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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

And then the IMS (an initiative of Educause before being spun out as an independent effort) started creating standards, as did the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the major body in the US responsible for computing standards. ADL decided to create a new standard, the Experience API (xAPI; originally known as Tin Can).

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ADL accepts eFront as SCORM 2004 adopter

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 4/08/2010 ADL accepts eFront as SCORM 2004 adopter eFront is an LMS commited to international standards. and IMS Common Catridge and with version 3.6 Through time we offered support for SCORM 1.2

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Real (e)Learning Heroes

Clark Quinn

Several other initiatives include IEEE (which is pretty much the US based effort on electric and electronic technology standards to the international stage), and the IMS efforts from academia. The Department of Defense’s ADL initiative decided upon a version, to move things forward, and thus was born SCORM. Standards are good.

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Adapting to change: Going hybrid and supporting standards

Rustici Software

xAPI was a glimmer in the eye of ADL, Rustici and in particular Ben Clark, who was spearheading Project Tin Can development. Conversely, LTI and other IMS standards were the driving force behind most academic institutions. When I first joined Rustici in 2011, SCORM was the de facto standard for our customers.

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Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning

eFront

Resources authored in eXe can be exported in IMS Content Package, SCORM 1.2, or IMS Common Cartridge formats or as simple self-contained web pages. Wink Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). to version 3.6.6

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

LearnUpon

Pitched as the “true next generation of SCORM”, ADL have taken over the cmi5 specification (which suggests it will evolve!). With cmi5, ADL are writing the packaging and structuring specification that xAPI failed to deliver. The IMS Global Learning Consortium have focused on these standards in particular.

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AICC and SCORM Compliance: The Benefits for Your e-Learning

Trivantis

To solve this problem, in 1999 the government tasked a small research laboratory, ADL, to “develop common specifications and standards for e-learning.” The lab combined the work of existing standards organizations like the AICC , IMS and the IEEE LTSC into a cohesive reference model.

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