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SCORM Vs. xAPI (Tin Can): eLearning Content Standards

Academy of Mine

Both SCORM and xAPI are content standards used to create eLearning courses. Tin Can, otherwise known as xAPI, was developed in 2013 (over a decade after SCORM was released). After all, what’s the difference between SCORM and xAPI? And if you’re using SCORM, does it make sense to convert all of your eLearning to xAPI?

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An All-In-One Resource for All Things xAPI

eLearningMind

It is software, or snippets of code, that enables the communication between two or more other pieces of software, systems, programs, or apps. Experience API (xAPI) is a newer standard to make such an inter-program/app possible. What is xAPI (Tin Can API)? We’ve already provided you with a high-level introduction to xAPI.

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The next chapter in Rustici Engine’s LRS xAPI performance

Rustici Software

Rustici Engine has supported xAPI (the Experience API) since 2011 when we created the initial version for ADL. The last big overhaul we made to xAPI data storage in Engine was in 2015. The Problem The xAPI standard requires us to support a variety of ways to fetch statements. It was time.

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With xAPI, do I still need a Learning Management System?

Julian Davis

I’ve been asked this question many times as I spread the word on xAPI. An analogy that I was once given about xAPI is that it is a tool, just like an LMS is a tool. This in itself is a powerful feature of xAPI. If you can demonstrate how simple xAPI / CMI5 is you can transform your training.

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The Ins and Outs of Connecting Technologies in a Modern Learning Ecosystem

Speaker: TJ Seabrooks, former CEO at Rustici Software

How to use xAPI and other tools to consolidate data outputs to measure results. We’ll walk you through: What tools are most commonly found in a learning ecosystem. What questions to ask of stakeholders and vendors. How to manage content from various sources across multiple systems.

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SCORM, AICC, xAPI – Which one do I need?

eLearning 24-7

In the mid-2000s, software changed from versions to “years” in their naming convention, hence the “year” name. What does xAPI (course standard) mean when a vendor says it? xAPI originated around 2013 from a working group sponsored by ADL and led by Rustici. The end result became xAPI. It stuck at 1.2

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The 12 Days of Rustici Software: 2023 Remix

Rustici Software

The gifts of 2023 added up quickly here at Rustici Software! 10 Years of xAPI. It’s hard to believe it’s already been 10 years since xAPI became a specification. 2023 was also a big year for xAPI as xAPI 2.0 Sadly, no turtle doves, swans or geese made the list, but we did have a lot to celebrate.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.