Rewind briefly to a day in 2010, when the dew was still fresh and early morning sun filled the meeting room at Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL). The primary problem with SCORM is its core philosophy. Another Problem With SCORM. Oh, and as mobile devices became widely used, even more challenges emerged. Fortunately, the ADL effort wasn’t a total loss. Content authors have nearly unlimited ability to collect related information. MORE

mLearning (mobile learning): Learning that’s conducted on a mobile device, like a smartphone or tablet. Many instructors and course developers feel that it’s essential to offer learners mobile options. Content that works on desktop isn’t always suited to mobile learning. Instructional designers increasingly need to develop responsive mobile learning content that can adapt to the many devices learners now use. MORE

Sign #2: There is no certification process for tools and packages for the latest SCORM 2004 4 th edition. Sign #3: ADL itself heavily supports Tin Can as the successor of SCORM.[4]. For example, a major problem with SCORM 1.2 For example, many rapid elearning tools that are available for creating courses DO NOT allow you to build anything easily other than basic SCORM 2004. On the other hand SCORM 2004 tried to address less obvious problems. MORE

MinuteBio , June 12, 2010 Yesterday I attended a SCORM webinar provided by Advance Distributed Learning (ADL). If you do not know the ADL, they are a part of the U.S. Spark Your Interest , June 3, 2010 June’s BQ is… “what tools should we learn?&#. Tomi Ahonen: Mobile in Learning: lessons from around the world - Ignatia Webs , June 15, 2010 First key speaker at mLearncon Tuesday 15 june 2010. All software below is free. Rapid E-Learning Course Software. MORE

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/14/2010 Free e-Learning books Since I am a great fun of open source software ( Open Source Authoring Tools for e-Learning , Free and Open Source Web Conferencing Tools for e-Learning ) and active member of online communities I created the following list with free e-Learning books. => MORE

Part of the problem though is that there is a lot of information out there, some of it erroneous in nature and honestly, equally confusing. Aaron, can you tell me a little bit about your background and how you became involved with ADL? Two months after my layoff, a company called CTC recruited me to work for ADL. My job was to help author SCORM 2004, focusing on how to develop content that would work in SCORM systems. MORE

The approach prompts learners to read, discuss, and solve problems in order to synthesize content. Examples of active learning activities include practical tasks and problem solving conducted in small groups. ADL (Advanced Distributed Learning): An initiative established by the US Department Of Defense in 1999, aiming to make the delivery of online training consistent across content formats, technologies, and organizations. MORE

SCORM Cloud is a tool used to test the SCORM packages developed for Learning Management Systems. This has a really important impact because the software developers can enter this platform to perform quality control of the content packages. With SCORM Cloud you can perform the following activities: Track usage with built-in reporting tools that help you identify who is taking what courses and dig into question-level course analytics. MORE

For example, you might decide that you want to deliver all your learning content via email, a mobile app or an intranet site. Answer: There’s four different Open Source LRSs that I’m aware of: Learning Locker , ADL LRS , lxHive and TinMan. I read a lot on mobile…is the bookmarklet useable on mobile? Does data show learners are actually using the tracking tools? Answer: This depends on the type of learning tools used. xAPI Tools. MORE

Stop by the eLearning Rockstar stage—conveniently located near the eLearning Brothers booth—to learn new techniques, see new tools, and become an eLearning Rockstar. In this session, you will learn: How playing games can improve problem-solving skills and learning abilities. Technology discussed in this session: A variety of web-based multi-player games showcased on mobile/tablets/kiosks. Michael Hruska, Problem Solutions. Authoring Tools of the Future. MORE

In the last couple of years, the Tin Can API has emerged as a buzzword in the arena of authoring tools, learning management systems, and content development. An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of functions and procedures that allows two different pieces of software (or applications or even gadgets) to “speak” as well as exchange information (data) with each other. Rustici Software believed that “learning happens everywhere”. The Problem. MORE

In the last couple of years, the Tin Can API has emerged as a buzzword in the arena of authoring tools, learning management systems, and content development. An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of functions and procedures that allows two different pieces of software (or applications or even gadgets) to “speak” as well as exchange information (data) with each other. Rustici Software believed that “learning happens everywhere”. The Problem. MORE

This approach prompts learners to read, discuss, and solve problems in order to synthesize course content. Examples of active learning activities include practical tasks and problem-solving conducted in small groups. It’s a five-phase framework that instructional designers use; a guideline for building effective training and learning support tools. ADL (Advanced Distributed Learning). Authoring Tool. Developed by software writer Steve Wilhite in 1987. MORE

So SCORM is a system that lets different pieces of software share digital learning content. Take mobile learning, for example. The modern employee is highly mobile; employees work from home, travel, work at remote campuses, and spend time away from the main office in other ways. And large file sizes can cause problems, which is bad for visual content. When ADL created SCORM trainers weren’t thinking about these things yet. MORE

Imagine a situation where you are asked to create an elearning program or search for a suitable learning management system (LMS) tool for achieving your training requirements. It is a set of technical standards that were mainly developed for supporting elearning tools. SCORM ensures the interoperability between online learning software. This was creating a lot of problems because there was no specific structure for online learning at that point in time. MORE

The problem was that there was no agreed structure for eLearning at this time, so every piece of content had to be tailored for a specific delivery system. The Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL) answered the call, and developed the Sharable Content Object Reference Model, more conveniently known as SCORM. Most content authoring tools are SCORM-compliant, meaning that they handle the technicalities for you. MORE

Using Standards Separately or Together for Effective Mobile Learning. For many years, mobile learning was one of those promises. There is the story about a woman who signed up for an online dating service and got paired with a software developer. Once mobile devices started to become popular the promise of being able to have everything on our devices, including learning programs, was right on the heels. Standards to Advance Mobile Learning. MORE

Admittedly, there are several authoring tools out there that one can use to design and develop e-learning courses. Most of these tools can be used to create and publish courses that are SCORM or AICC compliant. MORE