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Transitioning from SCORM to xAPI

Web Courseworks

On October 5 th , 2017, the Department of Defense announced that its eLearning curricula would adhere to xAPI standards rather than the more traditional SCORM standards of the eLearning industry. If you’re interested in reading that, you should check out the white paper I wrote on the subject here. How will you answer?

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Day 5: xAPI and more – what next for SCORM?

LearnUpon

As we approach the end of our SCORM series, in many ways it’s just the beginning for eLearning content standards. This final post provides a perfect opportunity to look to the future of eLearning content development and consider the road ahead. eLearning past: AICC. eLearning now: Tin Can (xAPI).

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What Is xAPI? Overview & Benefits of Experience API

WhatFix

the Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, aptly said, ‘xAPI is what helps us put the puzzle together’. xAPI stands for Experience API and is a cutting-edge eLearning standard format. However, the implementation cost of these tools is really high for universities. And as Sae Schatz, Ph.D. , What Is xAPI?

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Beginners Guide To Tin Can API

ProProfs

In the last couple of years, the Tin Can API has emerged as a buzzword in the arena of authoring tools, learning management systems, and content development. And what makes experts around the world believe it to soon become the de facto standard for eLearning content? So what exactly is the Tin Can API? Let’s explore.

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Is it time to replace SCORM? A Look at Emerging Learning Technologies

Growth Engineering

SCORM won the hearts of L&D folk everywhere, when it was invented by the ADL in 2000. It solved the eLearning dilemma of its age – software incompatibility. Before SCORM the eLearning world was a jumble of different system specifications that just couldn’t communicate or work together. It made eLearning life simple.

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Beginners guide to Tin Can API

ProProfs

In the last couple of years, the Tin Can API has emerged as a buzzword in the arena of authoring tools, learning management systems, and content development. And what makes experts around the world believe it to soon become the de facto standard for eLearning content? So what exactly is the Tin Can API? Let’s explore.

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xAPI, LRS – The Interview

eLearning 24-7

Aaron, can you tell me a little bit about your background and how you became involved with ADL? In 2003, the eLearning startup I worked for shuttered its doors as our customers moved to adopt SCORM, and we had no idea how to do that. Two months after my layoff, a company called CTC recruited me to work for ADL. Grainger, Inc.

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