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Content Mgmt Services Digital Delivery Update. Peter Chapman VP - Digital Delivery May 16, 2012. Agenda. 2012 Delivery Services Roadmap Update eText Mobile Pearson ClassPrep Workflow integration NextText. eText Update. eText 4.6 - In Integration testing
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Content Mgmt ServicesDigital Delivery Update Peter Chapman VP - Digital Delivery May 16, 2012
Agenda • 2012 Delivery Services Roadmap Update • eText • Mobile • Pearson ClassPrep • Workflow integration • NextText
eText Update • eText 4.6 -In Integration testing • Internal release to support PCL and DL projects • Improvements to the Toolkit • eText v4.7 - Development complete, now in QA • Targeting 16 June • Server Federation • Flex Bookshelf migrated to HTML – Demo • Ability to control underline and transparency of hotspots in Authoring on an individual basis • eText v4.8- In Planning • RUMBA version of LTI (S11) for iML and NGMEL • Additional Analytics feeds • Language Picker • Gadgets API
eText for iPad and Android • eText for iPad v1.1.1 in SQA • Currently targeting a release in early June • Improved display performance for all iPads including iPad3 • Will require minimum iOS v5.0 • eText for Android v1.1 • SMS version released • RUMBA and eCollege versions now is SQA • HiEd Mobile Site • eText for iPad/Android v1.2 • Targeting release for BTS • Planned features include: • Support for federated servers • Support for transparent/underline hotspots • French iPad localization • Support for full multi-tasking on iPad • Two-line display of Book title (iPad) • Forced landscape (iPad) • Limit 2-page display (iPad)
ClassPrep (Jazz) • Jazz for iPad v1.0 submitted to Apple • Expect approval at the end of this week or early next • ClassPrep v3.1 - Tentatively scheduled for BTS • Culling through list of potential features, enhancements, bug fixes. • Potentially: • User Behavior Report Enhancements: • breakdown by media type • include number of users rating an asset overall • Enhancement to support Google analytics by product. • User FeedbackFeature to allow users to provide feedback on assets • Enhancements to the “Pearson Collections” feature • Enhancements to student view only and full access modes • Misc. other enhancements: • Internationalization support for both Canadian and European French • Ability to delete a course from within the Collections area of a Jazz product • Enhancement to DeepLink tool and Search to support + characters when creating a deeplink to a Jazz product • Tomcat upgrade for (LTG Security compliance) • LTI integration to support S11
Automated Workflow • Working to complete full-scale automation for eText title creation directly from the integrated HiEd workflow. • Goal would be to eliminate nearly all the current manual activities. • Expect to be complete by December of this year. • This automation takes advantage of workflow processes as well as the Content Planning Tool and Documentum. • The workflow technical services team is also working with the LTGE Media Server team. • When completed, the Media Server integration will allow us to complete the Jazz automation and lay the groundwork for all other LTGE platforms.
NextText - January 2013 • A new eText environment that combines smart content and workflow strategies by utilizing taxonomies, learning objectives, basic (study and practice) assessments, and modular re-flowable content with rich media and interactivity. • In addition to standalone and library offerings, we anticipate combining this experience with the Next Gen Learning Applications and other key initiatives including BlueSky. • NexText user applications will be born mobile; supporting tablets and, as needed, small-form factor devices (e.g. iPod Touch, iPhone and Android smartphones). • The content will be based on the XHTML5 standard and capable of creating ePUB3 files • NexText will leverage our existing eText server infrastructure and share many core features and code components including platform integration models, SMS/RUMBA integrations and connections to the new Digital Libraries. The NexText application will also be born into the new Integrated Workflow. • NexText products will coexist alongside existing eText titles so that students and faculty who have subscriptions to page-fidelity eText titles will also be able to easily move back and forth to their bookshelf (or Digital Library) and into NexText titles.
NextText II - Summer 2013 • Next major release of NexText would includes the development of a new rules-engine capable of providing smart recommendations to assist students studying key topics. • A natural extension of the smart content concepts whereby learning objectives, taxonomy topics, basic assessments, analytics, and methods adapted from learning research and cognitive psychology are all combined to provide a scalable model for an interactive eBook experience. • Focus will be on providing a lightweight student experience that “recommends” rather than “replaces”. • We believe this approach offers a powerful extension to the traditional study paradigm and can substantively differentiate Pearson from other eBook technologies.
Next Meeting • Wed 20 June 10AM EDT • PPT will be posted to NEO site • https://neo.pearson.com/groups/etext • Become a member! Peter Chapman 1-617-671-3124