Revision as of 23:11, 26 February 2017 edit Anthony Appleyard (talk \| contribs) 209,150 edits rv histmerge junk ← Previous edit		Revision as of 18:43, 10 March 2017 edit undo 71.46.218.126 (talk) xAPI is not also known as TIn Can - it has been xAPI for over 3 years. Also it was developed by a working group of companies and individuals...which list has been published for quite some time Next edit →
Line 1: The '''Experience [[API]]''' ('''xAPI'''), ~~also known as the '''Tin Can API''',~~ is an e-learning software specification that allows learning content and learning systems to speak to each other in a manner that records and tracks all types of learning experiences.<ref name="Learning Solutions Magazine">{{cite web\|last=Brandon\|first=Bill\|title=Making History: mLearnCon 2012 Rocks Attendees\|url=http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/958/\|work=Making History: mLearnCon 2012 Rocks Attendees\|publisher=Learning Solutions Magazine\|accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> Learning experiences are recorded in a [[Learning Record Store]] (LRS). LRSs can exist within traditional [[Learning Management Systems]] (LMSs) or on their own.<ref name="ASTD interview with Aaron Silvers">{{cite web\|last=Brusino\|first=Justin\|title=THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCORM: A Q&A WITH AARON SILVERS\|url=http://www.astd.org/Publications/Newsletters/Learning-Circuits/Learning-Circuits-Archives/2012/06/The-Next-Generation-of-SCORM-a-Q-and-a-with-Aaron-Silvers\|work=THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCORM: A Q&A WITH AARON SILVERS\|publisher=American Society for Training and Development\|accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> ==Summary== Line 21: Rustici Software conducted numerous interviews with the e-learning community to determine where to make improvements and then developed the research version of the Experience API specification. This process was called [http://scorm.com/tincanoverview/ Project Tin Can].<ref name="ADL Project Tin Can Research Summary">{{cite web\|title=ADL Project Tin Can Research Summary\|url=http://www.adlnet.gov/capabilities/next-generation-scorm/tin-can#tab-research\|work=ADL Project Tin Can Research Summary\|publisher=Advanced Distributed Learning\|accessdate=31 July 2012}}</ref> The moniker "Tin Can API" was derived from Project Tin Can, and is still used interchangeably with the name "Experience API".<ref>https://www.trainingindustry.com/wiki/entries/experience-api-%28tin-can-api%29.aspx</ref> The Experience API was developed by a community working group (https://github.com/adlnet/xAPI-Spec/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and released as version 1.0 in April 2013. There are currently over 160 adopters (19 January 2016)<ref name="Tin Can API: Current Adopters">{{cite web\|title=Tin Can API: Current Adopters\|url=http://tincanapi.com/what-is-tin-can/adopters/\|work=TinCanAPI.com\|publisher=Rustici Software\|accessdate=30 July 2012}}</ref> ==Current Status==

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