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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

As Stephen Johnson tells us, in his book Where Good Ideas Come From , the openness of standards fosters innovation. . 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.

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An explanation of cmi5 in (mostly) plain English

Rustici Software

A few reasons why you’ll want to consider creating or buying cmi5 courseware: cmi5 is not dependent on a browser to communicate or launch courses, content or experiences. Source: ADL cmi5 Specification. Seeing this need, the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative contracted Rustici Software to build conformance tools.

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A Word(le) about 2021

Rustici Software

Rustici spent a good chunk of 2021 working on Project CATAPULT with ADL to further cmi5 and xAPI adoption, and now with the conformance test suites, open source software and best practices cmi5 guide that CATAPULT delivered, we expect to see adoption of cmi5 and ultimately xAPI increase.

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The Role of xAPI in Creating Powerful Learning Experiences for the Modern Workforce

Origin Learning

Designed specifically to cater to eLearning courseware designed for use in the aviation industry, the standards were adopted by course-providers to create eLearning content for all industries. It was originally a research project that was awarded to Rustici Software by ADL. Setting Up Open Badges. Click To Tweet. Project TinCan.

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Why SCORM 2004 failed & what that means for Tin Can

eFront

Sign #3: ADL itself heavily supports Tin Can as the successor of SCORM.[4]. It was a lot of work for LMS vendors to implement and more importantly, it was too complex for many courseware developers to use. Nothing is perfect though as ADL admits [5]. This is the case although several years have passed since 4 th release.

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Free e-Learning books

eFront

Information technology has brought unique capabilities to learning spaces, whether stimulating greater interaction through the use of collaborative tools, videoconferencing with international experts, or opening virtual worlds for exploration. 311 Tips on the MANAGEMENT of an LMS or LCMS - eLearning Guild.is

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Ultimate eLearning terms you should know: Part 2 (M-Z)

LearnUpon

Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment): Open source learning platform mostly implemented in education settings. One of the main benefits of open source platforms like Moodle is that they’re free and can be highly customized. Storyboard: Key part of the process of developing eLearning courseware.