e-Learning Content - at a glance

by: sudharshan rao (sugudugu@in.ibm.com)

01. LMS Standards

02. LMS – Content Communication

03. SCORM content structure

04. AICC content structure

05. Common Issues

06. LMS Content Testing Tools

01

LMS - eLearning Content Standards

AICC (Aviation Industry for CBT Committee)

Evolved as first eLearning Content standard and based on the 4 Flat Files. Mostly used in the industry.

SCORM 1.2 / SCORM 2004

Advanced eLearning Content standard based on XML files. Mostly used in the industry.

Microsoft's LRN

IMS QTI

SCORM Course

imsmanifext.xml

Sco’s (.html files)

apiwrapper.js

scofunctions.js

LMS (Learning Mgmt. System)

LMS_DB

Major Tables

• Learners

• Courses

• Progress (Learner’s Progress)

• SCORM_Data (Student’s SCO level Data for each course)

CMI Data(Ref: ADL RTE Document)

SCORM RTE / Data Model API

Login

Courses List

02 LMS – Content Communication

03 SCORM content structure

Must and should be in Root Folder

1

2

3

Metadata.xml

1. Metadata.xml

2. Orgnizations

1. Metadata.xml

2. Orgnizations

3. Resources

Optional

04 AICC content structure

Mastery Score

For SCORM Content:

Mastery Score tag in Manifest should be as below:

<organizations default="TOC1"> <organization identifier="TOC1"> <title>Working With Others</title > <item identifier="I_SCO0" identifierref="SCO0"> <title>undefined</title> <adlcp:masteryscore>80</adlcp:masteryscore> </item> </organization> </organizations>

For AICC Content: 2) Mastery score should be added to the .AU file

We should give the Mastery Score in .AU file like below:

Example AU File: "System_ID","Type","Command_Line","File_Name","Max_Score","Mastery_Score","Max_Time_Allowed","Time_Limit_Action","System_Vendor","Core_Vendor","Web_Launch","AU_Password""A1","Assessment","","https://learningzone.testcraft.com/Assess.aspx","100","90","","","Ingenious Group Testcraft","","aid=TMOV001&apass=WELCOME1",""

05 Common Issues

1. When we extract the SCORM package the imsmanifest.xml should be in the Root Folder. This is must.

2. Still getting Error - Then open the manifest in IE and check till end of Manifest and ensure that there are no errors. If Error shown then check the line num and go to manifest look for what is issue

Possible reasons are:

1) Any Special Characters /2) We cant have &, >, <, ! as it is they should be treated with & - &amp; and etc

3. Still getting Error? - Then look this line in manfest under Resources Tag and check the pasth for index.html (Starting File for the course)

For Ex: <resource identifier="SCO0" type="webcontent" adlcp:scormtype="sco" href="resize.html">

4. Still Getting Error - Check the imsmedata.xml is placed and path is given properly

5. Must and should we zip the files from insider folder where manifest lies:

1) Select all the files

2) Right Click - > Zip

6. OPTIONAL TAGS - We can Delete the lines which start as below in the Resources Tag. Remove till </resource>

For Ex: <file href="AC_RunActiveContent.js" />

1) Ensure there is no space between filenames for XML, if there pls remove and make changes in manifest accordingly

2) In content they put PDF's doc's...etc... and for them also no spaces and & - or special chars..... so better is always to remove the extra unwanted resource tags ...except keeping the starting file tag...

06 LMS Content Testing Tools,

Authoring Tools, Content Packaging tools

- ADL test suite

- Reload Editor

- SCORM.com cloud

- Open Source LMS (OLAT/Moodle)

- Manifest Maker

-SCORM Producer Plus

-Articulate

-Lectora

-Outstart LCMS

ThankQ…For any queries: mail me at: sugudugu@in.ibm.com