{"id":7833,"date":"2021-10-19T15:42:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T13:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vitecoelearning.eu\/scorm-the-distance-learning-standard\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T18:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:02:11","slug":"scorm-the-distance-learning-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitecoelearning.eu\/en\/scorm-the-distance-learning-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"SCORM: The Distance Learning Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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As the importance of Distance Learning (DL) in the world of education has grown, different forms of multimedia and interactive elements have followed to make the trainee’s experience more engaging and complete.<\/p>

Among these, the SCORM standard<\/strong><\/a> represents one of the most interesting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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SCORM: WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The definition of SCORM is “Shareable Content Object Reference Model” and it is a reference model widely used in e-learning.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In a nutshell, the creation of learning modules conforming to the SCORM standard allows the import and export of multimedia learning material from one LMS platform to another. This content object can then be shared, allowing interoperability between different LMS platforms.<\/p>\n

At a technical level, a SCORM package consists of a zip file which, in addition to containing the reference teaching material, has a file describing its structure, content and roll-up logic.<\/p>\n

One of the strengths of the SCORM format is therefore its peculiar structure that allows the training content to be catalogued, traceable and reusable in different DL platforms<\/p>\n

SCORM is more than just a standard. It is a model that sets the guidelines for the world of distance learning. The SCORM standard is applicable to e-learning contents distributed on the web and on FAD platforms and its use brings enormous advantages to those who work in the world of e-learning, corporate training, professional training and education in the broadest sense.<\/p>\n

Many people wonder how SCORM came into being? How many versions have been released to date? Let’s see it together.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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SCORM VERSIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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SCORM is an e-learning standard invented in the years 2000-2001 by the company Advance Distributed Learning (ADL) and is based on the Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC) standard invented in 1993, a technical standard developed by a non-profit international association of technology professionals.<\/p>\n

ADL’s goal was to create a standard that would facilitate the indexing and dissemination of pedagogical content used in distance learning.<\/p>\n

The SCORM standard had to go beyond the AICC standard, especially in terms of scalability (read this article for a more in-depth and technical read on the difference between the two standards).<\/p>\n

Three successive versions of the SCORM standard were produced:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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