SCORM™ Resources

• SCORM Best Practices Guide for Content Developers (1.35MB pdf file)
   
• Making a Macromedia Flash MX Learning Object SCORM-Conformant (1.12 MB pdf file)
   
• Content Developers' Guide to IMS Simple Sequencing (1.27MB pdf file) The guide provides a step-by-step process for using the IMS Simple Sequencing Specification
   
• Developing Self-Directed Learners - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
  This topical summary looks at current research on several aspects of developing self-directed learners.
   
• Evaluating Learning Objects for Schools
  In this paper we describe the developments in the K-12 sector, the arguments around learning object characteristics and the development of an assessment profile. We applied this instrument in two separate analyses of learning objects and found it useful in identifying characteristics of importance to teachers.
   
• JORUM Repository Project
  Jorum is a free online repository service for teaching and support staff in UK Further and Higher Education Institutions, helping to build a community for the sharing, reuse and repurposing of learning and teaching materials.
   
• ADL-R: The First Instance of a CORDRA Registry
  The Advanced Distributed Learning Registry (ADL-R) is a registration system for distributed e-learning content. It is the first instance of a registry-based approach to repository federation resulting from the Content Object Repository Discovery and Registration/Resolution Architecture (CORDRA) project. This article provides a brief overview of CORDRA and detailed information on ADL-R.
   
• Accessibility Metadata and Learning Objects
  Learners may face barriers to their learning experience as a result of accessibility issues presented by a multimedia learning object. These barriers can potentially be identified in advance and accommodated, by evaluating, analysing and exchanging accessibility information using metadata.
   
• SREB's SCORE initiative
  SCORE is a project of the Southern Regional Educational Board to share digital learning content among member schools. The SREB website includes a description of the SCORE project plus several downloadable documents, including the "SCORE Users' Guide to Learning Object Metadata" and "Technical Guidelines for Digital Learning Content."