Small presentation about SCORM

2. What is SCORM?
The Shareable Content Object Reference Model
defines a specific way of constructing Learning
Management Systems and training content so that
they work well with other SCORM conformant
systems.
Basically, the different versions of SCORM all govern
the same two things: packaging content and
exchanging data at run-time.

3. Why should I use SCORM?
SCORM is a really powerful tool for anyone
involved in online training.
Content can be created one time and used in
many different systems and situations without
modification.

4. What is SCORM not?
SCORM governs online training only, and only
between a single user and the system.
Offline training does not apply, nor does group
training.

5. Starting
Since its release in January 2000, the SCORM
has been in a test and evaluation phase.
As expected, participants raised a number of
questions and issues as they attempted to
implement the SCORM Version 1.0.

6. Versions of SCORM
SCORM 1.1
SCORM 1.2
SCORM 2004 (formerly known as SCORM 1.3)

7. Which version of SCORM is relevant?
The answer is all of them. The primary goal of
adopting SCORM is generally to create an
interoperable system that will work well with
other systems.
Support for all of the SCORM versions and
AICC is essential to fulfilling that goal.
To date, there are three released versions of
SCORM, each building on top of the prior one.

8. SCORM 1.1
SCORM 1.1
This marked the end of the trial implementation
phase and the beginning of the application phase for
ADL.
It included corrections and improvements based
on feedback received from the SCORM Version 1.0
release.
Changing Sharable Courseware Object Reference
Model to Sharable Content Object Reference Model
is the most noticeable change.

9. SCORM 1.1
The first production version.
Used a Course Structure Format XML file
based on the AICC specifications to describe
content structure.
Lacked a robust packaging manifest and
support for metadata.
Quickly abandoned in favor of SCORM 1.2.

10. SCORM 1.2
SCORM 1.2 followed on 1.1, and solved many
of 1.1 s problems.
It was and is the widely adopted version. As of
October 2005, every major LMS continues to
support it, and the majority of content
vendors still produce content that meets the
1.2 specification.

11. SCORM 1.3
SCORM 2004 (formerly known as SCORM 1.3)
is the most recent release.
It extends and formalizes the packaging and
run-time portions of the 1.2 standard, but its
key addition is the sequencing and navigation
(S&N) specification.

12. Sequencing and Navigation (S&N)
S&N allows the content vendor to specify both
the behavior within the SCO and the behavior
between the SCOs.
This allows for substantially richer content
interactions and huge increases in the reuse of
SCOs.
Adoption has been slow, to this point, but the
number of LMS s and content vendors
supporting SCORM 2004 is increasing greatly.

13. SCORM 2004 1st Edition
January 2004
With the release of SCORM 2004 1st Edition, ADL
decided to change the versioning so that each
book can be maintained independently. The
number of specifications and the sheer size of the
documents have made this change necessary to
manage revisions and corrections to the
document set.
Note: The ADL Technical Team no longer supports
this edition.

14. SCORM 2004 2nd Edition
July 2004
SCORM 2004 2nd Edition continued to build upon
a common Web-based quot;Content Aggregation
Modelquot; and a quot;Run-Time Environmentquot; for
learning content. This version built up its
collection of specifications and standards
adapted from multiple sources to provide a
comprehensive suite of e-learning capabilities
that enable interoperability, accessibility and
reusability of Web-based learning content.

15. SCORM 2004 3rd Edition
October 2006
SCORM 2004 3rd Edition continues to build upon
a common Web-based quot;Content Aggregation
Modelquot; and a quot;Run-Time Environmentquot; for
learning content. SCORM continues to solidify its
collection of specifications and standards
adapted from multiple sources to provide a
comprehensive suite of e-learning capabilities
that enable interoperability, accessibility and
reusability of Web-based learning content.

16. SCORM 2004 3rd Edition
SCORM 2004 3rd Edition introduces changes
from past SCORM 2004 editions. These
changes fall into several categories:
clarification of concepts, clarification of
requirements, changes due to
standardization/specification efforts, best
practices from the ADL Community,
enhancements and bug fixes.

17. Finally