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Discuss e‑learning standards, instructional design methods, and development techniques.

🛠 Technical Implementation

Hands‑on discussions around deploying and configuring LMS/LRS platforms, xAPI providers, and data pipelines.

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🧰 Tools & Workflows

Tips and best practices for authoring tools, automation/DevOps pipelines, and AI/ML integrations in L&D.

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💡 Learning Engineering Practice

Deep dives into instructional design frameworks, performance‑optimization strategies, and curriculum/assessment methods.

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📅 Events & Calendar

Listings and calendar feeds for conferences, workshops, webinars, and community meet‑ups.

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📢 Announcements & News

Official board updates, release notes, and industry‑wide TLA and standards developments.

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📚 Publications & Resources

A curated library of white papers, case studies, research articles, and practical templates/checklists.

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An open “anything goes” space for networking, introductions, off‑topic chat, and member feedback.

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This community was founded on February 24, 2025. The goal is to provide a persistent, searchable space where communities of practice and new practitioners can engage in ongoing conversations, share experiences, ask questions, and collectively build knowledge around best practices, standards, implementations, open-source artifacts, and vendor offerings. As the ecosystem continues to mature, this forum remains dedicated to fostering open, practical dialogue that benefits everyone working to advance interoperable learning technologies.

e‑Learning Evolution Timeline

Explore the evolution of e‑learning standards, instructional design methods, and development techniques. Hover over timeline items to discover detailed information about each milestone in learning technology.

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Community Appreciation

Special appreciation to the Learning Engineering and Learning Technology Standards Communities

• Shelly Blake-Plock (Yet Analytics) – TLA ecosystems & innovation
• Jim Goodell – IEEE LTSC Chair, SCD & competency frameworks
• Andy Johnson – ADL Specs Manager, xAPI/cmi5/TLA
• Bill McDonald – AICC/SCORM foundations, cmi5 WG Chair
• Kevin Owens – TLA competencies thought leader
• Michael Jay – Learning engineering communities

Special thanks to Jodi Lis – Inspiration and motivator.

Technical Implementation Hands‑on discussions around deploying and configuring LMS/LRS platforms, xAPI providers, and data pipelines.

LMS & LRS Platforms

Deployment, configuration, customization of LMSs and LRSs
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cmi5 Profile

cmi5 is an xAPI Profile that provides a set of rules for how learning management systems (LMSs) and xAPI-powered learning activities communicate, focusing on interoperability for launching, tracking, and reporting on learning content
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Henry Ryng
Evolution of eLearning Standards

Data Pipelines & Analytics Tools

ETL, BI, AI driven dashboards, visualization for learning‑performance insight.
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xAPI & Learning Record Providers

Data modeling, xAPI statement/profile template tools, Learning Record Provider (LRPs) to generate and route xAPI statements.
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Competency Assertion Engine

Discussion around systems and methods that assert competency.
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Bridging Competency Definitions and Evidence: Introducing the Rubric Assertion Profile (RAP)

APIs, SDKs & Integrations

JavaScript wrappers, REST hooks, webhooks, LRS‑to‑LMS connectors.
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Tools & Workflows Tips and best practices for authoring tools, automation/DevOps pipelines, and AI/ML integrations in L&D.

Automation & DevOps for L&D

CI/CD pipelines for content, containerized LCMS, automated QA
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AI & Machine Learning

Predictive analytics, skill-gap detection, chatbot‑driven coaching.
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Authoring Tools & Frameworks

Storyline, Rise, Captivate, Adapt, H5P—tips, templates, best practices.
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Henry Ryng
Tools to build learning assets and custom xAPI on back end that don't lock you in to a platform?

Open Source Artifacts

Discussion of assets released as open source.
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TLA Toolbox

Discuss features, support and issues with https://tlatoolbox.com/
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Mapping IEEE 1484.20.3 JSON-LD to 1EdTech, CTDL-ASN, CaSS

TLA Sandbox

Support, issues, features related to the https://tlasandbox.com/
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Using the ADL LRS Conformance Test Suite

Learning Engineering Practice Deep dives into instructional design frameworks, performance‑optimization strategies, and curriculum/assessment methods.

Curriculum & Assessment

Designing adaptive pathways, mastery checks, formative vs. summative.
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Human Performance Optimization

Behavior‑change frameworks, performance support, competency models.
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Crew Resource Management concepts with xAPI and TLA

Instructional Design Strategies

Backward Design, ADDIE, SAM, Merrill’s Principles in action.
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Learning Science Principles Interactive Cards

Events & Calendar Listings and calendar feeds for conferences, workshops, webinars, and community meet‑ups.

Community Calendar

Shared Google Calendar feed, “submit your event” thread.
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Learning, Innovation, & Technology (LIT) Lab Kickoff – Sept 11 2025, 11:00 AM ET

Webinars & Virtual Meetups

Community‑hosted Zoom/Webex/Teams sessions, AMA panels.
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Conferences & Workshops

In‑person and virtual events: Learning Eng Week, DevLearn, xAPI Camp.
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2026 Conference Thread

Announcements & News Official board updates, release notes, and industry‐wide TLA and standards developments.

Industry Standards & TLA Developments

IEEE Learning Engineering, xAPI Profiles, cmi5 news—tracking evolving best practices.
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Forum News & Updates

Official announcements, release notes for this board, roadmap discussions.
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Publications, Standards, Resources A curated library of white papers, case studies, research articles, and practical templates/checklists.

Standards

Discuss standards involved
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Henry Ryng
IEEE Bookmarks

Templates & Checklists

X‑matrices, IRB consent forms, rollout playbooks.
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Case Studies & Success Stories

Real‑world implementations, ROI analyses, lessons learned.
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White Papers & Research

Link to academic papers, WIP drafts, open‑source spec reviews.
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Free Parking Lounge An open “anything goes” space for networking, introductions, off‑topic chat, and member feedback.

Show & Tell

Demos of your dashboards, sample dashboards, innovative uses.
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Introductions & Feedback

New member intros, site feedback, feature requests.
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Safiyyah Scott Intro

General Discussion & Networking

Anything goes: off‑topic chat, career advice, job postings.
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