This presentation was delivered to the Torrance Learning xAPI download on May 12, 2016 by Art Werkenthin and Duncan Welder.

1. xAPI
Data & Evolution of the Spec

2. Who we are?
• Duncan Welder –
– www.risc-inc.com
– @duncanwiv
– duncanw@risc-inc.com
• Art Werkenthin–
– cmi5 committee
member
– www.risc-inc.com
– @awerkenthin
– artw@risc-inc.com

3. Agenda
• Release of cmi5
• xAPI data to track the use of training
materials
• Using xAPI to track traditional “LMS
learning activities”
• xAPI statement content
• Communicating the impact of xAPI

4. cmi5 Brief Review
• ADL’s cmi5 is the next generation SCORM
• Built on top of xAPI
• Scheduled Release Date: June 1, 2016

5. cmi5: Demo Agenda
• cmi5 Course Import
• cmi5 Launch & Credit
• cmi5 data in LRS

6. xAPI to Evaluate Materials Use
• How are your learners interacting with
training materials?
• What is still valid?
• Where do questions arise?
• What are opportunities to streamline
training?
Let’s take a look…

7. xAPI to Evaluate Materials Use

8. xAPI for “Traditional” learning
• Traditional learning may be tracked in the
LMS but now we have two sources of
learning data.
• Why doesn’t the LMS leverage the LRS as
well? Too many random sources?
Verb consistency is critical!
• ILT Registrations
• Approvals
• YouTube Videos
• Tests
• Status Changes
• Resources
• Searches
• Documents

9. xAPI Statement Content

10. xAPI Statement Content

11. Selling xAPI Internally
• What are the benefits?
• What intelligence are we missing out on?
• What ‘new methods’ of training can we
now document?
Don’t worry about the plumbing!

12. References
• cmi5 Specification
https://github.com/AICC
• Watershed Integration
https://watershedlrs.zendesk.com/hc/en-
us/articles/208218893-RISC-VTA-PDF-
Annotator#configuring-lms
• cmi5 Runtime Example video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhJRIDNE96Q
• Free AU simulator
https://github.com/cawerkenthin/cmi5-AU-Simulator
• Where’s the data
• http://risc-inc.com/wheres-the-data-creating-xapi-statements-for-
learning-events/

13. Thank you!