Welcome, first-time visitors!

Tour the Island of eLearnia

Tour Itinerary• SCORM the Beach

• Cruise the Rapid Rapids

• Climb the LMS Mountains

• Climate Change on the Island

• Meet the Natives who:

• Create, Assign, Track Modules

• Swap Travel Stories in Small Groups

• Look at a New Tool in the Mix

SCORM the Beach

SCORM is a standard that is used by all LMS systems to track completion.

Your eLearning files will be

put into a single .zip file.

We often talk about SCORM files, but it’s not a file type.

Module.zip

SCORM is a Standard of Files

SCORM Module.zip

Module.zip

There are plenty of Authoring Tools in the Sea.

Authoring tools create SCORM content for your LMS when you publish. Everyone can access published content, but source files require a license to make edits.

eLearning Authoring Tools

Rapid eLearning means that interactions can be

created without programming.

Cruising the Rapid Rapids

Rapid eLearning also refers to an iterative processwhere multiple versions are made as designers work with subject matter experts.

Cruising the Rapid Rapids

Rapid Authoring Tools have varying degrees of interactivity. Choose based on your needs and abilities.

Do you need interactive quizzes?

Screen Recordings?

Software Simulations?

Advanced Branching?

What Do YOU Need?

Upload a .zip file with SCORM content to your company’s LMS.

These rigid systems dictate how you distribute courses to your audience.

LMS Mountain

Most LMS systems treat learning as an independent activity.

Learners are not typically stranded on an island.

Our field needs to find ways to help them learn from on another.

Tin Can/Climate Change slide

I’m thinking something like a tin can in a beach bonfireTin Can

Meet the Natives

I’m an Instructional Designer.

I work with Subject Matter Experts to identify learning goals, write content, and plan interactions for learners to apply their knowledge.

I’m a Developer.

I take the work done by the ID and do the actual building of the modules.

Meet the Natives

Who’s on the Island

I’m the LMS Admin.

I upload the SCORM content, then test it to be sure that tracking works properly.

I assign required training modules.

I’m from HR.

My role is to audit training records for compliance.

Who’s on the Island

We’re the people who take the modules. Don’t forget about us!

Who’s on the Island

TouristsAre you interested in going native? Why or why not?

NativesWhich roles do you play? Any advice for others?

Are You a Tourist or a Native?

Who should be Voted Off the Island?

• Wall of Words

• Lots of Slides with a Quiz

• Clashing Audio & Text

Any Nominees?

Ready to Jump into eLearning?

Office Mix lets you make

SCORM files directly from PowerPoint.

Visit mix.office.com to get started.

Narrate and annotate

your slides.

Publish to SCORM.

Summary

eLearning Authoring tools create content that can be tracked with an LMS.

SCORM and Tin Can are 2 different standards used for tracking activity on an LMS.

Office Mix is a free way to get started creating SCORM content without learning new Software.

Resources Page Join the eLearning Support Group• http://atdky.org/esig

Learn more about Office Mix• https://mix.office.com/

• http://www.mixforteachers.com/

Find Inspiring eLearning Examples • http://elearningexamples.com/

Learn more about Tin Can• http://tincanapi.com/

Contact Info Contact Karl Richter:

karl@elearningblends.com

@elearningblends

(502) 233-1746