Today the eLearning specification xAPI turns 10. It’s even longer since, as part of “Project Tin Can,” I created the draft “Tin Can” specification which xAPI is based on. With the birthday and the announcement of xAPI 2.0 becoming an IEEE standard, I can’t help…
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Seven years. That’s how long xAPI (then it was called Tin Can API .95 version) has been out in the world. From release improvements to progress on standardization, xAPI has significantly grown—but where does adoption of the eLearning specification stand today? Find out on Tuesday,…
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Last year I wrote about the IEEE xAPI Base Standard working group, and how we are continuing the process of preparing the existing xAPI 1.0.3 specification to submit to a larger audience at IEEE for consideration as a standard. I recently participated in the group’s…
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Over the past couple months, I have been pursuing the creation of a new xAPI Profile: the Audio Profile! This Profile has recently been approved and merged into the ADL Profile Repository, which means it is ready for use within the xAPI community. The Audio…
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A few weeks back, I went to the first in-person meeting of the IEEE xAPI Base Standard working group. We're continuing the process of preparing the existing xAPI 1.0.3 specification to submit to a larger audience at IEEE for consideration as a standard. A major…
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Political intrigue. High stakes drama. Inside baseball. This post is about something that is important but not exciting. tl;dr Facts: Next week, the IEEE LTSC xAPI TAG will be taking a vote about if and which aspects of xAPI 1.0.3 to propose to the broader…
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Last week, the Department of Defense (DoD) signed the updated DoDI 1322.26 Distributed Learning (DL). The latest DoDI advises all entities within the DoD to procure eLearning technology solutions that are compliant with the SCORM or Experience API (xAPI) specifications. This Instruction replaces the 2006…
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Shelly Blake-Plock announced last night via LinkedIn that he would be leading a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for IEEE LTSC (Learning Technologies Standards Committee). This is good news, as Shelly is going to carry a real load in leading that group. In his own words,…
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Is it time to get on board with xAPI (xAPI)? YES! It’s not only changing the way we deliver and track L&D activities, it’s also widely adopted by vendors that you want to work with. I could spout off tons of various organizations, vendors and…
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Last January I made some predictions for the xAPI world in 2014 and did surprisingly well. In this post I review my 2014 predictions and make some fresh ones for 2015. At the start of 2014 I predicted a year with little change to the…
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