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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

For interactivity, we originally used Flash, and now have HTML 5 as a more secure and reliable replacement. With the advent of Flash, many authoring tools started creating output that could be played by the Flash player, which meant you didn’t need special software to use the courses (if your IT org would support you having it).

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Ultimate eLearning terms you should know: Part 1 (A-L)

LearnUpon

From API to xAPI, the words we use everyday can be complex and confusing. 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.

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What is SCORM in e-learning?

eloomi

There are also other standards like xapi, also known as an experience api (tin can api), cmi5 and AICC for advanced capabilities. The initial version of SCORM was developed and released in 2000 by the Department of Defense-sponsored Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative.

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Choosing Mobile Learning Solutions Using Standards

JCA Solutions

Then came Experience API (xAPI) and CMI5. What about Flash? A lot of eLearning content is at least partially Flash-based and famously mobile devices have shunned the playing of Flash content. But they have been able to afford to do that because of the features of HTML5, many of which make the Flash player obsolete.

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

LearnUpon

The SCORM package itself is a zip file that contains all of the media contents a course is made from, including things like SCOs, HTML and Flash files. The rise of mLearning has also driven adoption of the Tin Can xAPI eLearning content standard which can track far more learning activities than older standards like SCORM.

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SCORM 101: The Definitive Guide to Choose a SCORM Compliant LMS

learnWorlds

SCORM was first developed by the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative – ADL, a research group sponsored by the US Department of Defense. xAPI (also known as Tin Can API or Experience API), the next generation of SCORM, has already made its appearance as one of the newest elearning standards and its companion cmi5.

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The DevLearn eLearning Rockstar Stage Reveal

eLearning Brothers

or Why Should I Care About xAPI? How the Experience API (xAPI) is an enabler. Technology discussed in this session: Experience API (xAPI), games, simulations, and HTML5. Technology discussed in this session: Articulate Storyline, Flash, and the MEAN stack (Mongo DB, Express, Angular JS, Node JS).