Beyond Learning Systems

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="384"] Photo by pernillarydmark [/caption] Sometimes we all get a little too focused on one slice of the world. Technology that helps people learn is no small slice, but it is just one segment of the systems a company uses to conduct business.…

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What's Up with Verbs in .95?

The 0.95 spec is complete; you can grab a copy here if you would like to read it. I recommend it with a cup of hot chocolate by the fire, kinda... If you’re into warm stuff and cold hard specifications. The 0.9 version of the…

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There are Stories to be Told

We really like telling stories here at Rustici. They’re a great way to help someone understand an idea in a context that they can grasp onto. Think about how a story opens up a little of your world to other people, brings them into how…

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Why Aren’t We Talking About Content?

One thing that I hear often from people working with learning technology is that there are a lot of standards: they seem to compete and that makes it really hard to know what one is supposed to do about these new standards. One common thing…

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Make a Statement

Who doesn’t want to make a statement? If you’re shy, I understand. Luckily, we’re all friends here. If you don’t believe me, go look at the public endpoint. There’s a lot of strange (probably made up) people making statements together there. My point... right. We…

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Is xAPI Backward Compatible with SCORM?

No, it's not. And, dude, you're totally missing the point. xAPI is a new paradigm. To make something backward compatible means to live within the constraints of old. The constraints of SCORM have been holding us back for years. Innovation and progress require change. Embracing…

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xAPI Evangelists and Onion Enthusiasts

As a "xAPI-first" company and self proclaimed xAPI Evangelists, we see it as our duty to spread the good word about the Experience API and plant the seed with folks like you about all of the new possibilities it enables. In doing this, we've had countless conversations. Each conversation…

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More Accessible Content, Better xAPI Data

By making your content accessible, you can get wildly better xAPI data. This post is related to another post on how xAPI separates presentation from content and makes accessibility easier to do. (more…)

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