article thumbnail

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

AICC 69
article thumbnail

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?

xapi 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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?

AICC 98
article thumbnail

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). Overview of AICC and Tin Can Standards AICC stands for Aviation Industry Computer Based Training Committee and is a set of eLearning standards established by the aviation industry in 1988.

AICC 52
article thumbnail

What Is xAPI? Overview & Benefits of Experience API

WhatFix

Back to Blog Employee Training & Development What Is xAPI? the Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, aptly said, ‘xAPI is what helps us put the puzzle together’. What Is xAPI? xAPI stands for Experience API and is a cutting-edge eLearning standard format. xAPI is a massive ‘upgrade’ to SCORM.

xapi 52
article thumbnail

What happened in 2023 and what’s next for eLearning standards

Rustici Software

The Rustici Software team regularly contributes to the evolution of the standards through involvement with the IEEE, ADL and 1EdTech eLearning standards groups. What happened in 2023 xAPI 2.0 2023 ” – or xAPI 2.0. In fact xAPI 2.0 In fact xAPI 2.0 package, with the second highest being AICC.

article thumbnail

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

Challenge to Learn

Or are you just confused by all the abbreviations like: SCORM, AICC, XAPI, and CMI5? SCORM and XAPI / Tincan. We now have XAPI , formerly known as (project) TinCan. SCORM and XAPI compared. XAPI allows tracking and tracing from anywhere. So you should choose an authoring tool or a LMS that supports XAPI.

AICC 100