ExACT Standards Authoring

ExACT: A Complete, SaaS-based Platform to Support Standards Authoring

For standards development organizations, creating and maintaining frameworks, regulations, or specifications is a complex process. It involves collaboration, committee management, and strict version control. ExACT supports these needs by letting you build and manage standards with precision. It also streamlines collaboration and review workflows, tracks changes and versions, and links learning resources directly to your frameworks. Whether your standards are CASE-aligned or custom-built, ExACT keeps your work consistent and compliant, and it scales easily without extra IT support or integrations.

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Why ExACT Standards Authoring?

Many organizations still rely on a mix of spreadsheets, shared drives, and email to manage standards. That approach leads to version confusion, security concerns, and unnecessary inefficiencies. ExACT replaces those ad-hoc methods with a single, SaaS-based environment where standards are authored, reviewed, and published in a structured, consistent way.

With ExACT, you can:

Create and Manage Standards with Precision

Author new standards or import existing ones into a structured, reusable format that scales for future use.

Collaborate and Control Workflows

Bring together committees, experts, and stakeholders. Assign rights by role, track edits, approve or reject changes, and keep a full audit trail of every action.

Versioning, History, and Archiving

Keep multiple versions, restore past edits, and archive outdated standards so nothing is lost.

Public Commenting and Stakeholder Feedback

Open draft standards for review, collect input directly in the platform, and fold comments into future revisions without losing track of who said what.

Alignment and Comparison

Connect authored standards to state, national, or industry benchmarks using the EdGate Concept Index. Generate comparison reports to spot overlap, ensure consistency, or identify gaps.

Import and Export with Ease

Seamlessly move standards in or out of the system in flexible formats to share with partners or integrate with other tools.

Security and Governance

Protect sensitive work with controlled access, rights management, and compliance with organizational rules.

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Rights Management

Assign and manage rights, monitor modifications, and approve edits throughout the workflow stages, without missing a beat.

Structured Review & Publishing Workflows (CASE‑Format)

Leverage robust authoring pipelines tailored to 1EdTech CASE standards. Newly authored or imported frameworks can move through configurable review stages—drafting, review, approval, publishing—complete with version and permission controls.

Learning Object Repository (LOR) Integration

Built-in LOR support lets you host, manage, and link reusable resources—such as documents, videos, assessments—and tie them directly to your standards. Promote asset reuse and maintain alignment within and across curricula.

Built‑In Commenting

Facilitate rich, context-sensitive conversations. Comment directly on standards, lines, or structure elements during the review cycle. Keep feedback threads archived and traceable for transparency and auditability.

Why ExACT Beats Lightweight or DIY Options

Some tools let you piece together standards authoring or experiment with AI-generated definitions, but ExACT delivers the only purpose-built, end-to-end platform that:

Supports CASE‑formatted authoring, not just annotation or tagging.
Integrates workflow, versioning, and approvals, not just basic commenting.
Includes a native Learning Object Repository, not manual linking.
Is offered as a full-featured SaaS, not a plugin or siloed desktop utility.
Has proven enterprise-grade reliability and institutional use cases—not a DIY prototype.

If you are serious about standardized, scalable authoring across teams, institutions, or states, ExACT is the platform that delivers the breadth and depth you need.

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