When content sends data to an LMS via AICC, it uses a Microsoft INI data format. For instance, the data might look something like this:[CORE]LESSON_STATUS=PassedLESSON_LOCATION=page1SCORE=95TIME=00:20:54[CORE_LESSON]A bunch of data to be saved for laterThe "bunch of data" stored in the core lesson field is free text…
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SCORM Test Track is currently running a release candidate of the SCORM Engine v2008.1. This release includes an add-on that supports IMS Shareable State Persistence (SSP). The add-on will remain enabled on Test Track to give you a place to test your SSP content. We…
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There's an odd behavior lurking deep down in the innards of the SCORM 2004 sequencing pseudocode. On the surface, frustrated content developers find that the can't have their cake and eat it too. I think that's a stupid saying. What's the point of cake if…
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A little best practice for content developers out there.Problem: Characterstrings that are passed via SCORM runtime calls are restricted to characters int he ISO 10646 standard (which is equivalent to Unicode character set). Technically this includes many control and other non-printable characters. These special characters…
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LETSI hosted a SCORM 2.0 Requirements Gathering Workshop last week at IHMC in Pensacola, FL. I was absolutely amazed at the turnout, energy, enthusiasm and raw intellectual horsepower that is focused on SCORM 2.0. Somehow we managed to organize and harness the talent of about…
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I've been knee deep in the world of SCORM 2.0 for the last few weeks. LETSI received over 100 responses to its call for papers to help shape SCORM 2.0! Such an overwhelming response has been a bit difficult to process, but it shows great…
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Nine days and counting until the deadline for submitting a white paper to LETSI outlining what you'd like to see in SCORM 2.0. Speak now or forever hold you peace.I'll be submitting three papers in the coming days:"SCORM: The Baby and the Bathwater" - What…
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In the last post about helping to define SCORM 2.0, I mentioned LETSI. It occurred to me today that a lot of people probably don't know much about LETSI yet, so here's a quick synopsis.ADL (Advanced Distributed Learning...the people who make SCORM) is sponsored by…
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SCORM 2.0 is coming and we need your help to figure out what it will look like. A lot has changed since SCORM was conceived almost a decade ago and everything about it is on the table for change. LETSI issued a call for white…
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Learning doesn't have to be boring. There's a lot of research these days around how to use serious games and simulations to train. Widespread adoption is still a ways away, but there is some really cool stuff out there already. In research projects funded by…
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