The Impacts of the Tin Can API: How 8 Companies are Using the Tin Can API (xAPI)

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The Impacts of the Tin Can API:

How 8 Companies are Using Tin Can

(xAPI)


Mike Rustici

President, Rustici Software

[email protected]

@Mike_Rustici



Alex Mackman

Luminosity and Tin CanAlex Mackman

Technical Director, CM Group

[email protected]

@alexatcmgroup

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/alexmackman

© CM Group 2015

• Tin Can is a technology for a mobile, disconnected world• Its emergence coincided with us building a mobile first, cloud-based learning

management system

• It simplified our development• We no longer had to battle to make SCORM work in scenarios it was ill suited

for e.g. mobile, disconnected scenarios

• It enabled us to track everything!• Content access (inside and outside of our platform)

• Experiences (inside and outside of our platform)

• It facilitated a number of other core platform features• E.g. Gamification engine, improved reporting and analytics

Why did we adopt Tin Can?

© CM Group 2015

Product support• Luminosity LMS

True cloud LMS with integrated LRS

• Tin Can drives reports and gamification

• Luminosity StudioRapid HTML authoring

• Luminosity MentorNative Apps for iOS, Android and Windows

© CM Group 2015

Business ImpactReduced training costs

Quicker time to productivity for new managers

Increased HR | new manager engagement

Quicker time to productivity for new starters

Driving sales of NowTV packages with reseller education

Mobile enabled compliance training

For more information

[email protected]

or visitwww.cm-group.co.uk


Steve Boller

Why xAPI?

KNOWLEDGE GURU Platform for building serious games.

Uses science of learning and remembering

to increase retention.

Fast and efficient to produce.

No game design knowledge required.

What is Knowledge Guru?

Why xAPI?

Knowledge Guru capable of tracking highly granular data

Robust native reporting

Wanted to provide LMS tracking while preserving cloud-based play, leaderboards, game elements, etc.

Some organizations need all learning experiences tracked in one location.

Wanted to see performance challenges recorded in LMS.

How does xAPI work

in Knowledge Guru?

How does xAPI Work in Knowledge

Guru?

Input LRS settings in admin dashboard

Game data flows to LRS

Admin uses native Guru reports alongside data visualizations in LRS.

Additional data export possible via CSV

What Can We Do Now that We

Couldn’t Do Before?

What Can We Do Now, Thanks to

xAPI?

Organizations can offer full gameplay experience (leaderboards, mobile, etc) and still track data in LRS/LMS.

Customers can use native Guru reports AND store data in their LRS/LMS.

We can show “proof of concept” of xAPI to show customers what’s possible.

Game content, reports can change on the fly.

What’s the business

impact?

We can offer a more cost

effective solution.

Thanks to xAPI….

Companies that need

centralized tracking can stil l

be innovative.

Thanks to xAPI….


Nick Washburn

A configurable platform of learning services

Nick WashburnDirector, Learning DivisionRiptide Software, Inc.

Riptide Software, Inc.• Founded in 1995

• CMMI Level 4 – Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

• Small business, custom software developer, serving Government and Commercial

• 2013 & 2014 MT2 Top Simulation and Training Technology Companies

Why did we adopt xAPI?

• Participants in xAPI workgroup

• New product development effort that aligns with vision of ADL (xAPI/Tin Can)

How does xAPI work in our product?

• Courseware / LRS

• Edit / Configure / Authoring

• Learning Content Management

• Curriculum Management

• Reporting and Analytics

• Integration to other services

Elements has a growing xAPI use case

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Case Study: REAPERRange Experience Acquisition Portal for Evaluation & Reporting

Data Mining Live Training Ranges• ADL BAA – 2013 White

Paper• A uniform mechanism for

collecting the available data from live ranges using xAPI/LRS

Proof of Principle at U.S. Army Oscar 9 Range located at Ft Benning, GA

• Get range reporting xAPI• Provide meaningful feedback

and corrective training to the

Overview of Features•Live Training Range reporting results via xAPI/LRS

– Experience Application Programming Interface (xAPI)

– Learning Record Store (LRS)

• Corrective Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) delivered to Shooter

– xAPI reporting of corrective IMI

•BRM10 data automated to DTMS

– Digital Training Management System

– Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM)

•Range data made available to Training Community

– IMI training data made available

REAPER Data Views

Shooter / Coach / Commander

REAPER Data Views

Researcher/Operations

Contact:Nick WashburnDirector, Learning [email protected]: 407-542-7684Riptide Software, Inc.200 East Palm Valley DriveOviedo, FL 32765

mailto:[email protected]


Art Werkenthin

PDF Annotation in the Cloud

A real life xAPI application

© 2014 RISC, Inc. Reproduction prohibited without permission.

Why Tin Can / xAPI?

• Large training manuals handed out on USB

• Need for students to Mark-Up documents

• Large, existing PDF library

• Pie-in-the-sky Goal: Track annotations

made

RISC was approached by customer with these issues:


How does it work?

• Worked with Float Mobile to develop the PDF

Annotator and integrate with the RISC LMS.

• Annotations stored in the cloud

• Documents stored in the cloud

• Both browser and iPad version

• LRS provides reporting


Example: Add Notation


Example: Reporting


Business Impact

• Tracking annotations in the LRS allows:

– Determine which pages / phrases receive most

annotation

– See reader comments

– Find out documents are accessed most

• This data is used to improve training materials


Nick Stephenson

Why are we investing in the Tin Can API?

TES Observation

ChecklistTES Attendance TES Coach

Share Data


It’s a really quick and elegant way to…

Integrate Systems


It’s a really quick and elegant way to…

How does Tin Can API work in TES?

How does Tin Can API work in TES?

TES Observation

Checklist

TES Evidence

Stream

Tin Can / xAPI

Statement

{ Emily Completed Observation Checklist }

Without Tin Can API

Classroom

Attendance

Observation

ChecklistCoaching

Observation

Checklist

With Tin Can API

Learning

Management

Systems

SurveyJob Performance

Data

Thank you.


Jonathan Archibald

tessello:xAPI meets Total Learning

brightwave.co.uk

Jonathan Archibald,

Chief Technology Officer

tessello home

Find a resource

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Keep on learning

My Learning

My Experiences

Share with your Social Learning Community

Like – share – discuss: validate!

Activityproviders xAPI

tessello success stories

Thank you…[email protected]

@tessello

tessello.co.uk


Megan Torrance

RFEDRadio FrequencyEDucation

Megan [email protected]

RFID Tag

Antennae

Exhibit Screen

Badge IDs

Dashboard

LRS

PHASE 1

PHASE 1.5

ANNA BOTSFORD COMSTOCKNEIL deGRASSE TYSON

ALBERT EINSTEINMARIE CURIEADA LOVELACE

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVERGERTRUDE ELION

IDA NODDACKHYPATIA OF ALEXANDRIA

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVERGERTRUDE ELION

Exhibit Screen

Badge IDs Content

Report Data

Teacher Dashboard

LRS

Beacon

Exhibit

PHASE n

& Staff

Real world experiences


Christopher Allen

An agile, visual authoring system for creating eLearning, mLearningand serious learning gamesOptimally designed for learning professionals who want to create authentic learning events, with real-world consequencesYet easy enough to create simple performance support apps

Unique visual interface

Any user action can trigger a statement

A series of actions can be judged and used to send one or more statements

Apps export to:

• SCORM & AICC packages• Http embeddable apps• Local apps• Native iOS and Android Apps• Social MediaAll are capable of executing xAPI Statements

Interactive Badges

Interactive Badges: R&DBadge is a ZebraZapps app

• Personalized via Set and Get State• Content admin with Wordpress• Compatible with Mozilla Open Badge


Making sense of all this data




Key Takeaways

• Mobile first LMS platform

• See learning from in and out of the LMS in one

place

• Gamification powered by Tin Can statements


Key Takeaways

• Cloud-based game delivery AND LMS integration

• Additional tracking features such as leader board

• Content can change on the fly


Key Takeaways

• Capturing actual soldiers with real guns

• Intelligent tutoring recognizes causes behind

incorrect shot patterns


Key Takeaways

• A pioneering LMS provider embracing the new

model

• Annotate PDF documents and analyze the results

• Protecting content


Key Takeaways

• Performance observation, attendance tracking, face-to-

face mentoring

• Big pieces of the ecosystem assembled via best-of-

breed technologies


Key Takeaways

• Capture and harness informal learning

• Social, coaching and curation


Key Takeaways

• RFIDs and Beacons

• Making the museum come alive

• Providing feedback to teachers

• Valuable even in a closed environment

• Amazing results on a shoestring budget


Key Takeaways

• Intuitive visual authoring for serious games

• Export to any platform

• Lots of control over what is reported via statements

• R&D project creates interactive Mozilla badges

powered by Tin Can


Question / Answer

cm-group.co.uk

theknowledgeguru.com

learning.riptidesoftware.com

risc-inc.com

trainingevidencesystems.com

tessello.co.uk

torrancelearning.com

zebrazapps.com


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The Impacts of the Tin Can API: How 8 Companies are Using the Tin Can API (xAPI)

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