Schoology NEXT 2016

This will be a hands-on workshop to make the API work for you, instead of the other way around! It will begin with an overview of APIs in general, then the Schoology API and documentation. A real-world example of the API in action will show how instructors register accounts, request or create groups/courses, and and even provision enrollments from SIS data - all through a self-service portal powered by the API. This is an interactive session and you will be asked to roll-up your sleeves and code, using sample scripts provided. Participants will return home with working code and a path to implementing custom solutions with the Schoology API.

Session Objectives:
Participants will:
- Review Schoology API documentation and understand the benefits of using APIs.
- Observe a real-world example of an eLearning portal leveraging the Schoology API.
- Develop solutions using creative problem solving to empower users and build operational efficiencies using the Schoology API.
- Create and take-away a PHP web service that connects to the Schoology API for use in their own school environment.
- Learn what questions to ask themselves and their stakeholders to ensure the designed solution is aligned to their needs.

Presented by:
Phil Abi-Najm
Enterprise Solutions Architect
Department of Defense Education Activity
Alexandria, VA

Phil Abi-Najm is a credentialed Project Management Professional (PMP), with over 16 years of battle-hardened IT service experience, currently serving as a PM and Enterprise Solutions Architect for the Department of Defense Education Activity.

Jonathan Barkand
Instructional Designer
Department of Defense Education Activity

Jonathan Barkand is an Instructional Designer for the Virtual School at the Department of Defense Education Activity, having spent the previous 8 years creating and administering content for K-12, Higher Education, and Professional Development.


Bradley Kemp
Senior Instructional Designer
Schoology

Bradley is a 3rd generation teacher and proud to introduce Schoology to master educators across the world on a daily basis. He works with instructional directors to develop strategic adoption plans to ensure deep and meaningful integrations of technology into the curriculum, echoing the mantra Change is not an event, it is a process. Prior to his work at Schoology, he designed eLearning solutions for Fortune 500 companies and volunteered teaching music to kids in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to his passion for education, Kemp is an accomplished musician, film maker, and theater director, supported by the Jim Henson Foundation, New York State Council for The Arts, and Meet the Composer, among others. Bradley has a Bachelor’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.