In this session, you’ll discover what a web API is and how it can tie learning applications together to form an integrated ecosystem. You’ll review architectural diagrams depicting the interconnectedness between applications, which forms a basis for strategic ecosystem planning. You’ll also walk away with a template containing questions to ask your vendors or internal technical teams, requirements to consider, and budgetary items to plan for. Finally, you’ll experience real-world examples that illustrate how web APIs can help do things, such as provide personalized learning experiences and share learning content between applications to promote a single source of truth.

Application on the Job:

• Create architectural diagrams identifying the existing or desired connections between learning applications.
• Identify Web API questions to ask your vendors or internal technical teams, application requirements, and budgetary items.

Track: Technology Strategy for Leaders