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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative of the Department of Defense finally had enough. The ADL provided compliance testing, so that content and systems could be validated for interoperability. ADL decided to create a new standard, the Experience API (xAPI; originally known as Tin Can). And because of the 800 lb.

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New SCORM standard: I (Actor/Agent) Did (Verb) This (Activity) #TinCanApi

Challenge to Learn

This evening I attended a webinar by ADL: the new standard (project TinCan) kickoff. The ADL will launch it in June. The ‘Did’ for example can be a learning experience, an assessment or a social media activity. Scorm is finally going to catch up with the current times.

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Some Shortcomings Around Game/Simulation Research

Kapp Notes

To me this is completely the wrong approach, a multiple choice test is designed to assess linear content, it is designed to assess classroom knowledge memorization. Of course the results are going to be higher for the group that was taught in a linear fashion because that is how you are assessing their “competence.&#.

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Tin Can API, the evolution of SCORM

Paradiso

Originally developed by Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), an initiative of the Unite States Department of Defense, SCORM was designed to standardize and modernize their training courses. Some of these include watching a learning video, attending a conference, writing a blog post or interacting with social media. LMS, LRS or both?

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Elearning applications

eFront

e-Learning is the only solution for organizations to save time and money and benefit from just-in-time training, faster learning, consistent instruction, higher levels of retention, greater levels of assessment, no travel expense, and no need for a classroom! You can create a quiz app to assess your employees knowledge.

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Why You Don’t Need a SCORM Compliant Learning Management System

Continu

When ADL created SCORM trainers weren’t thinking about these things yet. Beyond text, images, videos, and basic assessments, you don’t have many options. Modern learning software offers learning tools like live webinars, interactive quizzes, audio files, social interactions, and more. Or that they took a quiz.

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Top 5 e-Learning books for beginners

eFront

Paperback: 640 pages Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (July 28, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0787984256 Delivering E-Learning : A Complete Strategy for Design, Application and Assessment by Kenneth Fee. Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Kogan Page; 1 edition (May 28, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0749453974 by Christopher Pappas M.B.A.,

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