Posts with keyword: university+api

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Decentralizing Agendas and Decisions

Fri May 6 16:19:00 2022

Allowing groups to self-organize, set their own agendas, and decide without central guidance or planning requires being vulnerable and trusting. But the results are worth the risk.
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Student Profiles: A Proof of Concept

Thu Feb 9 15:44:00 2017

This post describes a proof of concept for a personal learning system called a student profile. The student profile gives students control over their personal information, including learning activities, and demonstrates how other parties can trust learning records kept in the student profile and shared by the student. This is a critical factor in creating personal learning environments that support life-long learning and give the university greater flexibility in system architecture.
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Building a Virtual University

Thu May 19 11:28:00 2016

With the proper architecture, we can create student learning systems that support virtual universities that offer programs made up from courses of study at various institutions. This article describes a modular approach to designing university systems that allows for a virtual university while also providing significant benefits to students.
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Personal APIs in a University Setting

Thu May 5 20:38:00 2016

This is the abstract from my proposal to speak at APIStrat 2016.
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Aspen Grove Winter Workshop

Fri Jan 15 15:13:00 2016

The Aspen Grove Winter Workshop (AGWW) will be held February 17 and 18, 2016 at BYU's Aspen Grove Conference Center. The workshop is hosted by BYU's Office of the CIO. You can get tickets on Eventbrite. The workshop is open to anyone. AGWW is an unconference that is focused on University APIs, Domain of One's Own, Personal Learning Systems, Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems, and other strategic uses of IT in the university environment. This isn't just a technical conference. There will be plenty of discussions about the impact of these technologies on learning and the modern university.
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University API and Domains Workshop

Fri Apr 24 09:50:00 2015

BYU is hosting a face-to-face meeting for university people interested in APIs and related topics (see below) on June 3 and 4 in Salt Lake City.
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The Core of Your API

Tue Dec 23 16:12:00 2014

A university is a complex place with lots of constituencies. What does it mean to design a University API given the different focus that each constituency has?
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