Posts by Duncan Welder IV

RISC Performance Checklists – The Student View

June 11, 2026

e-Learning, Instructional Design, Learner, Learning Data, LMS

What are Performance Checklists? Performance Checklists are a type of Assessment that can be created in RISC’s Learning Management System (LMS), the Virtual Training Assistant (VTA). Unlike Tests created in VTA to gauge a student’s knowledge, Checklists are designed to…

RISC xAPI Statement Viewer enhanced for cmi5

February 27, 2026

Duncan Welder IV

e-Learning, Learning Data, LMS, LRS, Uncategorized, xAPI and cmi5

Unlocking Granular Data: A Deep Dive into cmi5 and xAPI for Modern Training Analytics Imagine launching a training course and only knowing if someone passed, failed or completed the training. Sure, knowing a learner’s score on a content element is…

Why cmi5? Lessons Learned from SCORM – Standards Consistancy

September 4, 2025

Duncan Welder IV

e-Learning, Learning Data, Troubleshooting, xAPI and cmi5

Background – cmi5 & SCORM With RISC’s early adoption of xAPI, it made sense to become the first cmi5 conformant LMS on the market. cmi5 is essentially the use case for using xAPI when launching learning content from an LMS. …

xACTION – Your key to Operationalizing the Total Learning Architecture

August 13, 2025

Duncan Welder IV

LRS, xACTION, xAPI and cmi5

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

e-Learning, Learning Experiences, LRS, xACTION, xAPI and cmi5

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…

Posts by Duncan Welder IV

RISC Performance Checklists – The Student View

RISC xAPI Statement Viewer enhanced for cmi5

Why cmi5? Lessons Learned from SCORM – Standards Consistancy

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

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