Javascript Scorm 1.2 API

Question

Hi,

I need to make an existing LMS Scorm 1.2 compliant (only the basic calls). Does anyone know of any free scripts for this out there so as not to have to write this from scratch?

Thanks!

Michael

Answer 1

Hi Michael,

There used to be a sample SCORM run-time API implementation called "escorte4js" but it is no longer downloadable from its creator's site. You might try searching for it to see if somebody who used it in an application still has a copy they can send you.

You can also take a look at the ADL Sample Run-time Environment. It is an open source application that contains a reference implementation of SCORM 1.2.

There are also several open source LMS's that have implemented SCORM 1.2 (to varying degrees of success). You could look at Moodle, Illias or Sakai.

Implementing a truly compatible SCORM player is harder than it first looks. Implementing the specification is just the first step. The real trick to SCORM (or really any interoperability standard) is figuring out all of the subtle ways in which others have interpreted the standard differently and ensuring that your implementation is flexible enough to accommodate all of those differences. I recently wrote a blog post on that topic that might interest you. Look under the SCORM Explained side of that same site for more free SCORM resources.

Mike