This document summarizes best practices for three authoring tools - Storyline, Captivate, and Lectora. It discusses the importance of good slide/page naming conventions and using additional slides to track in-page interactions. Examples are provided of how to structure xAPI statements to track learner interactions such as answering questions using defined verbs, objects, contexts, and results. Best practices include using logical naming for quizzes/questions and checking community standards for verb usage.

1. State of the State:
Authoring Tools
Baseline of 3 Current Tools

2. Why did we do this?

6. Storyline
Captivate
Lectora

7. Best Practice:
Good slide/page naming is
extremely important

13. Best Practice:
To track in page interactions,
create additional slides to contain
the “clicked” state

19. Best Practice:
To track in page interactions,
create additional slides to contain
the “clicked” state

21. Sean Putman http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/answered 'How many
JavaScript files need to be linked at the head of the file?' with score 10
{
"verb": {
"id": "http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/answered"
},
"context": {
"registration": "36fc1ee0-2849-4bb9-b697-
71cd4cad1b6e",
"contextActivities": {
"parent": {
"id":
"http://learnxapi.com/gb_xapi_content/storylin-
test/6SgWpHHaW4W"
},
"grouping": {
"id":
"http://learnxapi.com/gb_xapi_content/storylin-test/"
}
}
},
"result": {
"success": true,
"response": "choice_5xwQ29qlMwQ",

30. Best Practice:
Whenever possible use the object
name to define the xAPI Object.
When defining the verb, it is a
good idea to check to see if there is
a community of practice that has a
set vocabulary and how to use the
verbs.

32. Sean Putman answered 'How many files link to the head section?'
{
"verb": {
"id": "http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/answered",
"display": {
"en-US": "answered"
}
},
"object": {
"id": "http://www.uniqueurl.com/lectora_statements3-
Question__1_3074_1441983197384",
"definition": {
"description": {
"en-US": "How many files link to the head section?"
},
"type": "http://adlnet.gov/expapi/activities/cmi.interaction",
"interactionType": "choice",
"correctResponsesPattern": [
"3"
]
}
}, …

33. Sean Putman answered 'How many files link to the head section?’
…
"timestamp": "2015-09-11T14:53:05Z",
"context": {
"contextActivities": {
"parent": {
"id": "http://www.uniqueurl.com/lectora_statements3"
},
"grouping": {
"id": "http://www.uniqueurl.com/lectora_statements3-"
}
},
"registration": "36fc1ee0-2849-4bb9-b697-71cd4cad1b6e"
},
"result": {
"response": "3",
"success": true
},

34. Best Practice:
When creating the quiz and
questions, giving logical names to
the quiz and question pages is
important.

37. Sean Putman
sean@intellectuslearning.com
@SeanPutman1