1. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 1 Update on IMS Enterprise Services v2 and Sakai Linda Feng & Michael Feldstein Oracle Academic Enterprise Solutions IMS ES v2 Working Group

2. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 2 This presentation is for you if… You are implementing or improving your SIS/LMS integration You are a Peoplesoft customer You are developing an Identity or Grading service for any part of Sakai You want a window into how the IMS standards process works

3. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 3 Agenda Background/ Goals Current Status Information Model Services Profiles and Conformance Oracle’s Use of IMS ES v2

4. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 4 Background/Goals for IMS ES v2 IMS Enterprise v1: public release 2002 IMS Enterprise Services v1.1: public release 2004 V1 specs were too generic – resulted in non standard integrations Needed more defined structure for Course Management Wanted more granular Outcomes model Wanted to harmonize Person definition with IMS Learner Information Profile (IMS LIP)

5. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 5 Customer Needs —Near real time integration —Course to course site mapping (multi-section and cross- listed courses) —Final grade reporting —Support for adjunct solutions (e.g., course evaluations, external wikis, etc.) —Lower and more controlled integration costs

6. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 6 Goals for IMS ES v2 Relationships between courses/sections Enhanced Grade/Outcome model Better handling for multi-sectioned and cross-listed Increased adoption by SIS and LMS vendors (Enterprise Alliance) Room for growth into other integration use cases

7. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 7 ES v2 Current Status Working group chartered earlier this year - Jan 2007 Co-Chairs, Linda Feng (Oracle) and Bill Lee (D2L) Participants: Oracle, D2L, Informs, Ohio State, U. of Wisc., Angel, Bb, Moodle, JISC/CETIS (UK), DEST (AU) Base documents issued internally for review Nov 2007 Target CM/DN release: March 2008 Target Public Draft release: December 2008 Target Public Final release: November 2009

8. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 8 Deliverables Use Cases Specification Overview Information Model Conformance Profile(s) Best Practices & Implementation Guide WSDL Binding LDAP Binding - NEW UML XMI Files Sample Code Demonstration of Interoperability

9. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 9 Information Model Person Course Management —Course Template —Course Offering —Course Section —Section Association Group Membership Outcome

10. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 10 Enterprise v2 Information Model: Courses and Enrollment Person Course Template Course Offering Course Section Section Association Group Membership

11. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 11 Enterprise v2 Information Model: Outcomes Person Course Template Course Offering Course Section Section Association Result Line Item Group

12. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 12 Services Read(singular) Reads(plural) ReadFromSavePoint Create Update Replace Delete Discover

13. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 13 Profiles & Conformance Ability to add constraints to base specification Ability to define specific vocabulary for use in specification Conformance will be tested against profile

14. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 14 SAIP v1 Oracle has chosen to implement IMS ES v2 for SAIP using Sakai as a reference (SAKORA Project) Focuses on mission critical integration of SIS and LMS Web services provide flexible, comprehensive batch and real time integration Online functionality for easy, flexible default and ad hoc scoping of courses and course to course site mapping Inbound Final Grades/Outcomes LDAP Binding to support provisioning to non-services based solutions

15. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 15 Sakai Touchpoints CM API User provider Gradebook Profile tool? Others?

16. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 16 SAIP Integration Architecture Campus Solutions Integration Broker (Service definitions, routings, transforms) IMS (standard payload) LMS Request for snapshot Snapshot Reply with FileURL (wsdl, xsd) Enrollment, Courses, Persons IMS messages (wsdl, xsd) SNAPSHOT

17. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 17 SAIP Integration Architecture Campus Solutions Integration Broker (Service definitions, routings, transforms) IMS payload LMS Event based message (wsdl, xsd) Enrollment, Courses, Persons IMS messages (wsdl, xsd) EVENT BASED Events

18. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 18 SAIP Integration Architecture Campus Solutions Integration Broker (Service definitions, routings, transforms) IMS (standard payload) LMS Request for Outcome/Final Results (wsdl, xsd) Final Outcome/ Grading IMS messages (wsdl, xsd) OUTCOME/FINAL RESULTS

19. © Copyright 2006 IMS/GLC All Rights Reserved. Innovation · Adoption · Learning 19 Questions? Contact us at: —Linda.Feng@oracle.comLinda.Feng@oracle.com —Michael.Feldstein@oracle.comMichael.Feldstein@oracle.com SAIP (Sakora) project updates will be posted on Sakai wiki: —http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/ENTR/