adaptive Instructional Systems.

Augmented Reality Learning Experience Model (ARLEM) (IEEE P1589-2020)

IEEE LTSC

A standard for how augmented reality learning content should be structured and tracked.

Caliper Analytics

1edtech

A technical framework for capturing and sharing student learning activity data to provide real-time insights into engagement and performance.

Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE)

1edtech

A standard for digitally representing and sharing learning standards and competency frameworks so they can be easily ingested by software.

Competency Data Standards Family

IEEE LTSC

A suite of standards defining how to represent skills and competencies in a machine-readable format.

Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR)

1edtech

A modern, web-verified digital transcript that captures a learner's achievements, competencies, and skills across all types of learning experiences.

Experience API (xAPI) Family (IEEE 9274)

IEEE LTSC

The formal international standard for the Experience API (xAPI), designed to track learning data across any platform or environment.

Learning and Employment Records (LER) Family

IEEE LTSC

Standards for the ecosystem supporting learning and employment records and digital credentials.

Learning Metadata Terms (LMT) (IEEE P2881)

IEEE LTSC

An extensible data model that focuses on the principles of sharing learning resources in a learning environment and describing learning events, sometimes “instances” of learning resources that learners may attend (virtually or in-person), is described by this standard. Terms intentionally align to a Resource Description Framework (RDF) type of model, which can be represented in many formats, including graphs.

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)

1edtech

The standard protocol for securely connecting and launching educational applications and content within learning platforms.

OneRoster

1edtech

A standard for securely sharing class rosters, course materials, and grades between school systems and vendor platforms.

Open Badges (OBI)

1edtech

The global standard for verifiable digital badges that represent achievements, skills, or certifications.

Question and Test Interoperability (QTI)

1edtech

A standard for creating and sharing assessment items and tests across different assessment platforms.

SCORM Family – Shareable Content Object Reference Model

IEEE LTSC

A widely used suite of standards to ensure e-learning content is interoperable, reusable, and trackable across different Learning Management Systems (LMS).