Posts tagged ‘SCORM actionscript class’
SCORM “Planets” Example Updated
Posted Friday, October 7th, 2011.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags e-learning, How-to, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
My “Planets” example (How to Add Basic SCORM Code to a Flash Movie) has proven to be one of the most popular items on pipwerks.com. Unfortunately, it was designed as a quick example and had a bunch of flaws and shortcomings. It’s also about 3 years old and starting to show its age. Since people frequently contact me with questions — many of which were due to the flaws in the example — I decided to update the project.
Abstracting Your Course’s Tracking Code
Posted Thursday, February 24th, 2011.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags e-learning, How-to, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
An abstraction layer is a way of hiding complexities and maintaining cleanliness in your application. When integrating tracking support (SCORM, AICC, etc,) into an an e-learning course, it’s a good idea to abstract as much of the tracking code as possible. Here are some examples.
pipwerks SCORM Wrappers now available on GitHub
Posted Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags ActionScript, e-learning, GitHub, How-to, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
I’ve been considering adding my pipwerks SCORM wrappers to GitHub for a very long time, but my n00bness and general lack of free time were major obstacles. However, the time has finally come to buckle down and get these puppies OUT!
SCORM Tip: Use an onunload handler
Posted Friday, August 6th, 2010.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags e-learning, How-to, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
What happens if the browser window containing your course is closed by the learner before the course finishes sending data to the LMS? If you’re not careful about how you’ve coded your course, you can lose some of the data.
SCORM Tip: Don’t forget to commit!
Posted Tuesday, July 27th, 2010.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags e-learning, How-to, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
A number of people have recently asked me about the scorm.save() function in the pipwerks SCORM wrappers. What is it, and when should it be used?
Ideas wanted for new SCORM wrappers
Posted Friday, October 2nd, 2009.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
As you may have read in previous posts or tweets, I’m working on a new SCORM 2004 wrapper for both JavaScript and ActionScript that will contain advanced functionality and improved shortcuts. For instance, I’m trying to write an easier way to work with the cmi.interactions model, and also trying to add more error-checking that will [...]
SCORM resources
Posted Wednesday, December 17th, 2008.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags ADL, e-learning, How-to, LETSI, pipwerks e-learning development forum, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper, standards
I recently emailed a shortlist of good SCORM development resources to a colleague, and figured I should probably post a list here, too. This is a quickie list, and I’m sure I’m leaving someone out. If you know of any resources I’ve missed, please add a link in the comments. This list is presented in no particular order.
What do you want *your* SCORM to do?
Posted Sunday, June 22nd, 2008.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags ADL, learning management systems, LETSI, opinion, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper, standards
Most e-learning developers don’t care about SCORM and only (begrudingly) learn enough to get the job done. I don’t blame them. This brings up the never-ending question when it comes to using SCORM in courseware: What are you really trying to do with SCORM?
Extending the SCORM wrapper and ActionScript classes
Posted Thursday, May 22nd, 2008.
Filed under e-learning, SCORM with the tags e-learning, How-to, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
I’ve had a number of people ask me why I haven’t extended my SCORM helpers (the JavaScript-based SCORM API wrapper and the two ActionScript classes) to completely remove the need to know any of the “cmi” calls. I have three reasons: SCORM is not that simple, the functionality between SCORM versions is significantly different, and extending the helpers that far means writing a complete (non-standardized) replacement syntax for SCORM.
How to add basic SCORM code to a Flash movie
Posted Sunday, April 27th, 2008.
Filed under e-learning, JavaScript, SCORM with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Flash, e-learning, How-to, HTML, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper, standards
Here’s a quick tutorial for adding basic SCORM functionality to an existing Flash file. This tutorial aims to demonstrate just how easy it can be to add SCORM functionality to an existing Flash movie.
Please note that this tutorial uses ActionScript 3 and SCORM 1.2, but the same principles apply for ActionScript 2 and SCORM 2004.
