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Terms e-Learning Designers Should Know

Mindflash

My aim is that these concepts will help you do your job better and inspire you to find other terms not included here. . Learning Content Management System (LCMS): The difference between and LMS and an LCMS is that an LCMS has the added functionality of authoring e-learning content in the LMS.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

Other fun tidbits AICC was the leader here, then came SCORM. There were LMS vendors certified by AICC, but the majority were not, and yes, some said they were, then you go to the AICC web site and see that they are not. The LCMS Learning Content Management System. It was truly the wild west back then. The answer is yes.

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Advantages of WordPress over Moodle

LearnDash

LearnDash is able to take advantage of the elegant simplicity of WordPress and add the tracking and scoring and convert it into a Learning Content Management System (LCMS). Some organizations still have a big investment in legacy content that communicates using the SCORM or AICC formats.

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Did you know? Learning Systems Vol 3

eLearning 24-7

LCMS (Rip, albeit a few are back, like zombies). Plus, if they system accepts other SCORM types or AICC or xAPI, you will never see those mentioned or listed. A job role. Authoring tools. Web Conferencing solutions. Learning tools – now referred to as learning technology. This goes into the back-end too. An Interest.

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Learning and Development Glossary

Petra Mayer

Several eLearning standards, including SCORM, xAPI (Tin Can) and AICC, help enhance the interoperability of online learning content and technologies. A job aid provides information on how to perform a task or a job. A job aid provides information on how to perform a task or a job. Interactive Video.

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Ultimate eLearning terms you should know: Part 1 (A-L)

LearnUpon

AICC (Aviation Industry Computer-Based-Training Committee): The first official eLearning content standard, AICC was developed by the Aviation Industry CBT Committee in 1993 as a CD-ROM based standard. A predecessor to SCORM, AICC was difficult to work with and many steps were required to get content in the format running in an LMS.

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LMS vs. LCMS

Xyleme

LMS vs. LCMS: What is the difference and why does it matter? LMS vs. LCMS? While sometimes thought to be interchangeable terms, LMS (Learning Management System) and LCMS (Learning Content Management System) platforms share a few functionalities, but couldn’t be more different. What is an LCMS? What is a CMS?

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