Thanks so much for this, Devlin! I am a fan of how you've put together different flavors of LRSs in that list. They all have different USPs. This is a great starter for someone researching LRSs to make a choice that suits them. :)
great Introduction! thank you! i would like to ask if there is any LRS product that can run locally with the LMS? Since the data protection problem, it's better to store the learning data of the students by the school's server ever in the company's cloud? Any suggestions for that?
Thanks for watching the video :). I think that most LRS vendors would be able to do a local installation. Learning Locker is an open source LRS in case you have engineers who can configure that.
Not essential...but it will give you a much better idea of the user experience. Check out this recorded webinar for a better understanding of what you can do with xAPI data: th-cam.com/video/_uL8j0SRMZU/w-d-xo.html
Good question, Kris. Storyline makes it much easier because you can use an “execute JavaScript” trigger to send the statement. Rise does not have this functionality, so it’s much more complex to send xAPI statements. To send custom statements from Rise, you need to edit the output folder and add scripts that “listen” to DOM changes, pull the corresponding data needed for the statement, and then send the statement to the LRS.
@@kristaylor7119 There are not many step by step instructions out there for that right now. I was able to rig something together with my JS skills, but that was after spending thousands of hours learning and practicing. I think that Zsolt Olah and Mel Milloway have some beginner tutorials though
It would definitely be possible, but there are many rules and recommendations regarding how the LRS should handle xAPI data. If you don’t make your server conformant with the spec, then it may be better to just use a database to collect your data and not worry so much about whether it’s xAPI compliant.
@@DevlinPeckYT thanks! By the way, I'm new to edtech... I was wondering, is it possible to capture userid from xapi in storyline? I didn't see this after Googling
@@tal32123 it is possible to grab the user’s info with the LMS API, but I have not done this in Canvas before. It may or may not be possible in there (it’s possible in most corporate LMSs though).
So happy you posted another video! So informative, thank you!
More to come!
Thanks so much for this, Devlin! I am a fan of how you've put together different flavors of LRSs in that list. They all have different USPs. This is a great starter for someone researching LRSs to make a choice that suits them.
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I’m glad that it helps, Megha. Thanks for watching the video 😃
Great video. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
great Introduction! thank you! i would like to ask if there is any LRS product that can run locally with the LMS? Since the data protection problem, it's better to store the learning data of the students by the school's server ever in the company's cloud? Any suggestions for that?
Thanks for watching the video :). I think that most LRS vendors would be able to do a local installation. Learning Locker is an open source LRS in case you have engineers who can configure that.
In your opinion, would you say it’s wise/essential to have xApi data along with lms/scorm??
Not essential...but it will give you a much better idea of the user experience. Check out this recorded webinar for a better understanding of what you can do with xAPI data: th-cam.com/video/_uL8j0SRMZU/w-d-xo.html
You mention from storyline in a lot of your videos, but what about Rise. Can xAPI be transferred to an LRS from Rise?
Good question, Kris. Storyline makes it much easier because you can use an “execute JavaScript” trigger to send the statement. Rise does not have this functionality, so it’s much more complex to send xAPI statements. To send custom statements from Rise, you need to edit the output folder and add scripts that “listen” to DOM changes, pull the corresponding data needed for the statement, and then send the statement to the LRS.
@@DevlinPeckYT thank you. Do you know where I can find step by step instructions for that?
@@kristaylor7119 There are not many step by step instructions out there for that right now. I was able to rig something together with my JS skills, but that was after spending thousands of hours learning and practicing. I think that Zsolt Olah and Mel Milloway have some beginner tutorials though
Would it be possible to just store my data on my own server?
It would definitely be possible, but there are many rules and recommendations regarding how the LRS should handle xAPI data. If you don’t make your server conformant with the spec, then it may be better to just use a database to collect your data and not worry so much about whether it’s xAPI compliant.
@@DevlinPeckYT thanks! By the way, I'm new to edtech... I was wondering, is it possible to capture userid from xapi in storyline? I didn't see this after Googling
@@DevlinPeckYT I mean -- from canvas/lms, not if the user types it in specifically
@@tal32123 it is possible to grab the user’s info with the LMS API, but I have not done this in Canvas before. It may or may not be possible in there (it’s possible in most corporate LMSs though).