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• 17:23, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Standards Compliance (Created page with "== Overview == Standards compliance encompasses the work and business processes required to maintain alignment and fidelity with a given technical standard in a particular context. It can be a daunting task to implement a standard, but it will provide considerable efficiencies over the long run as it will insulate against vendor lock-in and provide durability where bespoke products can introduce brittleness in a data system. Category:Data Standard")
• 17:23, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Serialization (Created page with "== Overview == [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serialization#:~:text=In%20computing%2C%20serialization%20(or%20serialisation,and%20reconstructed%20later%20(possibly%20in Wikipedia] describes serialization as: “The process of translating a data structure or object state into a format that can be stored (for example, in a file or memory data buffer) or transmitted (for example, over a computer network) and reconstructed later (possibly in a different computer environment...")
• 16:31, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) (Created page with "== Overview == SCORM is the most common standard followed for learning management systems (LMS). Created by the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative in 2000 ([https://adlnet.gov/past-projects/scorm/]). The ADL Initiative is “is a government program reporting to the Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA), under the Director, DHRA … and is one of nine functional mission areas of the Defense Support Services Center (DSSC).” ([https://adlnet.gov/about/]). The...")
• 16:28, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED) (Created page with "== Overview == SCED codes were developed by the NCES. They are stewarded by “a working group of federal, state, and local education agency representatives who receive suggestions and assistance from a wide network of subject matter experts at the national, state, and local levels.” ([https://nces.ed.gov/forum/sced.asp NCES]) This means that SCED can be adjusted to meet the needs of its users. SCED represents a “voluntary, common classification system for prior...")
• 16:27, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page REST (REpresentational State Transfer) API (Created page with "== Overview == Created by computer scientist Roy Fielding, REST is an API that conforms to the architectural style constraints of uniform interface, client-server decoupling, statelessness, cacheability, and layered system architecture. ([https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/api/what-is-a-rest-api#rest]) There is also an optional constraint of code on demand. To learn more about REST, see the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer full Wikipedia ar...")
• 16:26, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Project Unicorn (Created page with "== Initiative == Project Unicorn is an effort to support the education technology arena in adopting industry interoperability standards. By supporting and helping expand how interoperability is understood and implemented, schools, districts and states in the K-12 sector can connect their various applications and use their data more effectively. This work also helps “empower … districts and states to be smart consumers in their procurement of technology.” ([https:/...")
• 15:56, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council (PESC) (Created page with "== Community == PESC describes the community as “an open standards-development and open standards-setting body for Admissions, Financial Aid, and Registrar Offices, governed by a voluntary, consensus-based model, funded independently by annual membership dues, meetings, and sponsorships. In fulfilling its non-profit mission, PESC makes all PESC approved standards and technical information available to the education community online free of charge.” To learn more a...")
• 15:50, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Parquet (Created page with "== Overview == Parquet is a language-independent, open-source file format designed with a columnar structure to optimize querying and aggregation of specific fields. The columnar design also facilitates more efficient file compression, which allows for ease of storage for large volumes of data. Parquet files also include self-describing metadata, embedding the format and meaning within the data itself.")
• 15:50, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page P-20W+ (Created page with "P-20W+ refers to state data and systems from prekindergarten and early childhood programs, K-12, and postsecondary, through postgraduate education, along with workforce and other outcomes (e.g., public assistance and corrections). The specific agencies and other organizations that participate in a P-20W+ initiative or system vary from state to state.")
• 15:49, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Open Source (Created page with "== Tools == Open source refers to free products or software that include permission to use, modify, and share the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The products often have a community of users who share practices, code, and approaches to modifying and maintaining those products.")
• 15:48, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page On Prem or On Premise (Created page with "On premise or on prem refers to the practice of implementing a database, application, or other technology within the physical plant of an organization.")
• 15:48, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Operational Data Store (ODS) (Created page with "An ODS is a central database that provides a snapshot of the latest available data from multiple transactional systems. An ODS enables organizations to combine data from various sources into a single repository to make it available for operational use.")
• 15:47, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) (Created page with "== Organization == NCSER is an Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) center that “supports rigorous research on infants, toddlers, children, and youth with, and at risk for, disabilities through advancing the understanding of, and practices for, teaching, learning, and organizing education systems.” ([https://ies.ed.gov/ncser/aboutus/ NCSER])")
• 15:45, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (Created page with "== Organization == NCES is an Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) center that “serves as the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. NCES fulfills a Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish report...")
• 15:44, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page National Center for Education Research (NCER) (Created page with "== Organization == NCER is an Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) center that “supports research activities to improve the quality of education and thereby, increase student academic achievement, reduce the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing students, and increase access to and completion of postsecondary education. NCER also funds predoctoral and postdoctoral research training programs to invest in the training and development of the n...")
• 15:42, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) (Created page with "== Organization == NCEE is an Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) center focused on federal program evaluation, synthesizing, and disseminating information from evaluation and research, and providing technical assistance to states, districts, colleges, and other stakeholders to improve student outcomes. NCEE conducts “unbiased, large-scale evaluations of education programs supported by federal funds; provides technical assistance; and supports the development...")
• 15:40, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Microservice (Created page with "Microservice is an architectural and organizational approach to software development. The hallmark of microservices is that they are “small, independent services … that communicate over well-defined APIs.” This kind of architecture “makes applications easier to scale and faster to develop, enabling innovation, and accelerating time-to-market for new features.” ([https://aws.amazon.com/microservices/ AWS]) Microservices also make applications tougher to break b...")
• 15:38, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Markup Language (Created page with "Markup is a language formulated by annotating text in a document. Tags are used for annotation and function in unique ways in different markup languages. For example, in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the tags instruct how text should display, while in Extensible Markup Language (XML), the tags are used to define the data being stored or transmitted. For more on Markup, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markup_language#:~:text=Markup%20language%20refers%20to%20a,content%...")
• 15:37, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page Learning Management System (LMS) (Created page with "LMS refers to software applications designed to manage and deliver educational courses or training programs.")
• 15:36, 7 March 2023 WendyGeller talk contribs created page JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) (Created page with "According to Wikipedia.org, JSON is “an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays (or other serializable values). It is a common data format with diverse uses in electronic data interchange, including that of web applications with servers. JSON is a language-independent data format. It was derived from JavaScript, but many modern programming lan...")