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Field Notes: SCORM hosting, xAPI and portfolio guides
Practical guides for instructional designers, by founder Jonathan Borgwing and the team. Guides voiced by illustrative personas are labelled.
22 articles · 5 topics
4 articles in xAPI
- /05xAPI · PrimerA practical xAPI hosting primer for non-engineers.What an LRS actually does, why your Captivate course “doesn’t work” when you self-host, and the cheapest path to a working xAPI pipeline for a freelance ID.18 min read
- /10xAPI · PrimerSCORM launch patterns and drop-off.Self-paced SCORM modules often show a common drop-off shape: an early cliff, a long flat middle, and another decision point near the end. Here’s how to design around it.13 min read
- /16xAPI · TutorialMixed media, one URL.Put SCORM, video, facilitator PDFs and your xAPI story behind one portfolio URL, labelled by job and fast on mobile.9 min read
- /18xAPI · PrimerxAPI vs SCORM.SCORM 1.2 vs 2004, cmi5, when an LRS earns its keep, and how to write the right standard into a proposal.10 min read
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