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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

Consider the internet; developments on top of the TCP/IP protocol like SMTP and HTML allowed a variety of tools to work together to bring us email and the world wide web. Initially, when you developed eLearning, you were pretty much dependent on the tool you developed it in. They make working together easier. And because of the 800 lb.

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An explanation of cmi5 in (mostly) plain English

Rustici Software

No matter which DVD you buy, it’ll play in your DVD player at home; you don’t need different players to watch different DVDs. The content author creates AUs (learning activities) that use xAPI to capture advanced learner data and assembles the AUs into a course structure with instructions. Source: ADL cmi5 Specification.

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Taking cmi5 adoption further by developing a Conformance Test Suite

Rustici Software

For the last 18 years, some of the most important work we’ve done at Rustici Software has been the standards-based efforts we’ve worked on with the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL). At Rustici, our software is primarily responsible for helping eLearning organizations achieve “interoperability.”

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Course Content Authoring Tools – Open Source (Free)

eLearning 24-7

Below is a list of course authoring tools – think “rapid e-learning authoring software&#. The list is followed by free open source software that mimics and can even beat – IMO some of its more well known competitors – that you might use when building your WBT. All software below is free.

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Best of the Best: Content Authoring Tools

eLearning 24-7

Again, not every tool below is SaaS based, but at some point, you have to move to the SaaS world, especially if you are offering or saying you do – some type of mobile learning functionality. I’ve seen some authoring tools that fit most of the criteria above, but whose ease of use is substandard or even really bad.

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Learning technology procurement: 5 best practices for L&D

Rustici Software

It’s important to remember that once you find your dream tool, the challenge of procuring it begins. Identify who will be impacted by this effort, including your learners, administrators, content authors, decision makers, executives and more. Do you need to share the data with other systems like a BI tool?

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What is SCORM? A Complete Guide on SCORM Files and Packaging

learnWorlds

You’ll learn what a SCORM file is, the benefits of creating SCORM content, compatibility with different elearning software/learning management systems (LMS), and how to transform a powerpoint presentation into a SCORM course. SCORM standards facilitate the communication between elearning authoring tools and learning management systems.

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