SCORM vs. xAPI: the debate is unending! TinCan, xAPI, or experience API is the front-runner to supersede SCORM in the eLearning market. It’s worth noting right now that this isn’t a foregone conclusion, but we believe it’s fair to say it’s the consensus. Let’s look at how and why this is happening. That and what are the implications for ourselves, our learners, and the industry as a whole. We will also discuss the final verdict — SCORM vs. xAPI: which one is ideal for your firm? Let’s get started!
SCORM: Where Does It Stand Today?
Since its inception in 2000, SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) has gone through various iterations, the most recent of which was released in March 2009, more than a decade ago. SCORM offered an excellent, universal, and incredibly versatile reporting and recording standard that ensured interoperability across most platforms for the eLearning business at the time.
SCORM, on the other hand, has always been a limited beast, owing to its complexity, which the modern computing world has little tolerance for. The standard was also created in the early days of eLearning design when extremely linear content and quizzes were the norms. SCORM is increasingly unable to consistently and usefully record learner data due to UX-focused designs that allow free mobility across content and testing or non-quantitative testing.
Several new standards have emerged throughout time. Although IMS CC and LTI have gained popularity in academia, they have had minimal impact in the business world, with most organizations still using SCORM 1.2 or 2004 reporting. Things are starting to change now, and as more firms understand what’s possible, SCORM’s time in the spotlight may be coming to an end.
Where Does xAPI Come Into The Picture?
In layman’s terms, xAPI is a standard that allows users to track, store, and share their learning experiences across platforms and situations. Learning does not occur just through a learning management system (LMS); thus, data should come from various sources other than the LMS.
Using the xAPI, authors and managers of online learning programs can better understand how users learn both online and offline. The data is more complete since it can follow the user’s learning across many scenarios and platforms.
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As you create your ecosystem, you will eventually move away from the internal client and address the external client. Training your customers helps control customer perception, provides information about your products or services, and makes your customers want more.
There are a lot of ways hybrid training can go wrong, but done well, there are also plenty of ways that hybrid training can offer the best possible training to your employees, giving them both valuable facetime with instructors as well as quick online modules that help learners retain information.
When learners are empowered they have meaningful opportunities to use their voice and make choices related to their full learning experience. When empowered, students can engage in deep learning that supports long-term academic success and true learning (instead of memorization) and mastery of learning objectives.
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