SCORM Background (2)
Problem:
Many of the first web-based "Learning Management System" (LMS) products used proprietary "middle ware" and data models to track learner performance.
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Learning content couldn't be moved from one LMS environment to another |
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LMS products often couldn't integrate learning content created for other systems |
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Couldn't create searchable content or content repositories |
New Vision:
The ADL team envisioned a new approach for Internet delivered learning:
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Learning objects can be reusable, searchable, durable, and accessible |
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Customized learning experiences that match a learner's needs, assembled "on the fly" |
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Learning experiences adapt intelligently to the learner |
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Learning objects could include assessments, simulations, performance support,
and directed learning experiences |
In early 1999, the first version of the Sharable Content Object Reference Model was drafted as a way to integrate and "connect" work from other organizations.