xAPI Best Practices from Learning Solutions
Scrolling through LinkedIn today showed an awesome article written by Jason Haag on Learning Solutions that is well worth a read and needed to be shared. The article looks at 10 best practice methods that should be adopted when developing and sending xAPI statements and in particular, using the Context Extensions to gather richer more […]
How to capture xAPI statements from a Video
Recently along with Peter Hawkins of the Australian xAPI User Group, I presented at a Local event for the Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) QLD/NT Council on an introduction to xAPI and a real time demo of how xAPI can be used with a Video. The concept was to show, in almost real […]
Soufflé out of mud – an xAPI challenge
How xAPI was used to overcome a challenge to capture learner assessment data amidst the COVID19 disruptive landscape.
Open Course: Introduction to Experience API (xAPI)
The final part of the Edx course on MicroMasters Instructional Design and Technology was to develop a course. If you’ve been following, you would’ve seen a few articles on Experience API (xAPI). My final capstone project was to develop a course that could be run over a 2-3 week period. In true sharing fashion, the […]
Introduction to xAPI and using a Learning Record Store LRS [Video]
Continuing on with sharing resources created in a recent course I completed on edX, here is a short video introducing how the Learning Record Store (LRS) plays a part in Experience API (xAPI). For what it’s worth, I had to rationalise what software I used and had to include screenrecoding. I used Articulate Storyboard 360 to […]
Pulling Data Back from the LRS: Correlation for Analysis
I recently came across this article by Anthony Altieri that provides some great tools on how to retrieve data from the a LRS. Read the article at Pulling Data Back from the LRS: Correlation for Analysis : Learning Solutions Magazine
Track Video Interactions with xAPI Statements
Viewing some of the latest articles on Learning Solutions, I came across this one. Being an advocate for xAPI and the power it has for learning analytics, I found this article very useful to expand into capturing when a student interacts with a video. Check the article out at Track Video Interactions with xAPI Statements […]
You’ve Got a Ton of Learning Analytics Data. Now What? : Learning Solutions Magazine
You’ve got data. Lots of data. Your LMS and LRS collect all kinds of information about learners and their activities: You know what learning modules each learner has registered for, how much time they’ve spent, whether they watched an entire video or only the first minute, what their quiz scores were, and who they chatted […]
Moodle, the LRS? Getting Started With xAPI Learning Record Stores
Learning Record Stores (LRS) are the heart of the tracking process of learning using the xAPI standard. xAPI allows systems, including Moodle and compatible LMS, to develop guidance for learning content. Unlike SCORM, the de facto EdTech standard, it covers both content and performance, making it possible to compare learning outcomes. Read more Moodle, […]
Reflections on change in eLearning. What we accomplished
Today I was made redundant from my role as eLearning Manager. Whilst this was a necessity for the company and the changes in the VET industry, I totally understand and accept the redundancy. There is no need to whine about what is, but I do want to reflect on some of the major changes and the […]
