SCORM 2004 Sequencing Tidbits #1: Post Condition Rules are a bit counter-intuitive on aggregationsSequencing post condition rules are only evaluated when an activity is "exited"....well, duh, right? Wrong. "Exited" is a particular term in SCORM 2004 sequencing and navigation. When the current activity ends, it…
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SCORM 2004 provides a powerful language for controlling sequencing and navigation between SCOs. As with any deep specification, it can take a little getting used to. When you've been working with it for a while, you sometimes forget all those little stumbling blocks you overcame…
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We spend a fair amount of time at Rustici Software looking at problems people encounter in our SCORM Test Track and our other LMS implementations. We want every piece of content to work the first time, and so we dig around for the real source…
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We had to take the SCORM Test Track offline for a bit yesterday to upgrade servers...apparently that caused withdrawal pains for some. The new server should be back up and running today with plenty of room to grow, but if we need to upgrade again,…
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We're proud to announce that the SCORM Test Track was the first LMS officially certified by ADL as conforming to SCORM 2004 3rd Edition. These changes are now released and available on the public SCORM Test Track site at http://testtrack.scorm.com. We even included a feature…
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We didn't really know what to expect when we released our SCORM Test Track tool about six months ago. We thought it was a great tool and we knew that, if nothing else, it would help us internally. We really had no idea how many…
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ADL is about more than just SCORM. The ADL initiative is about creating truly advanced distributed learning. One of its latest thrusts is the ADL Job Performance Technology Center. The JPTC is working to tightly integrate the SCORM specification for online training with the S1000D…
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Yesterday we publicly launched the much anticipated Test Track application (http://testtrack.scorm.com). I'm excited to report that we already have 89 users in the system and lots of complimentary / thankful emails. Both the number of user and emails seem to be growing by the hour.…
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Last week, we had another meeting of the ADL Technical Working Group to discuss current issues with SCORM 2004, plans for SCORM 2004 3rd Edition and future directions for ADL. I'll spare you all the detailed SCORM minutia that we talked about, but below are…
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Like any technology company, we are constantly trying to stay ahead of the curve and develop innovative new products to meet our customers needs. Most recently, we just completed a beta version of an Offline Player extension to our SCORM Engine. The Offline Player will…
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