SCORM 2004 was a great evolution from 2.1, have read various statements, articles, and watched videos on Tin Can, and it is clear that a revolution is in the works. It has been 10 years, give or take, since the last major SCORM update was introduced to the learning community. but can the same be said about the upcoming Tin Can API ? Unfortunately, I think not. Let me first make something crystal clear:  I want the new SCORM Tin Can API to flourish. think the concept behind it is a very good direction for SCORM and the learning field overall. Will there be unforseen difficulties? MORE >>

Lately there have been a lot of articles and opinions circulating the internet on why massive-open-online-courses (or MOOCs) are the next greatest thing, but I’m not entirely convinced that is the case (not yet anyhow). Professors are probably more confused, likely thinking: “Oh, I’ll just put up a video from my lecture in 2004 – sure the textbook we were discussing is about 18 versions old, but it’s good stuff…and hey, it’s FREE!” The commentary around MOOCs is understandably hopeful, and it should be. Consider the following: 1. MORE >>

So today I am all ready to write a blog entry based on an article," Why is Work Looking More Like a Video Game?" The link is to an article titled This is Your Life (and How You Tell It). The article describes how psychologists are starting to research how people tell their life stories as a method of gaining insight into the personalities of people. The article notes that: Researchers have found that the human brain has a natural affinity for narrative construction. in the online version of the NY Times but then a link over on the side catches my attention. MORE >>

Learning Conversations Thoughts, references and reflections from Mark Berthelemy Mark Home About me Community of Practice Key Articles Toolkit Contact Log in « My toolkit Courses and Content » 08/08/08 SCORM warning 02:06:57 pm, by Mark 1941 views Categories: Technology , Designing Online Courses , Content Management Often a potential client will specify that they want their elearning to be "SCORM compliant". SCORM 2004 builds on 1.2 When asked why they want this, and to what level of compliance, often the answer is a blank look. What is SCORM? SCORM 1.2 See you there. MORE >>

In a comment in my post Amusing Findings in Keywords Jack Pierce asked: I'm searching for the right term for what a lot of us do when we do EPSS type solutions. We could use EPSS as a term, but it seems a bit old, and a bit engineering-like. So, for some time, we have added "ecoaching" to our "elearning" offering, to describe our electronic support options. Now, go to Google.you get plenty of hits if you search ecoaching, or eperformance, for that matter, but they mostly do not have to do with anything related to elearning. This is a question I've struggled with for quite a while. MORE >>