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

eLearning 24-7

SCORM’s premise, not what it can or cannot do, was its huge premise of interoperability—far more so than AICC. In the late 80s, AICC, the predecessor to SCORM, was born. Fast forward to the early 2000s, and a US government-sponsored group, the ADL Initiative, took the best of AICC, added some much-needed changes, and SCORM 1.0

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SCORM Vs. xAPI (Tin Can): eLearning Content Standards

Academy of Mine

Both SCORM and xAPI are content standards used to create eLearning courses. Tin Can, otherwise known as xAPI, was developed in 2013 (over a decade after SCORM was released). After all, what’s the difference between SCORM and xAPI? And if you’re using SCORM, does it make sense to convert all of your eLearning to xAPI?

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SCORM vs. Tin Can (xAPI) vs. AICC: What’s the difference?

eLearningMind

Before we get into how SCORM, Tin Can (also called xAPI, or Experience API), and AICC are different, let’s start with what they all have in common: a complicated acronym (AICC is a doozy), and standards and specifications for eLearning content that is compatible across multiple platforms. What is AICC? What is SCORM?

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Exploring SCORM, CMI5, AICC, and Tin Can (xAPI)

BrainCert

In this blog, we will delve into four widely recognized eLearning standards: SCORM, CMI5, AICC, and Tin Can (xAPI). SCORM is a collection of technical standards from the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL) that enables users to track learner progress within an LMS course.

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eLearning Trivia

Association eLearning

There are others such as xAPI (previously known as Tin Can) and AICC. By being shorter and more targeted than traditional course-length learning, microlearning helps manage cognitive load (how much information a learner is being asked to process at the same time) to prevent overload. a) cognitive overload. How did you do?

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Track and trace Learners results. What do SCORM compliance, AICC, XAPI and CMI5 mean?

Challenge to Learn

Do you want to buy a LMS or an authoring tool and are you wondering what the best option is for tracking the results of your learners? Or are you just confused by all the abbreviations like: SCORM, AICC, XAPI, and CMI5? You upload the SCORM compliant course in your LMS and invite your learners. SCORM and XAPI / Tincan.

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What Is xAPI? Overview & Benefits of Experience API

WhatFix

Back to Blog Employee Training & Development What Is xAPI? In the training context, this means knowing and tracking everything the learner does, from reading training documents to watching webinars or training videos and attending mobile learning lessons. What Is xAPI? xAPI is a massive ‘upgrade’ to SCORM.

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