cmi5: State of the Industry, a review of the currrent status of cmi5 conformance by LMS and Authoring Tools

1. State of the Industry
cmi5 – Adoption and Benefits

2. Who we are?
 Duncan Welder –Contact:
 www.risc-inc.com
 @duncanwiv
 duncanw@risc-inc.com
• Art Werkenthin–Contact:
 www.risc-inc.com
 @awerkenthin
 artw@risc-inc.com

3. Agenda
 What is cmi5?
 cmi5 goals
 Problems addressed by cmi5
 State of Authoring Tools
 State of Learning Management Systems

4. The evolution of cmi5
 AICC 1993
CMI Guidelines for interoperability
 SCORM
Sharable Content Object Reference Model
 2001, 2004
 Initially based on AICC
 xAPI 2013
 cmi5 2015/2016

5. xAPI is not the new SCORM
 xAPI defines communication layer and storage
 LMS is not mentioned…no LMS to content communication
 SCORM features are not included
 Sequencing
 Bookmarking
 Completion criteria
 You COULD use extensions, but there is no interoperability

6. Someone Did Something
Activity Statements are “Observations”
Actor Verb Object
(To Someone) (Using Stuff) (With Some Result)
So what is xAPI?

7. Doesn’t xAPI do everything?
Scheduling
Assessment
Competencies
Learning
Records
Sequencing
User
Management
Requirements
Tracking
Certification
Curricula
Definition
Delivery Search
Course
Management
Compliance Preferences
Reports

8. What is cmi5
Next generation Content To LMS interoperability
specification
cmi5 is the LMS use case for xAPI
Next generation of SCORM and AICC
Built on top of xAPI

9. cmi5 Goals
 Interoperability
 Simplified tracking model vs. SCORM
 Defined import
 Extensibility
 Record/report content-defined data
 Digital data attachments
 Distributed Content
 Mobile (content does not require browser)

10. Sample “Rule”: The 9 cmi5 Verbs
Launched (LMS)
Initialized (AU*)
Completed (AU)
Passed (AU)
Failed (AU)
 Abandoned (LMS)
 Waived (LMS)
 Terminated (AU)
 Satisfied (LMS)
AU may make whatever additional valid
xAPI statements it wants.
*Assignable Unit

11. cmi5 Provides:
 Course Structure
 Similar to the content package of SCORM
 Supports 1 or more Assignable Units (AU)
 Designed for interoperability across systems
 Launch Mechanisms
 “Own Window”
 “Any Window”
 Content Entitlement
 AU developer defined
 “Other”

12. What is in it for me?
 Content defined data stored in LRS
 Pictures, video, audio recordings, documents
 Data sharing across content using LRS
 Content-defined launch mechanism
 Can I get rid of those SCORM windows ?
 Distributed content (Content As A Service)
 Mobile device support

13. Why you should want cmi5
SCORM, or “Own Window” “Any Window”
Mobile
Friendly!

14. Why you should want cmi5
Germany Houston
Yes!Argh!
Yes!Ja!

15. Why you should want cmi5
Video
Audio
Essay
Performance Metric
LRS

16. Why you should want cmi5
AU
#1
AU
#2
LRS

17. Why you should want cmi5
cmi5 Course
Title
Objectives
Blocks
Descriptions
AUs
Localizations

18. cmi5 Course Structure

19. Why you should want cmi5
You tricked
me into working
with this guy… Welcome!
Statements LRSLMS

20. cmi5 adoption status
Adopted
Committed

21. State of Authoring Tools
 iSpring
 Trivantis
 Obsidian
 DominKnow

22. State of Learning Management
Systems
 RISC Inc – Implemented and in production
 Docebo – Highlighted but not yet in production
 Branier – Partnership with Rustici
 Thrivist – K-12 system committed
 EthosCE – Expressed interest
 GingerApp – Prototyped?

23. Rustici & cmi5 adoption
 Rustici Software SCORM Engine (LMS Middleware)
 Rustici Software SCORM Driver (Content Middleware)
 Rustici Software SCORM Cloud (LMS/LRS)

24. References
 cmi5 Specification
http://aicc.github.io/CMI-5_Spec_Current/
 cmi5 Overview
http://risc-inc.com/next-generation-scorm-cmi5/
 cmi5 Runtime Example video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhJRIDNE96Q
 Free AU simulator
https://github.com/cawerkenthin/cmi5-AU-
Simulator

25. Thanks for attending
• Art Werkenthin:
 www.risc-inc.com
 @awerkenthin
 artw@risc-inc.com
• Duncan Welder:
 www.risc-inc.com
 @DuncanWIV
 duncanw@risc-inc.com