How can you use SCORM tracking and reporting to measure course effectiveness?

Some believe that SCORM is old-school as the most notable versions in use today - SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004, date way back; however, SCORM remains the most common language in the e-learning community. In addition to the valuable insights gained by enabling SCORM tracking and reporting, content is created once and imported into a SCORM-compliant LMS saving you a lot of time.

For several articles you have been pushing SCORM but, its obvious this is AI genetated and AI is not fully undrstanding the place of SCORM. So. It makes it sound as if you should use SCORM if you want tracking. The fact is many LMSs have better tracking and reporting than you get via SCORM and with less headaches. Only use SCORM if you need to share the course content or objects across different LMSs. If you don't then consider your LMS's native capabilities.

Enabling SCORM tracking and reporting involves importing SCORM content into your LMS, configuring SCORM settings, launching SCORM content, tracking learner interactions, retrieving SCORM data, generating reports, customizing reporting, and analyzing and acting on the data.

Configuring SCORM tracking and reporting involves setting up parameters and options in both the authoring tool and the Learning Management System (LMS). Below are steps to configure SCORM tracking and reporting: Authoring Tool Configuration 1. Completion Criteria 2. Scoring Method 3. Interaction Data Learning Management System (LMS) Configuration 1. Launch Mode 2. Resume Behaviour 3. Report Options 4. Tracking and Status 5. Debugging and Troubleshooting 6. Testing Best Practices • Regularly update your SCORM packages to ensure compatibility with the latest standards and features. • Keep detailed documentation of your SCORM configurations for reference and troubleshooting.

As a course designer, I let learners know with a short note on the course, when their scores or interactions with content are being tracked and used to improve the quality and content of the course instead of assessment of their learning. I let instructors know the same, when the tracking of the interactions in the course are meant to improve the course, not meant to evaluate their performance as instructors.

SCORM data reveals completion rates, engagement trends, and assessment effectiveness. Analyze learner behaviours to identify challenging areas and enhance engagement. Utilize insights to refine content, and assessments, and personalize learning experiences. Set benchmarks and collaborate among educators for continual data-driven course improvements.

I wonder how long SCORM will still be around 🤔 The standard was developed in 2000 (yes, you read correctly), just before the first iPod was released in 2001 🦣🧊 Consider the changes the music industry underwent since then: And yet my LMS is asking me to upload a ZIP file of a SCORM lesson...? 🙄 Yes, the e-learning industry made leaps during COVID but it is still lagging, relative to other industries. In fact, many content providers like Udemy no longer support SCORM: "[it] is an interoperability standard for self-paced training (i.e. learning alone). Our platform is an organizational learning system that focuses on bringing people together to learn in a cohort-based environment" @e-Learning industry: No more SCORM, please! 🙏