| Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | This is the first in a 4 part series that will help anyone new to Ed-Fi understand the Ed-Fi ecosystem and learn how to get started applying the Ed-Fi data standard to improving student outcomes. This Academy session will include presented material and followed up with a hands on starter kit workshop. |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | This is the second in a 4 part series that will help anyone new to Ed-Fi understand the Ed-Fi ecosystem and learn how to get started applying the Ed-Fi data standard to improving student outcomes. This Academy session will include presented material and followed up with a hands on starter kit workshop. |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2022 | 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | This is the third in a 4 part series that will help anyone new to Ed-Fi understand the Ed-Fi ecosystem and learn how to get started applying the Ed-Fi data standard to improving student outcomes. This Academy session will include presented material and followed up with a hands on starter kit workshop. |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2022 | 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | This is the fourth in a 4 part series that will help anyone new to Ed-Fi understand the Ed-Fi ecosystem and learn how to get started applying the Ed-Fi data standard to improving student outcomes. This Academy session will include presented material and followed up with a hands on starter kit workshop. |
These broad session notes attempt to capture the spirit of the discussion and should not be interpreted as a transcript. Although Ed-Fi Alliance staff were involved in capturing these observations, the notes below should not be construed as official, complete, or 100% accurate.
Academy Part 1
- Good questions came up in regard to the importance of vendors developing native integrations
- Feedback on materials and session was very positive.
- Main focus of the session was to help newbies understand what ed-fi is, what it does and why.
Academy Part 2
- Demonstration of the Ed-Fi Platform installation and its components was done in detail following the tech doc instructions
- Good questions from the audience which indicated that the information was helpful and expressed the need for a more detail course for training.
- From the Ed-Fi Academy we want to announce that this will be a 200 course available live in June
Academy Part 3
- Data Import demonstration
- Attendees found the information helpful and expressed the need for a more detail course for training,
- From the Ed-Fi Academy we want to announce that this will be a 200 course available live in June
Emilio Baez presented an overview of Data Import including how it works with legacy CSV data and imports into Ed-Fi APIs. Emilio provided a live demonstration of newly released Data Import 1.3 for Docker, including running in non-Windows environments and Postgres support. He provided a demonstration of a sample state assessment CSV import, using the CSV to Ed-Fi API mapping features within Data Import and running a live import to show the results. The session closed with more resources on how to access Data Import at: https://techdocs.ed-fi.org/display/EDFITOOLS/Data+Import.
Academy Part 4
- Data Governance discussion, very important topic which the community would like to hear more about
- From the Ed-Fi Academy we want to announce that this will be a 200 course available live in June