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

eLearning 24-7

Some vendors won’t use SCORM because it takes time to add and implement it. Please note that the term “learning system or learning systems” refers to any type—LMS, LXP, Learning Platform, EXP, and so forth. SCORM, or Shareable Content Object Reference Model, is a learning interoperability standard. was born.

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An All-In-One Resource for All Things xAPI

eLearningMind

Back in 2008, realizing the interoperability limitations of existing learning system standards, such as SCORM (the Shareable Content Object Reference Model), Learning Education Training Systems Interoperability (LETSI) reached out to the L&D community for suggestions on how to fix those shortcomings. The result was SCORM 2.0. The answer?

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The ongoing work of learning standards

Litmos

The problem with committee work is well known; in this case vendors who participated wanted the standard to make it easy for their content to be made compliant. The Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) initiative of the Department of Defense finally had enough. Vendors got on board, and SCORM became a more-or-less viable mechanism.

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Always keeping up with eLearning standards: My trip to I/ITSEC 2023

Rustici Software

If you are not familiar, I/ITSEC stands for Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference and caters largely to the US Department of Defense, federal contractors, and vendors offering solutions to the aforementioned. Okay, wrap it up Cameron The truth is, my I/ITSEC experience is hard to sum up in one blog post.

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A SCORM-Certified LMS Helps Companies Score

TOPYX LMS

Too many LMS users, even administrators, have no idea what SCORM (the Shareable Content Object Reference Model) is or what makes it important. The Shareable Content Object Reference Model is part of a national initiative that began in 1999. The short answer is, eLearning platforms are developed based on SCORM. topyx.com.

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SCORM – Set of Standards that make Courses and LMS Compatible

Paradiso

Lastly, ‘RM’ is ‘reference model’ that refers to the information that the developers require to ensure that the courses and the systems on which they are run use the same format. So, normally it is ADL (Advanced Distributed Learning – a research group) that handles all the aspects related to SCORM.

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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]. Here are most prominent (and yes, we refer to SCORM 2004 in the past tense quite deliberately): Complexity. It was a lot of work for LMS vendors to implement and more importantly, it was too complex for many courseware developers to use.

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