As you may know, SCORM is a reference model that is composed of other underlying standards. Two of the most important parts of SCORM, the CMI data model and the ECMAScript API, are governed by the IEEE. The IEEE is currently soliciting comments on these…
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SCORM used to be binary, either you had it or you didn't. But that's not right. Let's face it, in reality there are some good SCORM implementations and some, well, really bad SCORM implementations. Our new e-book will help you decide which is which. (more…)
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SCORM is a difficult problem, no doubt. As a content creator, there are countless things that you should do well in every piece of content if you want it to work in as many LMSs as possible. Today, I'm focusing on particular technical choices at…
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I got this question today (and yes, we really do mean you can ask us anything...): We are making configuration settings for our new LMS ([redacted]) and one of the questions is: 1.3.5. How is the overall score for a SCORM course with more than…
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I am excited to be involved in the LETSI project creating "Web Services for Learning Run-Time Communication". In my mind, it's the most useful work going on in the e-learning standards world these days (but I'm sure others will disagree). It's fun, we have a…
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Here I go, here I go, here I go... again. I've been called to defend SCORM's honor again. I caught a tweet yesterday. E-Learning in Drupal - SCORM RTE for Drupal now released! Watch the demo: http://tinyurl.com/l9des6 -@BusinessCarrots We are big believers in SCORM being…
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Once upon a time, there was no sliced bread*. And people were happy because they didn’t know they wanted sliced bread. Then someone gave them sliced bread. Suspicion, amazement and eventually joy erupted. Suddenly, they wanted, no needed, sliced bread. These days, it’s tough to…
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I am a patient man. Slow to anger, slow to annoy. Frankly, some mistake my calm demeanor for apathy. But now they've done it. The folks on Twitter (and elsewhere in the community) have made enough comments about SCORM that I'm annoyed. That's right, I'm…
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Last night we released an implementation of SCORM 2004 4th Edition to the public TestTrack server. For all of you chomping at the bit to take advantage of the new features in 4th Edition, now's your chance to give it a whirl. Ok, so maybe…
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Tom King recently tweeted a great blog post on ZDNet by Jeremy Allison that teaches some great lessons about standards and the creation of true interoperability. The ZDNet post is a reaction to a post by Rob Weir that explains how Microsoft created an implementation…
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