Posts by Duncan Welder IV

xACTION – Your key to Operationalizing the Total Learning Architecture

August 13, 2025

Background The Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL) introduced the term Total Learning Architecture (TLA) in 2016. The Total Learning Architecture (TLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)-backed framework designed to modernize and connect learning systems so that data about…

xACTION and XCL win Best Performance Support at DevLearn 2024

March 13, 2025

Duncan Welder IV

Uncategorized

DevLearn 2024 – Best Performance Support Award RISC Inc and Build Capable combined the power of their products, xACTION and XCL, to win Best Performance Support at DemoFest during the Learning Guild’s 2024 DevLearn conference. As one of the premier conferences…

Microlearning Minute – Sending Content by Text with the RISC VTA Suite

January 13, 2025

Duncan Welder IV

Administrator, How To, Instructional Design, Mobile Learning, xAPI and cmi5

Introduction Whether you call it life-long learning, or continuous learning, one thing is for certain. Learning is NOT a one-and-done activity. In the modern workplace technology changes at a lightening pace. Learning and Development professionals must be nimble and creative…

Introducing the Announcements Widget!

September 18, 2024

Duncan Welder IV

Learner, Learning Experiences, LMS, Uncategorized

Background At RISC, we are always on the lookout for ways to improve the VTA Suite of products. A new addition that came directly from a client request is the Announcement Widget for the VTA Learner Portal Page. The concept…

xACTION – Turning xAPI into Action

August 28, 2024

Duncan Welder IV

e-Learning, Learning Data, xAPI and cmi5

Turning xAPI into ACTION The Experience API, commonly known as xAPI, began as a US Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to establish a common method of recording learning experiences. xAPI has since been adopted by the IEEE as an international…

The Future of Assessments with xAPI

August 9, 2024

Duncan Welder IV

Learning Data, Technology, xAPI and cmi5

Unlocking the Future of Assessments with xAPI In the latest episode of the xAPI in Action series, I sit down with Julian Davis, the founder and creator of Remote Reviewer and Associate Fellow of Australian Institute of Training and Development. …

Impactful Developments in xAPI Standardization

May 10, 2024

Duncan Welder IV

Learning Data, Learning Experiences, Uncategorized, xAPI and cmi5

Impactful Developments in xAPI Standardization In our third episode of ‘xAPI in Action’ we take a deep dive into the fascinating world of xAPI standards development with Andy Johnson from the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative. Duncan and Andy shed light…

From Data Desert to Data Oasis: Using xAPI to Quantify Learning

April 9, 2024

Duncan Welder IV

Instructional Design, Learning Data, xAPI and cmi5

No Longer a Data Desert: Using xAPI to Quantify Learning In our second episode of ‘xAPI in Action’ we dive into the transformative power of xAPI (the Experience API) and its applications with Amy Parent. Amy is a leading voice…

Unveiling the Future of Learning with xAPI

February 20, 2024

Duncan Welder IV

Instructional Design, Learning Experiences, xAPI and cmi5

Unveiling the Future of Learning with xAPI: Code Name ‘Emma’ In the first episode of RISC’s new video series ‘xAPI in Action‘ which explores the cutting-edge of learning technology, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Megan Torrance, the…

Getting Ready for the IEEE Learning Engineering Conference

July 7, 2023

Duncan Welder IV

Conferences, e-Learning, Learning Data, LRS, Technology, xAPI and cmi5

Overview We are just two weeks away from the 2023 IEEE Learning Engineering Conference and this is a professional development opportunity that should not be missed. The conference will be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 24…

Posts by Duncan Welder IV

xACTION – Your key to Operationalizing the Total Learning Architecture

xACTION and XCL win Best Performance Support at DevLearn 2024

Microlearning Minute – Sending Content by Text with the RISC VTA Suite

Introducing the Announcements Widget!

xACTION – Turning xAPI into Action

The Future of Assessments with xAPI

Impactful Developments in xAPI Standardization

From Data Desert to Data Oasis: Using xAPI to Quantify Learning

Unveiling the Future of Learning with xAPI

Getting Ready for the IEEE Learning Engineering Conference

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