1EdTech Glossary

The abbreviation for the 1EdTech Learner Information Package standard.

LIS is the abbreviation for Learning Information Services, a standard developed by 1EdTech. See the definition of Learning Information Services for more information.

Learning Management System. A platform that provides access to the digital content of courses. It may include the sequence of lessons, content, activities, chat tool, and other tools. Some LMS have digital libraries, other may include a Lesson Planner.

LTI Advantage certification is awarded when a system certifies for LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage services in the following ways:

• A platform must support LTI 1.3 Core and all 3  LTI Advantage services.  
• A tool must support LTI 1.3 Core and at least two LTI Advantage Services.
• Platforms and Tools that certify LTI 1.3 Core and all LTI Advantage Services get an LTI Advantage Complete Certification. 

Is the shorthand term used to describe the mechanics and workflow that happen when a person clicks on an LTI link from an LTI platform. The mechanics of the LTI flow are built using the combination of industry standards OAuth 2.0 and OIDC.

LTI services add functionality to core LTI to improve user experiences. These services can exist individually or all together depending on the type of product involved. Currently, the LTI Advantage services include Names and Role Provisioning Services, Deep Linking and Assignment and Grade Services, however many other extension services are under development. For more information, see the LTI Advantage Overview and Learning Tools Interoperability Project Group Activity.

1EdTech published the Learner Information Package (LIP) standard version 1.0 in March 2001. The intent of this standard is to define a set of packages that can be used to import data into and extract data from a 1EdTech certified Learner Information server. The core structures of the learner information package are based upon: accessibilities; activities; affiliations; competencies; goals; identifications; interests; qualifications, certifications and licenses; relationship; security keys; and transcripts. The 1EdTech Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) standard supersedes this standard.

A generic term to describe digital spaces designed to help learners display their credentials and achievements. According to Jobs for the Future, a LER is “a comprehensive digital record of a worker’s skills and competencies. LERs can document learning wherever it occurs, and they may include records of people’s credentials, degrees, and employment histories.”

The 1EdTech Learning Design standard supports the use of a wide range of pedagogies in online learning. Rather than attempting to capture the specifics of many pedagogies, it does this by providing a generic and flexible language. This language is designed to enable many different pedagogies to be expressed. The approach has the advantage over alternatives in that only one set of learning design and runtime tools then need to be implemented in order to support the desired wide range of pedagogies. The language was originally developed at the Open University of the Netherlands (OUNL), after extensive examination and comparison of a wide range of pedagogical approaches and associated learning activities, and several iterations of the developing language to obtain a good balance between generality and pedagogic expressiveness. This standard was published in February 2003.