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Where are you on your xAPI journey?
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As an instructional designer …
What is xAPI?
How do I send data?
What data do I send?
Where do I send it?
How do I keep it organized?
How do I learn more?
Source: Khan Academy
xAPI is …
X = experience
API = application programming interface
Specification for sending, storing, retrieving activity about learning and performance experiences
Not so much “next generation SCORM” as it is “what will replace SCORM.”
Experience API is …
Tin Can API is …
SCORM
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Learning Record
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Claire read Business Writing for Professionals
John practiced frosting birthday cakes
Lindsey watched the Company History video
Rashad completed Oil Change Upselling
Mohammed published a blog post titled “10 Ways xAPI is better than
SCORM”
Oron rated event xAPI for Instructional Designers 5 stars
“coffee rocked, nice use of PowerPoint” with
@MMTorrance
Cynthia sold premium synthetic oil
Ladan simulated landing at DTW successfully
Arthi simulated landing at DTW successfully with a score of 98% in
SimSuite #4 by Instructor Tim
Claire read Business Writing for Professionals
John practiced frosting birthday cakes
Lindsey watched the Company History video
Rashad completed Oil Change Upselling
Cynthia completed Oil Change Upselling score 60%
Actor verb object result context
What can you do with xAPI?
• Learn more about the learning experience – not just elearning
• Learn more about the performance
• Correlate learning with performance
• Offer more targeted training
• Support performance in better ways
• Use data to learn with others
• Compare performance and learning across learners
• Deliver and track training outside of the LMS
That’s all well and good, but what data do I send?
Katzell-Kirkpatrick Levels of Training Evaluation + Cathy Moore
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Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
On the Job
Behaviors
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Knowledge &
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We are here now
What can you do with the data?
Evaluate & improve the learning experience
Dashboards and visualizations for decision-making
Personalization of pathways
Recommendations for content
Action triggers & rules
Getting Started
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5 ways to send the data
Use your current elearning authoring tools
Get your product vendor to send the data
Use aggregator like xapiapps to assemble things that aren’t xAPI into a thing that is
Write some custom code
Import from business data
AUTHORING TOOLS
Out of the box:
• SCORM-like transactions
• Individual page views
• Actions and triggers (depends)
With a little JavaScript or with xapi.ly:
• Any action or trigger you want
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Tools that originate outside of the L&D space are starting to adopt xAPI … because someone asked!
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Got it. So where does the data go?
The Learning Record Store
… receives, stores, gives back xAPI data
… can be tested for conformance which ensures interoperability (https://adopters.adlnet.gov/)
… is not a learning management system (LMS)
2 ways to receive data: the Learning Record Store
You send data to an LRS separate from an LMS.
Your LMS has an LRS inside it.
A typicalLMS today
(and who has just one?!?!)
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The managed ecosystem approach
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LEARNING RECORD STORES
Out of the box:
• Data storage & retrieval
• Visualizations & reporting
Connecting to analytics
• Tableau, Microsoft BI, Envision BI, etc.
UP TO DATE LIST OF CONFORMANT LRS:https://adopters.adlnet.gov/
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LMSes WITH LRS INSIDE
Out of the box:
• Learning management functions
• SCORM & AICC
• Full xAPI LRS
• Data includes both LMS & xAPI
UP TO DATE LIST OF CONFORMANT LRS:https://adopters.adlnet.gov/
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LMSes WITH “xAPI SUPPORT”
These are non-conformant LRSes.
Out of the box:
• Learning management functions
• SCORM & AICC
• Launch &/or store xAPI
They may struggle with:
• Accepting statements from outside the LMS
• Reporting data in extensions
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LMSes THAT CONNECT TO YOUR LRS
These systems are learning record providers.
What you can expect:
• xAPI statements from courses & experiences
• Non-SCORM LMS activity, too
• To buy an LRS also
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How do I make sure that the data isn’t a total mess?
Start learning more …
xAPI Camp
xAPI Hands-On & Geek-Free
ATD LearnNow
Learning Solutions Magazine
xAPI Learning Cohort
www.learnxapi.com
Vendor sites
ICICLE xAPI & LA SIG
https://xapi-cop.net/
https://www.ieeeicicle.org/xapi-and-learning-analytics-sig
Our Quest -Interoperability
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