The SCORM Data Model: Understanding cmi.core
A tour through the most important data model fields like score, status, and session state.
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The SCORM Package: SCOs, Assets, and the imsmanifest
A closer look at the structure of a SCORM zip, what a SCO is, and how the manifest defines the learning experience.
What SCORM 1.2 Brought to the Web
Why SCORM 1.2 became the standard for browser based learning and why it outpaced AICC.
The Legacy and the Bridge to cmi5
AICC’s story evolved into cmi5, created by the same committee to bridge SCORM and xAPI. Let’s follow the path from 1980s aviation to today’s learning ecosystems.
AICC vs. SCORM: The Evolution of Learning Standards
When the web took over, SCORM replaced AICC, but not everything changed. Here is what improved, what suffered, and what the transition can still teach us today.
Anatomy of an AICC Course
Ever wondered how early e-learning courses were structured? Let’s unpack the AICC file set — .crs, .au, .des, .cst — and see how they defined a course before XML and JSON existed.
The Beginning of E-Learning Standards
Before SCORM and cmi5, there was AICC, the aviation-born standard that made digital learning interoperable. Discover how it all started and why its legacy still shapes modern LMS design.