Educational Technology Standards Ecosystem

This interactive diagram shows how educational technology standards support Level 3+ intelligent textbooks.

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Standards Categories

Core Data Standards (Blue)

• xAPI: Tracks learning activities as statements
• LRS: Stores learning records

IEEE Standards (Purple)

• IEEE LTSC: Learning Technology Standards Committee
• IEEE LOM: Learning Object Metadata for content description

IMS Global Standards (Teal)

• LTI: Tool interoperability with LMS
• Caliper: Analytics standard
• CLR: Portable credentials

Regulatory Requirements (Red)

• FERPA: US student privacy
• GDPR: EU data protection

How They Connect

1. Intelligent textbooks generate learning data using xAPI
2. Data is stored in an LRS (institution or student-controlled)
3. LTI connects textbooks to LMS platforms
4. IEEE LOM describes content for discovery
5. All Level 3+ systems must comply with FERPA/GDPR