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Microsoft adds SCORM to SharePoint
The Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit and the SharePoint Community Kit just got unveiled. It includes support for SCORM 2004 and SCORM 1.2. More details at http://www.microsoft.com/education/slk.mspx
Download from CodePlex at http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=SLK
This is interesting because it is not centered on a LMS but rather on SharePoint, the kind of community portal Microsoft is positioning as the hub for all your activities, much more than learning administration and delivery. While it supports assignments and grading, this approach uses SCORM learning content as part of the blend of resources in a learning community's online site. This product is aimed at the Education market, but the Community Kit is free for anyone, including corporate users of SharePoint. And the price is right... of course, it assumes that you are running a SharePoint site.
The other big news of course is that it means that Microsoft is now officially putting serious weight behind SCORM.
I'd be interested in seeing reviews from anyone who tries it.
Download from CodePlex at http://www.codeplex.com/Wiki/View.aspx?ProjectName=SLK
This is interesting because it is not centered on a LMS but rather on SharePoint, the kind of community portal Microsoft is positioning as the hub for all your activities, much more than learning administration and delivery. While it supports assignments and grading, this approach uses SCORM learning content as part of the blend of resources in a learning community's online site. This product is aimed at the Education market, but the Community Kit is free for anyone, including corporate users of SharePoint. And the price is right... of course, it assumes that you are running a SharePoint site.
The other big news of course is that it means that Microsoft is now officially putting serious weight behind SCORM.
I'd be interested in seeing reviews from anyone who tries it.
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Actually, the SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) is useful even without SharePoint. And don't forget that the actual code for SLK is also available from CodePlex. There is an entire SCORM engine there available, in code, for analysis or integration with any project.
i find this very distressing.
Yet another way for microsoft to render other companies work in this area null and void.
great for adl, but a slap in the face for other providers. next they will build content creation into powerpoint and other office tools, leaving another set of vendors tools useless.
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Yet another way for microsoft to render other companies work in this area null and void.
great for adl, but a slap in the face for other providers. next they will build content creation into powerpoint and other office tools, leaving another set of vendors tools useless.
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