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... at SCORM / SCOs.But it got me to thinking that I've really not looked at Learning Objects in quite a while - and I've not really kept up on Learning Object Tools.So, I was hoping that someone could help me and him:What are good general discussions of learning objects and learning object tools?My impression is that these were a big topic about 4-5 years ago, and a lot is happening in academia, but not much is happening in corporate spaces ...
eLearning Technology - Friday, February 22, 2008 - CommentsSCORM Test
There have been lots of good comments and discussion on the post Test SCORM Courses with an LMS : eLearning Technology. Well worth looking at some of them.The basic issue covered in the post was how to test SCORM courses prior to loading on a given LMS (e.g., Docent, SumTotal, Saba, Learn.com, etc.). We talked about the SCORM test suite, SCORM test wrappers, and various test tools such as Trident, Reload player (http://www.reload.ac.uk/scormplayer.html), SCORM Test Track ... great bit of discussion and useful information. If you are interested in testing your scorm courses, probably worth ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, February 14, 2008 - CommentsWiki Course Authoring
In my Ten Predictions for eLearning for 2008, I said -Wiki + SCORM + Add-ins will become more common for easy authoring.Not sure if he saw my post, but I was just reminded by Tim Seager from Xerceo about their Prescribe tool that provides:Full Wiki, RSS functionality that is SCORM conformant for tracking and managing competencies.He also pointed me to a video that shows the tool in action. However, this video may be the worst video I've ever seen in terms of making me want to use something. It's horribly cryptic, you can't tell what's happening and it defeats the whole point that I see ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - CommentsTest SCORM Courses with an LMS
Management System (LMS) (in this case Docent 6.5). This is something we run into fairly often. We are developing a SCORM or ... are some ideas -SCORM Test SuiteOne of the best things about SCORM (ADL's Sharable Content Reference Model) is that it is ... SCORM implementations that pass the self-test suite will integrate okay. The test suite can be downloaded here.My first ... cover in case there are issues. If it doesn't work out, then you can say - "Well it works with the SCORM test suite. We'll have to figure out what this LMS does different than the SCORM test suite."SCORM Technical Test VersionAt the ...
eLearning Technology - Sunday, January 13, 2008 - CommentsTen Predictions for eLearning 2008
... with none winning huge shares of the marketplace. Wiki + SCORM + Add-ins will become more common for easy authoring.Prediction #4 => Less Authoring - More Web PagesWhile we may want to use our authoring tools all the time, there's going to be more and more cases where clients (internal or external) are going to be just find with some web pages and maybe some embedded training snippets or an embedded fun Flash Quiz ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - CommentsLooking Back at 2007
... emerge/increase that SCORM doesn't fit next generation learning.I still believe SCORM doesn't fit the world of eLearning 2.0, but interestingly the discussion has been more of how to fit SCORM on top of alternative tools such as Wikis rather than the demise of SCORM. So, I get low marks on this one.2007 will have even more creativity around types of ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, December 31, 2007 - CommentsFlash Quiz Tools
... track your results with your standards based Learning Management System as Quizmaker output is SCORM and AICC ... and survey types.Rapid Intake Flashform Rapid eLearning Studio creates interactive Flash-based AICC or ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - CommentsLMS RFP
... with both instructor-led training and virtual classroom training?allow pre-work to include SCORM courses?These are very specific requirements. A few of these requirements were not "critical" requirements, but were nice to have. Generally we don't expose what are critical vs. important vs. nice-to-have within the RFP. There is still a lot left open in terms of how the LMS will allow you to accomplish each of these ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, October 25, 2007 - CommentsLMS Satisfaction Features and Barriers
SCORM and AICC) Training history The ability to support different models and sequences of blended.. Ability to create an index so that people can find a particular topic Security User and group management Registration The integration with single sign-on so logging in is not required Competency and skills Synchronous e-Learning Regulatory Compliance Collaborative learning Certification Catalog Instructor-led training ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, September 20, 2007 - CommentsHe Had a Bad Day
... the Web we happen to on. Learning scoffs at mergers of companies and at specifications like CORDRA and SCORM. This misunderstanding has led us to countless, pointless discussions about lots of issues but ROI makes a great example (you can't really measure what's going on in someone's head can you? - no but you can measure performance - but people aren't selling Performance management systems (those would be PMSs and marketing would NOT let that happen) ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - CommentsLCB Question for December - Past Year, Present Challenges, Predictions
... will emerge/increase that SCORM doesn't fit next generation learning.2007 will have even more creativity around types of solutions and how those solutions get created.Informal learning will be a big topic and will become more formalCourses and Courseware are going to continue to fadeTraining 2007 will still have a blind spot around eLearning 2.0, but one keynote by IBM will open some eyesIt will be harder and harder to find any software getting installed locallyWe will start to see Wikis and tools like ZohoCreator being used by normal people like us to build simple web applications - similar in complexity to spreadsheet programming ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, December 4, 2006 - CommentsQ&A - eLearning Standards Especially SCORM
... started:Is it mandatory to use SCORM while developing an E-learning Software?SCORM is as close as you get to Mandatory in the world of eLearning. You want to implement your courseware to the SCORM standard if you plan to have it launched and/or tracked under an LMS. SCORM is a fairly easy standard to deal with especially since most people are fine with a single ... integration problems.There are a couple of situations where SCORM gets dropped. One case is building a one-off course that needs simple tracking/reporting and will never run under an LMS. If you won't ever need to run it under an LMS, then SCORM ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - CommentsFirst Time Visitor Guide
... eLearning ToolsFlash Quiz ToolsTest SCORM CoursesCourse Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool SatisfactionStock Photo Image and Other Media SourcesVirtual Classroom Instruction - ResourcesDiscussion Resources for Learning ProfessionalsSoftware Simulation eLearning (w/ links to Tools)eLearning Blogs - Quick Way to Find Good OnesSurveys in eLearningTracking Without an LMSFun Headline GeneratorFun Sign GeneratorLearning Management SystemsLMS Selection Process LMS Satisfaction Features and BarriersLMS Selection LMS Selection ProcessLMS Team Size and Time LMS RFP LMS Selection Team and Stakeholders Tracking Without an LMSLMS Dissatisfaction on the RiseDo You WANT an LMS? Does a Learner WANT an LMS?Moving from One to Many - LMS Products are Two Generations BehindLeading with an LMS - Harmful to Your Health (or Skipping Stages ...
eLearning Technology - Wednesday, August 30, 2006 - CommentsMajor CMS Vendor Adds LMS/SCORM Capabilities
Relevant to the recent discussions around Do You WANT an LMS? Does a Learner WANT an LMS? and the possibility that we could soon be seeing something that looks more like a Wiki+Tracking capability, I just saw the news: Vignette Provides Online, On-Demand Training For Customers. They've added tracking and SCORM to their CMS solution. So, maybe my previous comments about this being a couple years away may have been too conservative.Keywords: eLearning ...
eLearning Technology - Monday, July 31, 2006 - CommentsDirection of eLearning - Emergence or Big System
... complicated to support richer kinds of interoperability. It makes you yearn for the days of SCORM 1.1 where there was pretty much an LMS that needed to talk to courses.In many corporate environments, I'm already seeing the pendulum swinging away from Enterprise IT. Sure, we'll stick the compliance training and formal training kinds of things under the LMS. But, a lot of content and tools are now not under the LMS. It's accessible through the Intranet ...
eLearning Technology - Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - CommentsFuture Platforms for eLearning
... line? In five years, I would expect us to be building much less SCORM courseware and much more Wiki-like content (web pages) with some interactive exercises, simulations, etc. embedded based on other tools or add-ins. Collaboration will be part of the environment, but we'll still be struggling with getting collaboration to work effectively as part of the system - so we'll still underuse those features. Authoring will be as easy as editing a word document and updates are instantaneous ...
eLearning Technology - Thursday, June 22, 2006 - CommentsTracking Without an LMS
SCORM or AICC course which then communicates with the LMS in order to provide details of score, sections completed, which user it is, etc.There are two issues with LMS tracking. First, many people do not have an LMS available to them. Second, even if you have an LMS you may not want to require users to login before they access content. This is discussed in Tools for On-Demand Information - An LMS? Custom TrackingWhile it is becoming less common as prices for LMS products have gone down and there are more hosted LMS products available, there are still times when we build custom tracking solutions ...
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