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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

After initial efforts in 1993, and bursts of energy circa 2000 and again in 2004, we’re seeing a new resurgence of activity and interest. The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative of the Department of Defense finally had enough. ADL decided to create a new standard, the Experience API (xAPI; originally known as Tin Can).

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Transitioning from SCORM to xAPI

Web Courseworks

By “traditional”, I mean developed-in-the-year-2000-why-is-our-industry-still-using-17-year-old-technology traditional. I asked Andy Johnson of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative for his take on the issue as a leading expert in xAPI. It completely misses the point of adopting the xAPI standard.

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Think xAPI is Next-Generation SCORM? Think Again

Talented Learning

Rewind briefly to a day in 2010, when the dew was still fresh and early morning sun filled the meeting room at Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL). Back in 2000, JavaScript was the only programming language used to create training content in web page format. Fortunately, the ADL effort wasn’t a total loss. Well, not exactly.

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What’s the best SCORM compliant LMS to choose in 2020?

Elucidat

which was set up in 2000, to the most recent SCORM 2004 (4th edition) from 2009. If it’s not certified by ADL, which SCORM API elements are supported? ADL is the governing body for SCORM. For an LMS to be SCORM-certified, it needs to have passed ADL’s testing process. There are several versions of SCORM, from SCORM 1.0

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SCORM Compliance and Tin Can Api

Paradiso

SCORM was originally developed way back in the 90s by Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), an initiative of the U.S. in 2000) was followed by a very slow progression of updates, culminating in SCORM 2004 in, unsurprisingly, 2004 which introduced sequencing, among other things. Department of Defence. Developments.

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What is SCORM in e-learning?

eloomi

The initial version of SCORM was developed and released in 2000 by the Department of Defense-sponsored Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative. More specifically, it is a tool that allows you to create e-learning courses in varying formats such as PowerPoint presentations, videos and assessments.

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Why You Don’t Need a SCORM Compliant Learning Management System

Continu

SCORM was first released in 2000, and one of the most common versions is from 2004. When ADL created SCORM trainers weren’t thinking about these things yet. Even ADL, the company that created SCORM, has moved onto a different model. It sounds great. And it used to be. It’s Not Built for the Modern Workplace.

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