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What Is xAPI (Tin Can)?

eLearning Industry

xAPI, otherwise known as Tin Can, is an acronym for Experience Application Programming Interface. Its development in 2013 brought a major change in the eLearning cycle. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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LMS Standards and Specifications

BrainCert

SCORM and xAPI are two of the standards that have been developed. To address the limitations of SCORM, the xAPI standard was developed, specifically, regarding the relationship between learners and learning experiences. What is xAPI? xAPI Standards The following are examples of what xAPI-enabled content should be doing: 1.

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Learning Analytics for Personalized Learning [An Updated Perspective]

Instancy

What is xAPI? . Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), a US government initiative, defined a standard way to collect learner activity data called Experience API or xAPI. The analytic reports are provided by EDM and the data is stored on a cloud computing platform such as edu-ruler.com. What is xAPI ? . Conclusion.

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The Best of eLearning in August 2015

Trivantis

eLearning Authoring: Taking the Next Step with xAPI. If xAPI isn’t on your radar, it needs to be. This article from Learning Solutions Magazine gives you some great examples of what you can track with xAPI (subscription or eLearning Guild login required to read the whole article). Bonus post!

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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LMS Innovation: Where’s the Value?

Talented Learning

For example, mobile learning, TinCan (now xAPI), virtual classrooms and social learning were once considered cutting-edge but are all familiar now. With the shift to cloud computing, there is no longer this implementation barrier to entry. I consider gamification the next in that series.

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Which Learning Content Trends Matter Most to You?

Talented Learning

However, with the rise of cloud computing, mobile “always on” devices and other digital advances, microlearning has taken on new importance. xAPI (and its forerunner, TinCan API) have been popular buzzwords for years. xAPI sessions at learning conferences are consistently packed with attendees. User-Generated Content.