The first mile vs the last mile We thrive on solving hard problems that others would prefer to avoid. Historically, that has centered around the complexities of supporting eLearning standards. We have been steadfast in helping eLearning platforms and content play well together so that…
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We’re often asked a lot of questions at Rustici ranging from “what is SCORM” to very technical Engine integrations questions. One I was a little surprised to hear being asked in our “office hallways” (aka Slack messages) and beyond is “What is a package?” Turns…
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I’ve worked in the learning standards space for a long while now, and over the last 12 years I’ve often been asked “What even is a learning standard?” and “What makes up a learning standard?” Let’s face it, if you’re asking those questions you’re probably…
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This blog post is part of our “Ask Andy” series in which we publish Andy’s plain-spoken, straight-shooting answers to common or uniquely interesting (eLearning) questions. If you have a question, you can always fill out this form and ask Andy too. Hi Andy, I am…
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Rustici Engine has supported xAPI (the Experience API) since 2011 when we created the initial version for ADL. We always expected the volume and type of data to cause scalability issues. Although, our understanding of how to address those issues has grown as well. The…
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At Rustici Software, we live by these tenets: have empathy, be excellent to everyone, be transparent, always be listening and be yourself. Some of those were easier when we started off as a very office-centric organization because we valued face-to-face interaction and time together. Since…
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A day in the life, as told by a woman technical lead. When I sat down to write this, I thought it would be so simple. Write about my day to day and highlight where it differs from my male colleagues. Happily, I found that…
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Many of us can’t imagine starting our day without a cup of coffee or tea. And with plenty of travel coming up, it will be necessary for those catching early morning flights for a conference or surviving the afternoon slump in between session breaks. No…
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Ethena has been around for the better part of 5 years, aiming to make workplace compliance training not such a drag. It all started with a simple idea: ”Cringe-free content paired with best-in-class technology.” As their business flourished, they dove head first into providing more…
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You and your partner have been going over swatches for months, figuring out whether you should go with shiplap or maple, and you can’t quite figure out where that pipe is going. Home improvement projects can be a labor of love and seem to be…
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One of the things that made me really interested in – and why I ultimately decided to work at – Rustici Software was the commitment to being empathetic to each other, delighting our customers and answering anyone’s question, anytime. Even if that question happens to…
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We thought that there were only so many human beings who wake up early on a Tuesday morning excited to hear a talk about eLearning interoperability standards. Boy, were we wrong! We were shocked to see how many people joined Chris Tompkins and Brian Miller…
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