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

eLearning 24-7

Fast forward to the early 2000s, and a US government-sponsored group, the ADL Initiative, took the best of AICC, added some much-needed changes, and SCORM 1.0 What does xAPI (course standard) mean when a vendor says it? xAPI originated around 2013 from a working group sponsored by ADL and led by Rustici.

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What Is xAPI? Overview & Benefits of Experience API

WhatFix

Back to Blog Employee Training & Development What Is xAPI? the Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, aptly said, ‘xAPI is what helps us put the puzzle together’. What Is xAPI? xAPI stands for Experience API and is a cutting-edge eLearning standard format. How Does xAPI Work?

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Why the Experience API (xAPI) Is Crucial to Your eLearning Success

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The Experience API (xAPI) is an updated standard for tracking eLearning; it shows a more complete picture of your learners’ activity than SCORM does. xAPI was created by Rustici Software to replace SCORM (an earlier set of technical standards for eLearning software products). Serious games. Simulations. Informal learning.

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The What, How and Why of xAPI in Corporate Learning

WhatFix

who serves as the Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, aptly put it ‘xAPI helps us put the puzzle together’. But What is xAPI Really? So, in 2013, the developers of SCORM released xAPI (also known as Tin Can). How Does xAPI Work? xAPI helps answer these questions and more.

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Why SCORM 2004 failed & what that means for Tin Can

eFront

Sign #3: ADL itself heavily supports Tin Can as the successor of SCORM.[4]. SCORM 2004 had to change in order to adapt to such a dramatically different environment and rather than do that ADL decided to save itself the trouble and start from scratch through what we now know as Tin Can or Experience API (xAPI).

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What is SCORM? xAPI? TinCan? AICC? A review of the LMS acronyms

Ed App

Here we will take a look at AICC, SCORM, and XAPI (Tin Can), define what each one is and see when each might be an ideal solution for your business. XAPI – TIN CAN . These interactions can happen anyplace and they signal an event where learning could occur and be recorded with xAPI. AICC Pros . Record almost any activity.

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Ultimate eLearning terms you should know: Part 2 (M-Z)

LearnUpon

The rise of mLearning has also driven adoption of the Tin Can xAPI eLearning content standard which can track far more learning activities than older standards like SCORM. ROI (return on investment): A ratio of the profit accrued by an investment versus the cost of the investment.