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What is the cmi5 masteryScore? End the confusion.

November 4, 2016

The cmi5 specification includes the masteryScore in the State API? Why? What’s it there for? In this article I will attempt to end the confusion around the cmi5 masteryScore. (more…) Share This Page:

What is the cmi5 returnURL? End the confusion.

October 27, 2016

Art Werkenthin

xAPI and cmi5

The cmi5 specification calls for a “returnURL” to be placed in the State API document. What is the cmi5 returnURL? How is it used? In this article I will attempt to end the confusion. (more…) Share This Page:

What is the cmi5 Publisher ID? End the confusion.

August 26, 2016

Art Werkenthin

xAPI and cmi5

The cmi5 specification calls for a “publisher ID” to be placed in the context extensions of an xAPI statement. But what is the cmi5 publisher ID? How does it differ from the activity ID? (more…) Share This Page:

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Anatomy of an xAPI Statement – Part 2

July 20, 2016

Art Werkenthin

xAPI and cmi5

This is the second of a two part article describing the different components of an xAPI statement. In part one we covered the Actor, Verb and Object components of an xAPI statement. Now we’ll continue by looking the Result and…

Anatomy of an xAPI Statement – Part 1

June 2, 2016

Art Werkenthin

xAPI and cmi5

By now you’ve probably learned that an xAPI statement stores better, more usable data than SCORM. When some people see the flexibility of xAPI, their first instinct is “store everything”. But that may not be the best idea if you…

Why You Should Want cmi5

January 4, 2016

Art Werkenthin

xAPI and cmi5

Benefits of cmi5 By now you’ve probably heard of cmi5, the successor to SCORM? If not, you might want to check out “Experience API, cmi5 and Future SCORM” in Learning Solutions Magazine. So now you know that cmi5 is a…

Social Learning: Stop Blocking, Curate!

July 20, 2015

Art Werkenthin

General

Blocked from Social Learning Opportunities? I recently needed to show a customer how to perform a multi-step task in our Learning Management System. So I quickly threw together a YouTube video and sent a link to the customer. Moments later…

A YouTube Resource: Using YouTube videos in VTA

July 20, 2015

Art Werkenthin

General

Have you ever wanted to point your students to a quick YouTube video? If you post “How To” videos on YouTube, how can your students search for the video they need? For answers to these questions…read on. (more…) Share This…

Resource Search feature in Learner 8.0

July 20, 2015

Art Werkenthin

Competencies, Learner

Resources were added to VTA some time ago to support competency improvement. As part of a development plan, a competency assessor can assign resources to a student. In version 8.0 of Learner, we have added a Resource Search feature to…

The cmi5 Verbs

May 4, 2015

Art Werkenthin

xAPI and cmi5

cmi5 Verbs: An In-Depth Look There are nine xAPI verbs used in cmi5. Three of these are required for every Assignable Unit (AU) session. Some are required to give the student credit and allow “move on” to the next AU. …

Posts by Art Werkenthin

What is the cmi5 masteryScore? End the confusion.

What is the cmi5 returnURL? End the confusion.

What is the cmi5 Publisher ID? End the confusion.

Anatomy of an xAPI Statement – Part 2

Anatomy of an xAPI Statement – Part 1

Why You Should Want cmi5

A YouTube Resource: Using YouTube videos in VTA

Resource Search feature in Learner 8.0

The cmi5 Verbs

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