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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Recently someone came to us looking for recommendations on how to get more detailed reporting from an assessment published as cmi5 from their authoring tool. They are capturing the score and pass/fail status of the overall assessment in the main AU, but are also trying…
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There has been a recent uptick in the number of questions received by our support group involving cmi5 implementations, specifically related to creating cmi5 content or activities. While these questions are a great indicator that adoption of cmi5 is on the rise, they also gives…
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At a recent event, we were surprised to find out how few people had heard of Attachments as a part of xAPI. So in that spirit, we wanted to pass along some helpful information when it comes to using Attachments in xAPI. An xAPI statement…
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The following article is written by guest blogger Marjaana Jokinen, an incurably development-oriented learning engineer and information developer. Learn more on her blog. To submit a guest blog you've written, fill out our form. How do you start learning about a new thing when…
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Recently, we received an inquiry from someone who was trying to make sense of xAPI. They had a few specific questions that were interesting, so we thought it made sense to share the answers here. Is xAPI installed on a platform? When it comes to…
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xAPI has grown and changed a lot since we first launched this website back in 2012. Since then, we’ve published 179 blog posts that help you understand and implement the Experience API. To keep up our pace, we could use your help! We’re putting out…
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What's the difference between profile recipes and xAPI profiles? Well, they essentially serve the same purpose. The difference primarily lies in the timeline. Profile Recipes A "profile recipe" was an early attempt to make it possible for members of the xAPI community to publicly share…
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As you build your xAPI ecosystem, you’ll likely compile a number of LRSs. Developing a strategy for moving and receiving xAPI data between LRSs becomes essential, which is why our CEO TJ outlined tactical steps for doing just that during his recent xAPI Cohort presentation. To…
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