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Enhance EdTech documentation and journal entries
- Updated the journal for April 30, 2025, to include new references and improved organization under EdTech topics. - Created a new documentation page for eLearning Industry, detailing its overview, services, and global presence. - Added a new page for IMS Common Cartridge, providing information about its standards, resources, and historical timeline.
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‎journals/2025_04_30.md‎

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## #EdTech
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- Updated [[EdTech/Idea/LearnMark/Q/What precedents exist for LMS-agnostic format]]
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- #Updated
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- [[EdTech/Idea/LearnMark/Q/What precedents exist for LMS-agnostic format]]
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- [[IMS/Common Cartridge]]
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- #Filed
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- [[US/Gov/ADL/Report/2019 Modernizing Learning]]
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- [[IEEE/Term/Learning Engineering]]
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- [[IEEE/Grp/ICICLE]]
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- [[IEEE/Grp/ICICLE]]
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- [[EdTech/Co/eLearning Industry/Blog/21/05/5 elearning standards explained]]

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alias:: [[eLearning Industry]]
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tags:: [[EdTech]], [[Company]], [[Content Platform]], [[Marketing]]
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- # eLearning Industry
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- [Official Website](https://elearningindustry.com)
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- ## 🏢 Company Overview
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- Name: eLearning Industry Inc.
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- Founded: 2012
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- Founder: Christopher Pappas
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- Type: Privately held
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- Industry: eLearning, Corporate Training, Instructional Design
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- Headquarters: 401 Ryland Street, Suite 200-A, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- European Office: Leoforos Mesogeion 274, 1st Floor, Cholargos, 15562, Greece
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- ## 🌐 What They Do
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- eLearning Industry serves as a comprehensive resource for the eLearning community, offering:
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- Content Publishing: Hosting a vast library of articles, eBooks, webinars, and news related to eLearning trends and best practices.
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- Software Directories: Providing directories and reviews of eLearning software, including [[LMS]]s, authoring tools, and content providers.
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- Marketing Solutions: Offering marketing and advertising services to eLearning vendors and service providers.
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- Community Engagement: Facilitating a platform for eLearning professionals to share insights, experiences, and expertise.
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- ## 🌍 Global Presence
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- While headquartered in Reno, Nevada, eLearning Industry has a significant international presence, with a European office in Greece. The company boasts a diverse team spread across various locations, emphasizing a global approach to eLearning.
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- ## 🐝 Branding and Culture
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- In 2020, eLearning Industry underwent a rebranding initiative, introducing "Melissa the Bee" as its new mascot. The bee symbolizes the company's values of community, teamwork, and continuous learning.

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date-created:: [[2021/05]]
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tags:: [[EdTech]], [[Standard]], [[Article]], [[eLearning Industry]]
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- # [eLearning Standards Explained - eLearning Industry](https://elearningindustry.com/elearning-standards-scorm-aicc-xapi-cmi5-ims-cartridge)
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- See also: [[EdTech/Idea/LearnMark/Q/What precedents exist for LMS-agnostic format]]
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- ## Key Standards Covered
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- ### [[SCORM]]
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- The oldest and most widely adopted standard
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- Developed by [[US/Gov/ADL]] in early 2000s
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- Enables content portability across [[LMS]]s
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- Two main versions still in use:
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- SCORM 1.2 (most common)
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- SCORM 2004 (adds sequencing)
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- ### [[AICC]]
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- One of the earliest eLearning standards
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- Created by the Aviation Industry CBT Committee
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- Laid groundwork for later standards
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- Dissolved in 2014, but influenced [[cmi5]]
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- ### [[xAPI]] (Experience API)
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- Modern successor to SCORM
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- Focuses on tracking learning experiences
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- More flexible than SCORM:
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- Works outside the browser
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- Supports mobile learning
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- Can track informal learning
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- Uses [[xAPI/LRS]] to store learning data
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- ### [[cmi5]]
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- Combines best of SCORM and xAPI
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- Created by [[AICC]] and [[US/Gov/ADL]]
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- Provides standardized launch mechanism
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- Uses xAPI for tracking
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- Growing adoption in modern systems
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- ### [[IMS/Common Cartridge]]
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- Developed by [[1EdTech]] (formerly IMS Global)
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- Popular in academic settings
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- Supports various content types:
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- Course materials
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- [[IMS/QTI]] assessments
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- Discussion prompts
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- External tools via [[LTI]]
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- ## Standard Selection Guidance
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- Choose [[SCORM]] for:
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- Traditional self-paced eLearning
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- Maximum LMS compatibility
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- Simple completion tracking
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- Choose [[xAPI]] for:
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- Modern, mobile-first learning
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- Detailed analytics needs
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- Learning outside the LMS
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- Choose [[cmi5]] for:
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- New projects needing SCORM-like features
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- xAPI tracking requirements
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- Future-proofing content
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- Choose [[IMS/Common Cartridge]] for:
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- Academic course materials
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- Content sharing between institutions
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- Integration with publisher content
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- ## Future Trends
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- Moving away from SCORM toward xAPI/cmi5
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- Increased focus on analytics and tracking
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- Growing need for mobile compatibility
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- Emphasis on interoperability between systems

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alias:: [[IMS/CC]], [[IMSCC]]
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- # IMS Common Catridge
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- [IMSCC – Help Center](https://support.nroc.org/hc/en-us/articles/201025057-IMSCC)
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- IMS Common Cartridge. IMSCC is a two-part acronym. IMS stands for [IMS Global Consortium](imsglobal.org) (the original name was the Instructional Management Systems IMS project). CC stands for [Common Cartridge](http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/index.html), which is the standard to which we design our course exports for maximum compatibility with the widest possible variety of [LMS](https://nrocnetwork.zendesk.com/entries/20355856-LMS "Learning Management System")es.
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- # [IMS Common Catridge](https://www.1edtech.org/standards/cc)
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- ## About
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- [IMSCC – Help Center](https://support.nroc.org/hc/en-us/articles/201025057-IMSCC)
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- IMS Common Cartridge. IMSCC is a two-part acronym. IMS stands for [IMS Global Consortium](imsglobal.org) (the original name was the Instructional Management Systems IMS project). CC stands for [Common Cartridge](http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/index.html), which is the standard to which we design our course exports for maximum compatibility with the widest possible variety of [LMS](https://nrocnetwork.zendesk.com/entries/20355856-LMS "Learning Management System")es.
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- ## Resources
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- [IMS Common Cartridge - EduTech Wiki](https://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/IMS_Common_Cartridge)
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- ## Timeline
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- A first version was published as v1.0 in Jan 2009, the final v1.1 was published on Jan 10 2011 and version 1.2. final on oct 1, 2011.

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