Inspiring Brighter Futures Foundation Digital Learning Platform

Overview

Inspiring Brighter Futures Foundation (IBFF) needed a digital learning platform, or Learning Management System (LMS), to help students with their mental wellbeing through self-discovery, creating a vision and setting SMART goals. The program is based on research showing that good mental health improves a student's engagement in learning, determination to reach their goals and overall optimism.

Working for Invision Media and IBFF, we built the full platform, including an admin panel and an integration with a cloud-based Learning Record Store (LRS). Students' responses and progress are stored in the LRS as de-identified data, which is used to track their progress.

Challenges

1. Limited CMI5 Documentation: We chose CMI5, a modern xAPI standard for lightweight learning platforms, to fit the budget. It has far less documentation than SCORM or standard xAPI, so a lot of it was worked out during the build.

2. No Courses Yet: The courses hadn't been designed when the build started, so we worked closely with Invision Media to have the platform ready when they were.

3. Three-Month Deadline: The platform had to be ready for Term 1, 2024.

Solution

1. Authentication: Login, password reset and two-factor authentication.

2. Student Invitations: Schools generate invitation links so students can sign up and access their courses.

3. Courses: The 'Onwards & Upwards' course, built by Invision Media in Articulate Storyline 360, takes 12 and 13 year olds through eight sessions on values-based goal setting and creating a vision.

4. CMI5 & LRS Integration: Every student action is stored in the cloud-based LRS, so the platform can track when courses are started and completed.

5. De-identified Data: Student data in the LRS is fully de-identified, because the LRS is third-party software.

6. Student Uploads: Students upload work from the course, including their Self Assessment Quiz, Vision Statement, SMART Goal, Graduation Certificate and Achievement Standard.

7. Admin Panel: Admins manage schools, courses, student groups and users.

Key Features Implemented:

• Login, password reset and two-factor authentication
• Student invitation links for each school
• CMI5 course delivery with cloud LRS integration
• De-identified student data
• Student uploads of course work
• School management, with access restricted by school
• Course creation and import
• Student groups that control which courses students can see
• User management for students, teachers and admins

Results

1. Delivered On Time: The platform was built within the three-month timeframe, ready for Term 1, 2024.

2. Wellbeing Courses Online: Students work through the wellbeing courses online, with their progress tracked using de-identified data.

3. Built To Grow: The platform supports more schools and courses as the program expands.

Project Services Breakdown

• Learning Management System (LMS) Development
• CMI5 / xAPI & Learning Record Store Integration
• Admin Panel Development
• Student Data Privacy (De-identification)

Technology Stack: Laravel, CMI5 / xAPI, Learning Record Store (LRS), AWS

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