SCORM. The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative of the Department of Defense finally had enough. They wanted a standard, took a plausible set of standards from the work, and called it the Standard Courseware Object Reference Model (SCORM). SCORM was updated in 2004, and that is the existing standard for course delivery. The ADL provided compliance testing, so that content and systems could be validated for interoperability. SCORM works for courses. MORE

If a RCAT vendor tells you they have been in business for over 10 years, they are somewhat misleading, since WBT courses really didn’t start to hit the mark until 2000 and then you have limited choices on how to build. CourseLab – ADL SCORM certified, no less. When I was looking at a LMS/LCMS vendors in the last few years, one of my first questions, “Are you SCORM 2004 or 1.2 If your RCAT only outputs to SCORM 2004 and my LMS vendor only accepts 1.2, MORE

Answer: There’s four different Open Source LRSs that I’m aware of: Learning Locker , ADL LRS , lxHive and TinMan. Another great low (zero) budget option to get started with is a free account in SCORM Cloud. Answer: The original version of Experience API was developed by Rustici Software as part of a research project commissioned by ADL. Rustici Software, ADL and other members of the community continue to work together on the same single specification document. MORE

We are developing a SCORM or AICC compliant course either custom or using an authoring tool. The client's staff is too busy to run a series of tests and they have no patience for problems. Here are some ideas - SCORM Test Suite One of the best things about SCORM (ADL's Sharable Content Reference Model) is that it is pretty easy to test and diagnose problems. If it doesn't work out, then you can say - "Well it works with the SCORM test suite. MORE

An authoritative whitepaper on how to plan, implement, and evaluate an e-learning program for your business. Like any corporate initiative, the training program should have a stated mission and a set of business objectives that are well defined. The plan will also need to include a business analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of the training program. Your initial plan should include the following: Identify and define the business goals. MORE

eFront - (LMS) eFront is a user friendly Open Source Learning Management System, visually attractive and SCORM certified! CamStudio - (Authoring Tool) CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs). MORE

I attended a session by Aaron Silvers, Community Manager at Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL). Tin Can is not a replacement of SCORM but it’s a whole new API. The focus of SCORM was on the micro data pertaining to a course access by a learner.Tin Can is nothing like this. Tin Can focuses on activity logging to create a personal learning stream which is beyond the boundaries of a learning system within an organization. MORE

Update 11/24/2010: suggested by alearning ) Tagoras Blog (Tagoblog) by Jeff Cobb & Celisa Steele The blog focuses on an ongoing stream of resources related to learning strategy, marketing, and technology. Through his blog and consulting practices, people look to Harold for innovative ideas on business, technology, social networks and learning. MORE

Out-of-the-box Moodle holds little attraction to a busy trainer or business owner who lacks an IT staff or instructional designer. However, small businesses demand it , and require it to survive. Drupal can be a little tougher to crank up, but they're coming on stream as well. There are essentially three camps in my organization (1) the parent agency, that favors one of the big LMS products (2) the small army of novices driving the ADL boat (3) the HRMS folks. (2) MORE

Thaks for including me, but @karynromeis is my personal account, and I don't share much learning stuff in that stream. News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/28/2010 The most updated and informative e-Learning community on Twitter On Twitter exists a resourceful community of e-Learning professionals. MORE

Aaron, can you tell me a little bit about your background and how you became involved with ADL? In 2003, the eLearning startup I worked for shuttered its doors as our customers moved to adopt SCORM, and we had no idea how to do that. 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. SCORM Version 1.2 So does SCORM. MORE