SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model)

What is SCORM/AICC? SCORM is a set of technical standards for e-learning software products. SCORM tells programmers how to write their code so that it can play well with other e-learning software. Specifically, SCORM governs how online learning content and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) communicate with each other. SCORM does not speak to instructional design or any other pedagogical concern; it is purely a technical standard. The AICC - Aviation Industry CBT Committee is a nonprofit, membership-driven consortium dedicated to helping the training community get the most out of training technology. The AICC does this by bringing together trainers, courseware developers, software vendors, simulator designers and airframe manufacturers to develop standards, technology recommendations and analysis of best practices. For more information on the AICC, click here. Lets take DVDs for example. When you buy a new movie on DVD you dont need to check to see if it works with your brand of DVD player. A regular DVD will play on a Toshiba the same as it will on a Panasonic. Thats because DVD movies are produced using a set of standards. Without these standards a studio releasing a new movie on DVD would have a big problem. They would need to make differently formatted DVDs for each brand of DVD player. This is how online learning used to be before SCORM was created. SCORM is produced by ADL, a research group sponsored by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Rustici Software is an independent company that specializes in helping other companies become SCORM conformant. Sharable Content Object indicates that SCORM is all about creating units of online training material that can be shared across systems. SCORM defines how to create sharable content objects or SCOs that can be reused in different systems and contexts. Reference Model reflects the fact that SCORM isnt actually a standard. ADL didnt write SCORM from the ground up. Instead, they noticed that the industry already had many standards that solved part of the problem. SCORM simply references these existing standards and tells developers how to properly use them together. SCORM/AICC and Moodle The SCORM/AICC module is a course activity which allows instructors to upload any SCORM or AICC package to include in your course. SCORM content can be delivered to learners via any SCORMcompliant Learning Management System (LMS) using the same version of SCORM. SCORM 1.2 is supported in Moodle 1.9.3(or higher) and Moodle 1.8.7(or higher) and passes all the tests in the ADL Conformance test suite 1.2.7 for SCORM 1.2. Moodle 1.9.5 is certified SCORM 1.2 compliant. 1

SCORM 2004 is not completely supported in Moodle Core at this stage. Parts of the API have been implemented, but others such as Navigation and Sequencing are not yet supported. If you require a fully certified SCORM 2004 Player in Moodle, Rustici Software have a Moodle plugin which connects to their commercial SCORM Cloud service turning Moodle into a fully compliant SCORM 2004 LMS. Creating a SCORM Package Moodle is a modular authoring tool for courses but at this time does not create SCORM packages. A list of software to create SCORM packages, both open source and commercial is available on the moodle.org web site. A zipped SCORM package is provided with the document for training purposes.

Adding a SCORM/AICC Package to Moodle 1. Log into your course 2. Click

3. Select SCORM/AICC from the Add an activity drop-down menu 4. In Adding a new SCORM/AICC window, enter a Name and Summary for the SCORM

5. Click the Choose or upload a file button

6. In the Files window, click the Upload a file button.

7. Click the Browse button in the next window

8. Browse and locate the file on your hard drive

9. Click Open once selected

10. In the Upload window click Upload this file

11. Click the

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Other Settings 12. Grading Method - The results of a SCORM/AICC Package activity shown in grades pages can be rated in several modes:

Learning Objects - This mode shows the number of completed/passed Learning Objects for the activity. The max value is the number of Package's Learning Objects. Highest grade - The grade page will display the highest score obtained by users in all passed Learning Objects. Average grade - If you choose this mode Moodle will calculate the average of all scores. Sum grade - With this mode all the scores will be added.

13. Set the Maximum Grade for the SCORM 14. Set the Number of Attempts - This defines the number of attempts permitted to users. It works only with SCORM 1.2 and AICC packages. SCORM 2004 has its own max attempts definition 15. Set the Attempts Grading - When you permit multiple attempts to users, you can choose which result will be stored in the grade book. You can choose to record the: Highest attempt Average attempts First attempt Last attempt

16. Set the Stage size - These two settings define the Learning Objects frame/window height and width 17. Display package You can choose to display the SCORM package in the Current Window or a New Window with the following options: Allow the window to be resizes Allow the window to be scrolled Show directory links Show the location bar Show the menu bar Show the toolbar Status

18. Set the Student skip content structure page option to Never - If you add a package with only one Learning Object in it, you can choose to auto-skip the content structure page when users click on SCORM activity in the course page. You can choose: Never skip the content structure page First access skip the content structure page only the first time Always skip the content structure page 5

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19. Set the Disable preview mode option When this option is set to Yes, the Preview button in the view page of a SCORM/AICC Package activity will be hidden. The student can choose to preview (browse mode) the activity or attempt it in the normal mode When a Learning Object is completed in preview (browse) mode, it's marked with browsed icon

20. Set the Course structure display (TOC) option. The Table of Content options are: On the left side Hidden In a drop down menu

21. Set the Hide Navigation button Option 22. Set the Auto-Continue option If Auto-continue is set to Yes, when a Learning Object calls the "close communication" method, the next available Learning Object is launched automatically. If it is set to No, the users must use the "Continue" button to go on. 6

23. Set the Auto-update frequency option Never Everyday Every time its used

Common Module Settings 24. Groupings A grouping is a collection of groups within a course. If grouping is selected, then users assigned to groups within the groupings will be able to work together. Group mode must be set to visible or separate groups in order to use this option. 25. Available for group members only If this checkbox is checked, then the activity (or resource) will only be available to users assigned to groups within the selected grouping, or to any group if no grouping is selected. 26. Set the Visible option to Show or Hide groups 27. Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the activity for grade calculation purposes. If the activity is not included in any grade calculation then the ID number field can be left blank. The ID number can also be set on the edit grade calculation page in the grade book, though it can only be edited on the update activity page. 28. Grade category if categories have been set up in the grade book, a grade category can be selected, otherwise the only option is Uncategorized 29. Click Save and display 30. Click the Preview radio button in the next window to preview the quiz 31. Click the Enter radio button in the same window to enter and take the quiz 32. Click Enter

33. In the next window, press the Play button to start the quiz

34. The quiz begins

35. Answer the first question and click Submit

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37. Answer the second question and click Submit

38. Click Done

39. Click Send to send to record the grades Teacher View Viewing SCORM User Data/Details 40. While logged into the course, click on the SCORM name 41. Click the View reports link at the top right of the page

42. In the next window, click the Number under the Attempt column

43. In the next window, click the Track Details link

44. In the next window, view the General Data of the SCORM

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