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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

You could use any of the many authoring tools, such as Authorware, but you needed an appropriate player. 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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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. Source: ADL cmi5 Specification. There haven’t been tools and guidance for the specification to help drive adoption by vendors. Open source Player Prototype that functions as a cmi5 content player.

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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). Since cmi5 was first released in 2016, there’s been a missing piece that has slowed its adoption.

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Learning technology procurement: 5 best practices for L&D

Rustici Software

Your content player vendor must have an LRS to be conformant. These are all points you want to take into consideration when moving platform vendors. Start by having conversations with your current platform and technology vendors. Customers aren’t leveraging xAPI and cmi5 because their technology vendors don’t support it.

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AICC and SCORM Compliance: The Benefits for Your e-Learning

Trivantis

The frustration of accidentally buying a Blu-ray movie and realizing it won’t play in your DVD player? In the late 1990s, each learning management system had its own proprietary content format, which encouraged vendor lock-in. That’s a bit like what was happening in the e-Learning community before SCORM was established. and SCORM 2004.

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

learnWorlds

A SCORM-certified course has passed and was certified by ADL, the organization behind the SCORM standard. The downside of the 2004 version is that fewer LMS vendors support it due to its complexity. The SCORM course is ready to be viewed in the course player by your learners. On the left is the standard player navigation.

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What is SCORM & Decoding Its Importance For eLearning

ProProfs

Hence, if an LMS vendor claims its software as SCORM compliant, it means that the LMS you have selected supports integration with other SCORM compliant content authoring tools used for creating courses. They came up with the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL) and created the SCORM. Advantages of SCORM compliant LMS.

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