Using xAPI to Collect Learning Data from Simulations
Conference Archive
Learning Solutions Conference & Expo 2017 - March 22, 2017

Jon Aleckson
CEO
Web Courseworks

Tim Chudy
Director
Watershed

Chad Jackson
Senior Director, Simulation, eLearning & Innovation
American College of Chest Physicians
Education providers know that taking online courses isn’t the only way to learn. They want to invent new learning formats and experiences that better meet their members’ needs. However, the types of learning opportunities trackable by traditional learning management systems (LMSs) is limited. The Experience API (xAPI) specification is flexible enough to track a wide range of experiences, but it’s a new technology, and barriers to adoption still exist.
In this session, you will learn how the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) uses xAPI to collect learning data from high-fidelity medical simulations, giving you a roadmap to adoption within your own organization. See how, in its Difficult Airway Management live-learning course, CHEST uses xAPI to send activity statements from Laerdal simulators to a learning record store (LRS) in its CourseStage Health LMS.
In this session, you will learn:
- About the opportunities xAPI creates for education providers
- About the advantages and disadvantages of xAPI compared to earlier technologies like SCORM
- How to decide what you want to track, and how to translate those objectives into xAPI activity statements
- About technological best practices for building your API
- Which factors to consider when choosing a learning record store (LRS)
Audience:
Intermediate to advanced developers, directors, and senior leaders
(VP, CLO, executive, etc.). To gain the most benefit, attendees should be
generally familiar with professional education, learning management systems,
and SCORM. Technical and/or programming knowledge may also be beneficial, but
is not necessary for comprehension.
Technology
discussed in this session:
Experience API, REST, JSON, CourseStage QIE,
CourseStage Health LMS, Moodle LMS, ADL LRS, Learning Locker, and Laerdal
Airway Management Trainer.
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