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An explanation of cmi5 in (mostly) plain English

Rustici Software

It’s all too common to hear someone say “cmi5 is the bridge between SCORM and xAPI” around the office. Back in the day, SCORM was developed to provide specific guidance for plug and play interoperability of eLearning content across LMSs. But we’ve come a long way since the early days of SCORM in terms of technological advancements.

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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

You could use any of the many authoring tools, such as Authorware, but you needed an appropriate player. With the advent of Flash, many authoring tools started creating output that could be played by the Flash player, which meant you didn’t need special software to use the courses (if your IT org would support you having it).

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SCORM Test

Tony Karrer

There have been lots of good comments and discussion on the post Test SCORM Courses with an LMS : eLearning Technology. The basic issue covered in the post was how to test SCORM courses prior to loading on a given LMS (e.g., If you are interested in testing your scorm courses, probably worth a read. All of them sell their LMSs."

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A Word(le) about 2021

Rustici Software

Interest in learning more about SCORM (and xAPI) did not slow down in 2021. Many were the usual suspects—LMSs or LXPs looking to offload the support and maintenance required to keep up with the standards, whether adding support for SCORM or replacing a legacy player.

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Making The Jump Into eLearning

ICS Learning

First, there is the content which consists of your lessons, courseware, quizzes etc. The SCORM Specification. So, we have these two pieces – the instructional content (or “courseware”) and the LMS. An analogy would be a CD and a CD-Player. New SCORM compliant content authoring tools.

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Offline Learning – The Power of Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Access to E-learning!

Paradiso

This offline learning feature is basically like a two-way sync between the offline player and the LMS, which ensures that your offline progress is updated on the LMS. SCORM Compliant LMS. Paradiso LMS complies with SCORM and as a result can play a multitude of course materials while providing offline learning.

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Programming Is Back The Rise of HTML5 for E Learning

ATD Learning Technologies

When e-learning was first gaining momentum (about 15 to 20 years ago), building courseware required some degree of programming capability: HTML and JavaScript to build a primary code base, ActionScript in Flash to create interactive objects and content, and a good knowledge of SCORM standards. Check the box! This Is Now. ” Why?