The LMS365 SCORM & AICC Player

Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) and Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC) are the standards that define how e-learning courses collaborate with learning management systems.

SCORM is used for creating units of online training material that can be shared across systems. It is followed by major e-learning actors like NETg, Macromedia, Microsoft, Skillsoft, etc. There are three main levels:

• •Economic level. SCORM allows whole courses or small content units to be reused on different Learning Management Systems (LMS) through the separation of content and context.

• •Pedagogic level. SCORM integrates the notion of pre-requisite or sequencing (e.g. “You cannot go to chapter 2 until you pass Quiz 1”).

• •Technological level. SCORM generates a table of contents as an abstraction layer situated outside the content and the LMS. It helps the content and LMS communicate with each other. Communication is performed by means of bookmarks (“Where is John in the course?”), scoring (“How did John pass the test?”) and time (“How much time did John spent in chapter 1?”).

The LMS365 is compliant with AICC educational standard as well.

The LMS365 SCORM & AICC Player provides users with a list of SCORMs and AICCs along with their status which allows monitoring progress in passing SCORMs and AICCs. It allows uploading Content Packages, gives learners access to SCORMs and AICCs as well as allows them to view, review, continue, and delete their attempts.

Adding and uploading Content Packages

To add or upload Content Packages to your course:

1. 1. Go to LMS365 Admin Center.

2. 2. Click the Course List in the Course Management section.

3. 3. Select the needed Course.

4. 4. Select Manage SCORM & AICC Packages on the Course Management actions panel.

5. 5. Click Add a Content Package.

1. 1. a. Adding the Content Package:

• • • • •Select the Content Package to be added to the current course site.

• •Click Save.

1. 1. b. Uploading the Content Package:

• •Click Upload a Content Package and select the Content Package to be uploaded on your local computer.

• •Complete the required fields in the opened form. Click settings to be acquainted with the description of all the settings.

• •Click Save to save set settings or Cancel to go back to the Add a Content Package form.

Uploaded Package appears in the Content Package Storage. You can sort Content Packages there by title, by the user who modified them as well as by the version. 

To upload a new Content Package directly to the Content Package Storage, go to the Admin Center > Manage Content > Content Package Storage and then click Upload a Content Package. After you have selected a Package to be uploaded from your local computer, to complete the uploading process please follow these steps from the point b.

Settings for uploading Content Packages

In this section you will acquaint with general and advanced settings for SCORM and AICC Packages.

Title. Defines a name as it will appear in the headings and links throughout the site. Enter a name for the uploaded Content Package.

Description. Defines a descriptive text that will help site visitors use the resource. Enter description text for the uploaded Content Package.

Sharing by Course. Determines the definite place from where the Content Package was uploaded.

Sharing to. Defines the sharing area of the Content package. You can choose from the following options in the drop-down menu:

• •Not shared – the Content Package can be used only in the Course or Course Catalog it was uploaded to.

• •Shared to Courses – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in the Courses it has been shared with.

• •Shared to Course Catalogs – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in selected Course Catalogs.

• •Shared to all – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in all Course Catalogs.

There are two types of access to the uploaded Content Package: read only means that the changes are not allowed, read and edit means that there is a possibility to make changes in the Content Package.

Allowed number of attempts per user. Specify the number of attempts the user can take the Content package (default value is set to 1).

Timeout between attempts. Specify the period between attempts (can be specified in seconds, minutes, hours, days or weeks).

Open player in separate window. Select this option to open SCORM & AICC Player in a new window. If the option is unselected, Player will be opened on the same page. Please note that when this option is checked, the following options will be hidden: Show node completion status, Use control mode flow for all nodes, Show navigation controls, and Show Table of Content.

The system automatically determines which content type (SCORM or AICC) is uploaded. Look through advanced settings for SCORM Packages or advanced settings for AICC content type to be acquainted with the description of all the settings.

Advanced Settings for SCORM Packages

Show statistics for learner. Select this option to show the result page after completing the SCORM attempt.

Treat complete as passed. Select this option to consider the complete status as passed.

Finish by lessons status. Select this option to specify if an attempt is finished when lesson status for all elements is set. After this option is selected, 2 options will automatically be selected:

• •Redirect to statistics page when complete. Automatically redirects user to statistics page when SCORM is completed.

• •Go to next SCO automatically. Automatically moves user to the next SCO element. Works only for Intermediate SCO element.

• ▪If the Go to next SCO element automatically option is checked, the system automatically moves to the next SCO element if the element is intermediate.

• ▪If the system receives from LMS Finish Positive status (completed or passed), it automatically moves to the next SCO element. If the system receives another status, nothing happens.

Show node completion status. Select this option to display the current completion status of SCORM items.

Use control mode flow for all nodes. This option is selected by default for sequencing control flow. It is used for a better end-user experience with different kinds of SCORM packages. If this option is selected, after attempting to take the SCORM, you will be redirected right to the SCORM (questions or description if there is any). If the option is not selected, the sequencing flow may be violated for the SCORMS where the control flow is set to False by default. The corresponding message will appear. The SCORM content is to be selected manually on the Tools menu. Select or do not select this option depending on how you want to implement the sequencing.

Allow user to resume incomplete attempt if Completion Status ='No'. This option allows users continue an incomplete attempt when SCORM completion status is 'No'. Some SCORM Packages set this status immediately when starting a SCOR resulting in the New Attempt button being displayed to the Learner instead of the Continue button.

In the table below possibility to continue attempt depending on status is described:

Submit result to LMS asynchronously. Select this option to allow Content Package to send results to the server asynchronously in order not to interrupt proceeding the attempt.

Show LMS365 navigation controls. Select this option to display the buttons for switching between the SCORM items. After this option is selected, the next 3 options will automatically be selected. You can also select the options separately.

Show LMS365 Table of Content. Select this option to display the table of content in the SCORM Player. The width of the table of content can be set in pixels.

Advanced Settings for AICC content type

Show Submit button. Select this option to display Submit button in the Player.

Automatically close the Player. Select this option to automatically close the Player after passing the AICC Package.

Managing Content Packages

Managing Content Packages in the Content Package Storage

To see the list of available Content Packages, please do the following:

1. 1. Go to LMS365 Admin Center.

2. 2. Click the Manage Content section.

3. 3. Select the Content Package Storage.

To make it faster to find the appropriate Content Package, filter it by the type of a Content Package (click Package Type filter) or by the access (click Access Type filter) or use the search functionality:

To see all available actions for the desired Content Package, click the Package:

According to the permission level of current Package and the type of the Package you will have the different options on the actions panel:

• •Users with full control access permission to the required SCORM or AICC have a possibility to View, Edit, Delete and Download Content Packages.

• •Users with read and edit access permission to the required SCORM or AICC have a possibility to View and Edit Content Packages.

• •Users with read only access permission to the required SCORM or AICC have a possibility to View and find out the information about the Content Package.

To view a Content Package, click View Content Package on the actions panel. The Package will be opened in a new tab so you can browse it.

To edit a Content Package, click Edit Content Packageon the actions panel and make necessary changes to Content Package. There you can change title, description and number of attempts per user:

Uploaded by. Defines the user who uploaded the Content Package.

Modified by. Defines the user who makes changes.

Upload a new version. Click this option to upload a new version of the Package with new content.

Sharing to. Defines the sharing area of the SCORM Package. In the drop-down menu choose from the following options:

• •Not shared – the Content Package can be used only in the Course or Course Catalog it was uploaded to.

• •Shared to Courses – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in the Courses it has been shared with.

• •Shared to Course Catalogs – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in selected Course Catalogs.

• •Shared to all – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in all Course Catalogs.

Timeout between attempts. Specify the period between attempts (can be specified in seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks).

Open Player in separate window. Select this option to open SCORM & AICC Player in a separate window. If the option is unselected, Player will be opened on the same page. Please note that when this option is checked, the following options will be hidden – Show node completion status, Use control mode flow for all nodes, Show navigation controls, and Show Table of Content.

After updating a new version of the Package, old attempts will not be lost, information will be kept by the system (the changes will be applied for the not completed and new attempts). Learners who have started but not completed their attempts will be allowed to finish their attempt using the older version of content.

To delete a Content Package, click Delete Content Packageon the actions panel. To confirm that you want to delete this Content Package, click Delete, otherwise click Cancel.

You can delete more than one Package only in the Content Package Storage and only when filter Full Control Access is selected:

To download a Content Package, click Download Content Package on the action panel. If you want to download more than one Package, first filter the Packages by the Full Control Access, and then choose Download Content Package action.

Managing Content Packages from the Course

To view Content Packages added to the course, please do the following:

1. 1. Go to LMS365 Admin Center.

2. 2. Click the Course List in the Course Management section.

3. 3. Select the needed Course.

4. 4. Select Manage SCORM & AICC Packages on the Course Management actions panel.

If you want to change the order of the Content Packages on the Course page, use the drag-and-drop button and drag item to the right place:

1. 5. Click the required Package.

According to the permission level of current Package and the type of the Package you will have the different options on the actions panel:

• •Users with full control access permission to the required SCORM or AICC have a possibility to View, Remove, Edit, Delete and Download Content Packages as well as View Learner’s Details.

• •Uses with read and edit access permission to the required SCORM or AICC have a possibility to View, Remove and Edit Content Package as well as View Learner’s Details.

• •Uses with read only access permission to the required SCORM or AICC have a possibility to View, Remove, find out the information about the Content Package as well as View Learner’s Details.

To view the Content Package, click View Content Package on the actions menu. The package will be opened in a new tab so you can browse the SCORM.

To remove the Content Package from the Course, click Remove Content Package on the actions menu. The selected Content Package will be removed from the course level.

To view Learner’s Details, click View Learner’s Details on the actions menu.

There are statistics with diagrams according to Completed, In Progress, Not Started and Failed Attempts:

You can find the following information there:

Name column. Shows name of learner.

Progress Status column. Shows learner’s attempt status:

• •Not Started status – an attempt has not been started yet.

• •In Progress status – an attempt has been started but has not been finished.

• •Completed status – an attempt has been completed.

• •Failed status – an attempt has been finished unsuccessfully.

• •Out of attempts – an attempt has been finished unsuccessfully and there are no attempts left.

Attempt Completed column. Shows learner’s completion status of attempt.

Attempt Succeeded column. Shows learner’s success status of attempt.

Score column. Shows learner’s score got per attempt if it is provided by SCORM package.

Scale column. Shows learner’s scale got per attempt if it is provided by SCORM package.

To view or delete learner's attempt, click the user, and choose one of these options on the actions panel:

Information displayed on the Content Package Details page can be downloaded to your local computer in an Excel document (.xlsx). To do this, click Download Report:

A document will be downloaded to your computer. The information will be presented in the following form:

To edit a Content Package, click Edit Content Package on the actions panel and make necessary changes to Content Package. There you can change title, description, and number of attempts per user:

Uploaded by. Defines the user who uploaded the Content Package.

Modified by. Defines the user who makes changes.

Upload a new version. Click this option to upload a new version of the Package with new content.

Sharing to. Defines the sharing area of the SCORM Package. In the drop-down menu choose from the following options:

• •Not shared – the Content Package can be used only in the Course or Course Catalog it was uploaded to.

• •Shared to Courses – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in the Courses it has been shared with.

• •Shared to Course Catalogs – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in selected Course Catalogs.

• •Shared to all – the Content Package can be used (viewed or edited) in all Course Catalogs.

Timeout between attempts. Specify the period between attempts (can be specified in seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks).

Open Player in separate window. Select this option to open SCORM & AICC Player in a separate window. If the option is unselected, Player will be opened on the same page. Please note that when this option is checked, the following options will be hidden – Show node completion status, Use control mode flow for all nodes, Show navigation controls, and Show Table of Content.

After updating a new version of the Package, old attempts will not be lost. Information will be kept by the system (the changes will be applied for the not completed and new attempts). Learners who have started but not completed their attempts will be allowed to finish their attempt using the older version of content.

To delete a Content Package, click Delete Content Package  on the actions panel. To confirm that you want to delete this Content Package click Delete, otherwise click Cancel.

To download a Content Package, click Download Content Package on the action panel. If you want to download more than one Package, first filter the Packages by the Full Control Access, and then choose Download Content Package action.

Reports

Reporting functionality is available for the LMS365 SCORM & AICC Player for Administrators and contains information related to SCORM or AICC attempts. Reports are scoped to site level.

To create a report, please do the following:

1. 1. Go to LMS365 Admin Center.

2. 2. Click Reports on the Course Management.

On the opened Reports page select the group (by Package or by Learner) from the drop-down list. Use filters to create a report:

Select. Select from the drop-down list a training package for which the report will be created.

Include. Select type of learners to include in the report: Active, Inactive (the users who are deleted or blocked in Active Directory or who have all registration cancelled) or All.

Start Date. Select start date for the Report.

End Date. Select end date for the Report.

To download the report, click Create Report .

An .xlsx report will be created and downloaded to your computer. Follow How to understand the Course Reports to find out what the report contains of.

Language

Out of the box LMS365 SCORM & AICC Player is translated to English language.

To add translation, please do the following:

1. 1. Go to LMS365 Admin Center and click the Global Setting.

2. 2. Click Settings then Language Files.

3. 3. Choose SCORM & AICC Player:

1. 4. Select an alternate language in the Select Language drop-down menu.

2. 5. On the Language Settings page there is a possibility to

• •type your translation for each phrase in the Your Choice column and click Save:

• •click Export to save the language file to your local computer and edit the downloaded .xlsx file locally filling in the Custom Values column:

After that click Import and select the edited language file from your local computer. Translation from the Custom Values column will be displayed in the Your choice column. Click Save to save the translation.

The new translation is applied after page reload.