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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). After all, what’s the difference between SCORM and xAPI? And if you’re using SCORM, does it make sense to convert all of your eLearning to xAPI?

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An All-In-One Resource for All Things xAPI

eLearningMind

For instance, an L&D ecosystem might include several components, like a Learning Management System (LMS), Content Management System (CMS), Learning Analytics Platform (LAP), or other learning system. Experience API (xAPI) is a newer standard to make such an inter-program/app possible. What is xAPI (Tin Can API)?

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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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UX, Accessibility, & More: ID Links 5/24/22

Experiencing eLearning

GitHub – ChapelR/tw-analytics: Quickly add Google analytics to Twine games (and other web apps) from the command line. While getting xAPI to work with Twine is still probably the ideal option for most learning applications, analytics data would provide a lot of useful info too. GuidedTrack – Home.

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Do You Need a Content Authoring Tool for LearnDash?

LearnDash

What does it meant to be a Content Authoring Tool, and does that describe LearnDash? The most recent example was when someone asked us if we were a “Content Authoring Tool.”. The most recent example was when someone asked us if we were a “Content Authoring Tool.”. It runs on WordPress, which is a Content Management System (CMS).

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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. I’m not going to delve deeply into the advantages and disadvantages of xAPI in this blog post. How will you answer?

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SCORM vs. Tin Can (xAPI) vs. AICC: What’s the difference?

eLearningMind

Before we get into how SCORM, Tin Can (also called xAPI, or Experience API), and AICC are different, let’s start with what they all have in common: a complicated acronym (AICC is a doozy), and standards and specifications for eLearning content that is compatible across multiple platforms. and to web-based learning content.

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