One of the most interesting items which presents to me an unknown variable is CMI-5, a compliance standard (formally with AICC) now headed up by ADL. Standard adoption takes time (as we can see with xAPI), so if you are concerned or worried about having to go with CMI-5, etc. 1 xAPI. I as many folks constantly referred to xAPI as Tin Can, but recently say in the past month, I found out that Tin Can was a trademarked name by Rustici Software. MORE

Questions: What is the common identifier that allows the xAPI to connect the data provided by the ‘activity provider’ to a specific user in the LRS? Answer: xAPI allows for learners to be identified by email address, Open ID or an account on some system, such as an LMS. For privacy reasons, a hashed version of the email address can also be used. How do you best see xAPI interfacing with an LMS? Which LMS platforms out there today best interface with xAPI? MORE

We are excited to announce that the latest version of SCORM Engine–SCORM Engine 2017.1–is Improved Player UI. We’ve continued to enhance the design and layout of the new SCORM Engine Player UI, which we released in Engine 2016.1. See the difference in Engine player’s functionality on Zendesk. xAPI Conformance. ADL officially released the xAPI Conformance Test Suite and (Good news!) Engine is xAPI conformant. MORE

This post is for vendors, developers and implementers of the Experience API and for anyone who may one day create something with xAPI. The choices made soon will ultimately impact what you will be able to do with xAPI 3, 5 and 20 years from now. This has me reflecting deeply about what kind of future with xAPI we need to enable. However, we have to also be mindful of the billions of dollars to be invested in xAPI going forward. xAPI is about data interoperability. MORE

Imagine owning lots of DVDs but not having a player capable of playing them. In the case of elearning, SCORM is like the DVD player, without which you wouldn’t be able to play your movies. SCORM was originally developed way back in the 90s by Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), an initiative of the U.S. In the years since SCORM’s initial release (version 1.0 Tin Can Api / Xperience Api / xApi. MORE

They came up with the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL) and created the SCORM. It bears great resemblance to a DVD that works across any player. While many would argue that it needs a bit of facelift, you may be wondering – what’s the future of SCORM when its advanced version Experience API, better known as xAPI or Tin Can API, is already creating waves in the elearning domain? xAPI is built on SCORM. MORE

Then came Experience API (xAPI) and CMI5. But they have been able to afford to do that because of the features of HTML5, many of which make the Flash player obsolete. Many mobile-compatible LMS’s are overcoming this by creating native application versions of their LMS interface. Using xAPI for mobile learning gives you some options. Since with xAPI we would not be tied to just “Bill passed this course and got 85%” it opens us up to the full spectrum. MORE