Module 2 Assignment -Learning Tools Interoperability LTI

   LTI App  - Learning Tools Interoperability 

   The principal concept of LTI is to establish a standard way of integrating learning applications such as Learning Management Systems (LMS), portals and other educational environments. LTI provides an option for educational technologists to use and to have all students and staff in one common place with one common login in. As virtual schools and blended learning environments grow in popularity, LTI is a great support for schools. Students and staff are able to learn and use one system to access their courses, marks, conversations etc. LTI enhance productivity and communication in the virtual learning environment. 

    McLuhan's Laws of Media are of great value when exploring a new and emerging technology. The four laws are:

    Enhancement: The Technology does something new

    Obsolescence: The technology pushes or drives an existing technology into obsolescence

    Retrieval: The new technology rekindles something from the past.

    Reversal: The new technology sets the stage for it's own replacement.

    These four laws are complementary and simultaneous. 

    Applying this tetrad of the effects of technology to LTI 

    Enhancements:  LTIs establish trust between a single application (i.e. the learning management system) and an external tool. It then transports information between an organization and an external tool using a Single-Sign-On.

   Obsolete: will LMSs evolve into integrated personal learning environments? The answer to this question is Yes, if they do not want to become obsolete. LTI’s will force the current LMS to change or become a technology of the past as users will no longer have to preload their course information, as the LTI will give them immediate access.

   Reversal:  IMS Learning Tools Interoperability is growing and improving at a rapid rate that each version will continue to replace the older one. Also SAML has continued to work on their technology and advancements.

    Retrieves: LTIs can be compared to the manual telephone switchboard. Many were designed over the years and modified as the telephone was enhanced and improved, but their role had the same purpose as LTI’s to have one common place to give and receive information. As telephones grew in popularity as use, a common place for them to connect was needed. LTI's perform a similar task in connecting tools and operations from various sources.

Module 1 Assignment: Blog Post on Identifying an Emerged Technology

As educators we need to be visionary. We are speeding toward the future at a rapid pace, we must continually ask ourselves, what do students need to learn to succeed in the world to come? A world we can't even imagine. We can no longer focus on content alone, we need to focus on what it means to be a learner and how to guide students to learn effectively and deeply. Students need to understand how to synthesize and analyze and operate in Bloom's realm of higher-order skills.


One area that is in its infancy stages is Augmented Reality (AR) through Google Glass, gaming and awesome apps for astronomy. Expectations are high for AR capabilities, which allows users to see additional information layered over what they see through the lens. Currently, access to AR technology for educational use is mostly limited to smartphone and tablet apps.


Virtual Field Trips are possible with AR technology. Using Google Glass, a teacher can stream from a remote location to their classroom thousands of miles away or if students are participating in an online classroom they can access the field trip at any hour of the day. This is one example of how educators are moving away from the traditional classroom




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