1. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com Presenter Jim Weaver Chief Technology Officer Learning Assistant Technologies jlweaver@lat-inc.com (765) 677-2680 www.lat-inc.com

2. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com Learning Assistant Technologies, Inc. Specializing in Java and Internet-enabled application development Focused on software systems for higher education and human resource development Committed to creating personalized learning tools and peer to peer learning communities

3. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com Indiana’s Premier Interactive Network for Adult Lifelong Learning

4. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com The Possibility Network A Corps of Learning Consultants – a friendly face A Network of Learning Stores – a friendly place The Personal Learning Assistant – a friendly tool

5. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com “The Possibility Network” – branded Personal Learning Assistant

6. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com “The Possibility Network” – branded Personal Learning Assistant

7. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com “The Possibility Network” – branded Personal Learning Assistant

8. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com “The Possibility Network” – branded Personal Learning Assistant

9. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com “The Possibility Network” – branded Personal Learning Assistant

10. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com “The Possibility Network” – branded Personal Learning Assistant

11. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com “The Possibility Network” – branded Personal Learning Assistant

12. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com PLA/SIS/Web Services Diagram

13. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com

17. Presenter Jim Weaver Chief Technology Officer Learning Assistant Technologies jlweaver@lat-inc.com (765) 677-2680 www.lat-inc.com

18. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com

19. Some Needed Web Services Course equivalency & articulation More SIS abstractions –Enrollment –Financial

20. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com Value of Standard Web Services Common Interface –App doesn’t have to be modified to support each external implementation (SIS for example) –If standards-based, vendors will implement the web services Uses Standard, Open Protocols –HTTP, XML, SOAP –Firewalls don’t have to be an issue

21. www.lat-inc.com 765-677-2680 info@lat-inc.com Value of Standard Web Services Development tools to generate web services are readily available Encourage real-time interfacing vs. batch Enables complex data types to be shared