Around the Rustici office, it’s fairly common to hear that eLearning standards are often slow movers. xAPI turned 10 years old in April, the oldest versions of SCORM are over 21, and even the “new kid” cmi5 is now 7. Earlier this year, there was…
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Theory teaches us how things should work, in a perfect world. Experience teaches us how they might—or might not—work, in an imperfect world. What better way to learn than to hear someone’s real world experience with the various learning tools and technologies before jumping into…
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At Rustici Software, I’m lucky to work with colleagues who enjoy sharing their expertise with others through blog writing. What better way to show my appreciation than nominating the authors for an award? Well, eLearning Learning was looking for nominations for the best of the…
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An xAPI adopter asks: “What happens when you have a Verb in mind, but can’t find it in the xAPI Registry or other Communities of Practice (CoP)? However, there are, other verbs already defined that mean approximately the same thing. Still, you want to use…
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Recently someone came to us looking for recommendations on how to get more detailed reporting from an assessment published as cmi5 from their authoring tool. They are capturing the score and pass/fail status of the overall assessment in the main AU, but are also trying…
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There has been a recent uptick in the number of questions received by our support group involving cmi5 implementations, specifically related to creating cmi5 content or activities. While these questions are a great indicator that adoption of cmi5 is on the rise, they also gives…
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At a recent event, we were surprised to find out how few people had heard of Attachments as a part of xAPI. So in that spirit, we wanted to pass along some helpful information when it comes to using Attachments in xAPI. An xAPI statement…
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Recently, we received an inquiry from someone who was trying to make sense of xAPI. They had a few specific questions that were interesting, so we thought it made sense to share the answers here. Is xAPI installed on a platform? When it comes to…
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What's the difference between profile recipes and xAPI profiles? Well, they essentially serve the same purpose. The difference primarily lies in the timeline. Profile Recipes A "profile recipe" was an early attempt to make it possible for members of the xAPI community to publicly share…
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As you build your xAPI ecosystem, you’ll likely compile a number of LRSs. Developing a strategy for moving and receiving xAPI data between LRSs becomes essential, which is why our CEO TJ outlined tactical steps for doing just that during his recent xAPI Cohort presentation. To…
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