Postsecondary Electronic Standards Council

Uniting to support software technology standards for the #P20W sector is a pivotal step towards fostering innovation and efficiency. By leading through collaboration, we can enhance our technological capabilities and effectively tackle the complexities of this ecosystem. Developing next-generation digital services requires unifying architectures and shared understandings, which will help address semantic differences, varied capabilities, interdependencies, and siloed mindsets. This approach reduces the sector’s confusion, lowers risks, improves coordination, and tackles obsolescence that often hinders progress. The journey to unity involves overcoming challenges rooted in legacy systems and decentralization. The lack of widespread standards adoption leads to duplication and interoperability issues due to organizational misalignment. By investing in a joint technology standards development process led by the #DSU Signatories like PESC, organizations within the P20W sector can foster collaboration that builds trust through a network of stakeholders leading to create new solutions that respect diverse needs yet scale efficiently.  That is so important as the sector addresses market pressures, limited resources, variation in capabilities and the reality of decentralization that fosters diversity and barriers layered by bias abstracted by how systems are composed attempting to bridge without foundation to rest. Aligning with DSU supports mission-driven goals across commerce, education, and research sectors—promising a prosperous future as more entities embrace these practices. Participating in DSU offers substantial benefits by revolutionizing how technology is leveraged within your organization through shared guidelines—enhancing our collective contributions to ensure the sector remains competitive and relevant. If you are leading a software initiaitve addressing education stakeholders, don't just build a driveway that stops fifty feet from your front door. Consider how your driveway should connect to the digital freeway. How do you collaborate with other applications? How can we trust the supply chain supporting our technology stack? How do we protect our data systems? How do we access data managed by others? How do we protect privacy? How do we support data integrations? How do we link to external data sources? Where do we go for the maps and guidance on how best to build software? How do we keep up with changes? We believe it is time we all invest in working together - even as competitiors, as we overcome our anxieties, risk and interests that impede us. We can share common ground and methods that will help us all scale the next generation of digital services embracing AI and machine learning. Don't stay on the sidelines isolating your efforts. That will put you at a long term disadvantage. Scale and sustainability - change and obsolenence - impacts all of us. Join the movement.

Mark your calendars - Don't miss out on upcoming meetings and industry events! https://lnkd.in/eDKtj-RW #PESCevents AACRAO Ellucian #FSMB

Check out John Lovell's article in the Access 4 Learning Community (A4L) Quarterly Newsletter on the rise of JSON-LD and its impact on data standards in education: https://lnkd.in/esFTcaNh. JSON-LD’s flexible, linked-data capabilities are revolutionizing how educational data is shared and understood across institutions. This collaborative approach, developed alongside partners like A4L, marks a significant step towards interoperability, enabling seamless data exchange and enhancing learner mobility. #DataStandards #PESCJSONLD #EdTech #Interoperability #StandardsMatter Steve Smith

We are so grateful to our October Data Summit Program Committee Members for their hard work on what turned out to be a wonderful program. The Summit would never have been the success it was without their contributions! #welovePESCmembers #PESCoct24summit

We have exciting news! PESC and the Groningen Declaration Network (GDN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their partnership in advancing global data interoperability and open standards. This collaboration marks a pivotal step toward creating a "Network of Networks" to support seamless data exchange, lifelong learning, and credentialing across educational and professional systems worldwide. Together, PESC and the GDN Network aim to break down data barriers, enhance mobility, and create tools to benefit learners, institutions, and organizations on a global scale. Learn more about how this partnership is shaping the future of education and data standards: https://lnkd.in/efrgFZ5t #Education #DataStandards #Interoperability #GlobalPartnership #EdTech #LifelongLearning #StandardsMatter David K Moldoff Alex Jackl William Bryant Faust Monterey Sims Kristi Blabaum Mark N. Cohen Karen McCredie Francisco Valines Rob Layton Jason Weaver Vivian Wong Joanne Duklas

Thank you for your contributions and for being a Member, AICE! Our Standards Forum meetings occur every Friday. Email info@PESC.org for more details.

At the October 2024 Data Summit, PESC and the Access 4 Learning Community entered into a joint venture agreement to drive innovation and improve data standards in the education sector. Together, we aim to enhance data sharing and interoperability across learning ecosystems, from K-12 through higher education and more. This partnership combines our strengths to create a more unified approach to data standards, helping institutions, educators, and students benefit from seamless data access and collaboration. Read more about how this collaboration will shape the future of educational data interoperability: https://lnkd.in/gVUgaqHh #Education #EdTech #DataStandards #Interoperability #Collaboration #Innovation #K12 #HigherEd #StandardsMatter #PESCoct24summit David K Moldoff Alex Jackl Monterey Sims Kristi Blabaum Mark N. Cohen William Bryant Faust Vivian Wong Rob Layton Karen McCredie Francisco Valines Jason Weaver Steve Smith

Are you ready to move beyond the conversation and start scaling micro-credentials in your organization? If so, don't miss this informative session at the PESC October 2024 Data Summit: "Taking Theory to Practice by Using Standards to Scale Micro-Credentials" - Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 10:30-11:15am PDT Panelists: - Marc Booker, PhD, Vice Provost of Strategy, University of Phoenix - Mark N. Cohen, Product Manager – Infrastructure & Data Services, California Community Colleges Technology Center - Alex Jackl, CEO & Founder, Bardic Systems - Anthony Uljanec, Sr. Director of Technology, [ECE] Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) Digital badges, micro-credentials, and Comprehensive Learner Records (CLR) and Learning and Employment Records (LER) are gaining traction as key components in the future of learning mobility. Yet, many organizations struggle to go beyond theory and scale these efforts in practice. Join our expert panel as they share insights on the role of standards in bridging the gap between concept and execution. This interactive discussion will cover: - The importance of using standards to enable scalable micro-credentialing efforts - Best practices and strategic activities that can be implemented - Engaging audience participation to share experiences and solutions Seize this opportunity to learn from industry leaders and peers who are making significant strides in this emerging space! REGISTER TODAY: https://lnkd.in/ejF-7Wvp. #PESCoct24summit #datastandards #StandardsMatter Hillary Halpern William Bryant Faust Monterey Sims Francisco Valines Doug Holmes

We sincerely thank Parchment, An Instructure Company and Jason Weaver for supporting our October 2024 Data Summit as a GOLD SPONSOR! Our generous sponsors make PESC events even more worthwhile. If you would also like to become a PESC Champion as a sponsor, it's not too late! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ejF-7Wvp. For information on the October Summit and/or to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/ejF-7Wvp. #PESCoct24summit #PESCsponsor #datastandards #StandardsMatter Hillary Halpern William Bryant Faust Monterey Sims Alex Jackl Mark N. Cohen Doug Holmes Francisco Valines Jennifer K.

We're only 9 days away from the October Data Summit, but it's still not too late to register. We've got some fantastic speakers lined up! #PESCoct24summit Marc Booker, PhD Shannon Wilson Monterey Sims University of Phoenix