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SCORM, AICC, xAPI – Which one do I need?

eLearning 24-7

Every time I write about the course standards, whether on my blog or, lately, on LinkedIn, I receive a lot of responses, feedback, and folks wanting to know more. I wanted to dive more into the course standard discussion, and the exploration of which to use and why you must use it. SCORM is not easy to learn.

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eLearning Standards—What They Are and Why They Matter

Trivantis

To accomplish this, the industry has come up with several eLearning standards that allow courses created by any vendor to “talk” with an LMS created by any other vendor. In this article we’re going to look at the history of those standards, and where we are today. which is perhaps the most prevalent eLearning standard used today.

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Tin Can API, the evolution of SCORM

Paradiso

The Shareable Content Object Reference Model – SCORM – has been the industry standard for over 15 years and has served as the foundation for many an LMS across its lifetime. With Tin Can API data can be stored locally and then relayed back to the LRS when connected, further enhancing mobile, or M-Learning, trackability.

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Experience API, xAPI, Tin Can API Integrated Learning Management System

Instancy

Traditional eLearning standards like SCORM (conceived in the late 1990s) are inadequate to meet the demands of digital and distributed learning today. Because there is always something new to discover, enhancing contemporary learning and increasing the knowledge base on a wide array of platforms are essential.

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

LearnUpon

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. SaaS (software as a service): Software hosted in the cloud by an LMS vendor so that customers don’t need to install the system locally.

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Ask a learning architect: Is it time to break up with your LMS?

CLO Magazine

Modern software practice has also migrated to the cloud, and with that change, has also shifted toward bigger, shared enterprise systems (versus smaller, more dissimilar local ones). The data standard xAPI is the industry standard for capturing, storing and transporting learning, development and performance data.

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Guardian of the Coast

CLO Magazine

One of the critical tasks included ramping up training for ship inspectors who make sure shipping vessels meet safety and regulatory standards. Brignoni was tasked with delivering these action items. This goal became a top priority in 2015, when the SS El Faro, a U.S. cargo ship crewed by U.S.

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