scorm: a quick guide
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SCORM: A Quick Guide. What is SCORM? An introduction to Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM); the standards and specifications for web-based e-learning.TRANSCRIPT
SCORM: The Quick Guide
By Alan Boyd
www.aurionlearning.com
• What is SCORM?
• Why SCORM?
• How does it Work?
• What does SCORM do?
• What does SCORM not do?
• Common issues/Considerations
What is SCORM?
SCORM = Sharable Content Object Reference
Model
SCORM content will run on any learning management
system (LMS) that is SCORM compliant
SCORM modules can be reassembled & used as components for new programmes
Reusing SCORM Modules
Diversity E-learning Course for Client 2
Module 1: UK Legislation 1Module 2: NI Legislation Module 3: Specific to Client
Diversity E-learning Course for Client 1
Module 1: UK Legislation 1Module 2: UK Legislation 2Module 3: Specific to Client Diversity E-learning Course for
Client 3
Module 1: UK Legislation 1Module 2: NI Legislation Module 3: Specific to Client
How does it Work?
Sharable Content Object
(SCO)
Initialise >>>>>>
Started >>>>>>
Completed >>
Terminate >>>>* Other functions such as Score and Suspend Data
Learning Management
System
What does SCORM do?
• Allows the Learning Module to send information to the LMS about itself such as– Status (Not Started, Incomplete, Completed)– Score– Suspend Data
• Says that this some of this data must be stored and made available again
• Says that the LMS must provide some information to the Learning Module such as the user’s name
What does SCORM not do?
• User accounts
• Reports
• Certificates
• Communication between users
• Say how a programme should look
• Say how a programme should launch
• Say how a programme should exit
Common SCORM Issues
Case sensitive
Common SCORM Issues
Size of SCO
Delivering & updating SCORM
packages References to LMS or LMS
functions
Setting Completion
Self-contained package
Case Sensitive
A file in the html folder is linking to the PowerPoint – only one of these will work
• <a href="mod-resources/nationalasthmaprogramme-HSElanD.ppt" target="_blank">Power Point</a>
• <a href="mod-resources/NationalAsthmaProgramme-HSElanD.ppt" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a>
• <a href="mod-Resources/NationalAsthmaProgramme-HSElanD.ppt" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a>
• <a href="mod-resources/NationalAsthmaProgramme-HSEland.PPT" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a>
Self Contained Package
• In this scenario, each topic is saved as a separate SCO.
• The files in common images are shared between all topics • This won’t work because when you SCORM package the topics it will
only include the files inside each folder. The common images won’t be included.
References to LMS / LMS Functions
* Don’t include exit button in the SCO. This is an LMS function.
References to LMS or LMS Functions
• In this scenario, the author has tried to include a link to Section 2 of the e-learning programme. To move to section 2 please click here.
• Section 2 is a different SCO. Don’t try to link one SCO to another.
• Use the LMS to launch SCOs.
Setting Completion
• Completion Criteria should be considered during ID
• Completion criteria should be simple
• User should be informed what the completion criteria are
Size of SCO
• Make a decision about how you want to break your learning programme into SCOs. (For example, your SCO could be the entire e-learning programme, one topic/module, and or one individual page .
• Important because:– LMS should set completion for the entire programme not
just separate topics/modules– LMS will be expected to produce reports on who has
completed the entire programme
Delivering SCORM Packages
• Manifest file is added.• Package is zipped with manifest file in root
Updating SCORM packages
• Depends on LMS
• Might be necessary to delete the programme and upload
again.
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