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EdTech Data Standards: What They Are & Why You Should Use Them
Enterprise developers frequently need to come up with APIs for applications and we find ourselves "reinventing the wheel" more often than not. However, in educational technology, comprehensive data standards already exist which can be used to quickly craft those APIs and the database schemas underpinning them. Using standards like 1EdTech's LTI and OneRoster can significantly reduce the time needed to design, implement, and document your APIs. There are other advantages in the developer onboarding and customer interoperability realms, as well. Come find out about these standards and how you can use them to decrease development time and to broaden the capabilities of your enterprise applications.
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How Exactly Do Web Pages Work?
You use the web everyday - maybe every hour - on your mobile/tablet/laptop/desktop. Web browsing has become as basic as reading and writing for most people. But do you have a true understanding of the basic operations that underpin the web? Come take a look under the hood of web broswing to get a glimpse of "how the sausage is made" so to speak. We will trace the rendering of a web page from start (when you type in a URL) to finish (when you receive the finished page in your browser), and we will touch on the definitions of all the technologies involved in this process: HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and more!
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The Vassar Advantage in the Tech World
What advantages do we have as Vassar alums In the tech world? How do Vassar mantras like "go to the original source" and "keep Vassar weird" apply to us in our tech careers?