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SCORM Vs. xAPI (Tin Can): eLearning Content Standards

Academy of Mine

Both SCORM and xAPI are content standards used to create eLearning courses. Tin Can, otherwise known as xAPI, was developed in 2013 (over a decade after SCORM was released). So, in this article, we’re going to talk about some differences between the two standards. After all, what’s the difference between SCORM and xAPI?

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SCORM, AICC, xAPI – Which one do I need?

eLearning 24-7

Every time I write about the course standards, whether on my blog or, lately, on LinkedIn, I receive a lot of responses, feedback, and folks wanting to know more. I wanted to dive more into the course standard discussion, and the exploration of which to use and why you must use it. vs SCORM 2004 as it was newer. and then 1.2.

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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

At the dawn of the video recording age, a battle raged about the best standard to use: VHS or Betamax. In it, Sony came out with a better standard, but kept it to themselves. Meanwhile, JVC’s VHS standard wasn’t quite as good, but they openly licensed it. Standards provide several benefits. Learning Standards.

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What happened in 2023 and what’s next for eLearning standards

Rustici Software

We thought that there were only so many human beings who wake up early on a Tuesday morning excited to hear a talk about eLearning interoperability standards. We were shocked to see how many people joined Chris Tompkins and Brian Miller on “Our IEEE LTSC voting members recap 2023 and what’s next for the standards” webinar last week.

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SCORM Vs. xAPI (Tin Can): eLearning Content Standards

Academy of Mine

Both SCORM and xAPI are content standards used to create eLearning courses. Otherwise known as Tin Can — xAPI was developed in 2013 — over a decade after SCORM was released. Contrary to what developers of xAPI thought would happen, the eLearning protocol didn’t gain much traction when it was released. SCORM Vs. xAPI.

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Adapting to change: Going hybrid and supporting standards

Rustici Software

The same holds true for the standards that we support and the ever changing needs of our customers. When I first joined Rustici in 2011, SCORM was the de facto standard for our customers. xAPI was a glimmer in the eye of ADL, Rustici and in particular Ben Clark, who was spearheading Project Tin Can development.

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Ask me anything: eLearning standards and content creation

Rustici Software

With a tagline of “ask us anything,” we answer hundreds, if not thousands, of eLearning standards questions every year from just starting to learn SCORM to more advanced questions, like creating a lockstep sequence in a SCORM 2004 manifest. How do I dispatch my content when my customers’ LMSs support different standards.