1EdTech Interoperability Standard Adoption

6B’s team has hands-on experience implementing 1EdTech standards for learning platforms, MIS/SIS systems, curriculum tools, analytics products, and assessment providers. Whether you aim to become 1EdTech certified, improve interoperability across your institutional estate, or modernise your product architecture, we deliver robust, compliant, and long-term solutions.

As a dedicated digital engineering partner for education, we help organisations embrace open standards that reduce integration complexity, foster vendor choice, and support more effective teaching and learning.

Understanding 1EdTech Interoperability Standard Adoption

1EdTech (formerly IMS Global) is a global, non-profit consortium that develops open interoperability standards for the education and edtech sectors. These standards ensure that systems — such as LMS platforms, MIS/SIS systems, assessment tools, curriculum resources, analytics engines, credentials systems, and learning apps — can share data securely and consistently.

Key 1EdTech standards include:

OneRoster – used for secure, standardised rostering, timetables, and grade exchange between MIS/SIS and learning systems.
LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) Advantage – enabling seamless, secure, role-aware integration of external learning tools into LMS platforms.
Common Cartridge / Thin Common Cartridge – which standardises digital content packaging and distribution.
QTI (Question & Test Interoperability) – for exchanging assessments, items, and results.
Caliper Analytics – a structured event-model standard for learning analytics.
Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) and Open Badges – supporting verified learner profiles and digital achievements.

1EdTech standards ensure systems speak a common language, reducing bespoke integration work, improving data fidelity, strengthening security, and ensuring long-term compatibility. Adopting these standards requires careful planning around governance, data structures, vendor capability, and workflow alignment across the organisation.

Our 1EdTech Adoption & Integration Process

Our adoption process begins with a discovery and audit stage, where we assess your systems, data flows, technical architecture, governance model, and interoperability challenges. We identify which 1EdTech standards offer the most value — whether rostering automation through OneRoster, LTI-based learning tool integrations, standardised content packaging, or analytics via Caliper.

We then design a standards adoption roadmap that defines the relevant specifications, implementation models, authentication flows, data alignment requirements, and certification considerations. This includes mapping local data structures to 1EdTech schemas, designing secure exchange pathways, and integrating applicable endpoints or tool launch workflows.

During development, we leverage 6B’s reusable components for LTI 1.3 tool launches, OneRoster sync pipelines, QTI handlers, Caliper event emitters, and content-packaging utilities. These ensure consistent compliance and faster implementation. Rigorous testing follows, using 1EdTech validation tools, staging environments, and sample datasets to confirm conformance, security, performance, and compatibility across all participating systems.

Deployment is coordinated with MIS/SIS vendors, LMS administrators, curriculum teams, governance leads, and development teams. After go-live, we provide ongoing monitoring, optimisation, conformance updates, and support for new 1EdTech specifications as they evolve.

Benefits of 1EdTech Standard Adoption

Adopting 1EdTech standards provides a wide range of benefits for institutions and vendors. Institutions gain more reliable, accurate, and consistent data exchange across their digital estate, reducing the complexity of managing disparate systems and eliminating the need for repeated manual data entry or one-off integrations. Interoperability becomes future-proof, allowing institutions to adopt or replace systems without costly migration challenges.

For teaching and learning, standards such as LTI Advantage improve instructional workflows by enabling seamless tool launches, grade passback, and rich interactive content. OneRoster provides automated class setups, timetables, and enrolments, while Caliper supports robust, analytics-driven insights into engagement and attainment. Content providers benefit from reusable packaging, and credentialing becomes more transparent and portable through CLR and Open Badges.

For edtech vendors, adopting 1EdTech standards significantly reduces integration overhead, expands marketability, and ensures compatibility with major platforms and institutional requirements globally.

Why Choose 6B for 1EdTech Interoperability Standard Adoption?

We have hands-on experience implementing OneRoster, LTI 1.3/Advantage, QTI, Caliper, Common Cartridge, and CLR/Open Badges.

Our reusable components — LTI launch flows, OneRoster sync engines, QTI parsers, Caliper event models, and content-packaging tools — accelerate delivery and ensure conformance.

We understand institutional MIS/SIS, LMS, assessment systems, analytics platforms, and digital content providers and how each interacts with 1EdTech standards.

All implementations include secure authentication, encryption, permissions handling, and compliance with UK GDPR, FERPA, and institutional governance.

We provide end-to-end support from readiness assessment and architecture through development, certification, deployment, optimisation, and long-term maintenance.

1EdTech Interoperability Standard Adoption FAQs

Do we need to adopt all 1EdTech standards at once, or can they be phased in gradually?

They can absolutely be phased in. Most institutions start with OneRoster or LTI Advantage, then adopt additional standards such as QTI or Caliper as their digital ecosystem matures. We help you prioritise and sequence adoption based on impact and readiness.

Can 1EdTech standards be used even if our MIS/SIS or LMS doesn’t fully support them yet?

Yes. We can build adapters, middleware, or translation layers that bridge gaps between non-compliant systems and 1EdTech-compliant platforms, allowing gradual adoption without waiting for every vendor to be fully certified.

How does OneRoster adoption improve data quality and enrolment workflows?

OneRoster standardises class rosters, timetables, enrolments, and grade exchange. Automating these exchanges reduces duplication, keeps systems aligned, and ensures teachers and students always see accurate group membership.

What benefits does LTI Advantage offer over older LTI versions?

LTI Advantage includes secure OAuth 2.0-based identity flows, Deep Linking for content selection, Names & Roles Provisioning Services, and Assignment & Grade Services. These features create seamless, secure, role-aware tool experiences within LMS platforms.

Can 1EdTech standards support learning analytics or early-intervention tools?

Yes. Caliper Analytics provides a standard model for learning-activity events, enabling consistent data capture across platforms. This supports dashboards, engagement tracking, and institution-wide analytics initiatives.

Does adopting 1EdTech improve interoperability for digital content providers?

Definitely. Standards like Common Cartridge and Thin Common Cartridge enable consistent packaging and distribution of digital learning resources, reducing the need for bespoke integrations with each LMS.

Can 1EdTech standards support digital credentials and learner profiles?

Yes. The Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) and Open Badges specifications enable institutions to issue portable, verifiable credentials and detailed records of academic achievement.

How do you ensure our implementation meets 1EdTech certification requirements?

We use 1EdTech test suites, validators, sample payloads, and conformance tooling throughout development. Once ready, we guide you through the certification workflow to ensure your implementation meets global interoperability standards.