In this session, we will explore the impact of open standards and their absence on interoperability and vendor lock-in within higher education. When there is a lack of standards, vendors and open source projects must develop custom integrations for different systems. However, without these standards, these integrations may break whenever a connected system undergoes an upgrade. Standards allow for innovation. A prime example is LTI, which originated from open source and has facilitated seamless integrations with Learning Management Systems (LMS). Additionally, we will discuss some of the standard bodies that govern widely adopted standards in the field.
Speakers: Benito Gonzalez Laura Fernandez Moran