Standards-based trackable E-learning in a Disconnected Environment

NetGenica

Agenda

Browse through the eLearning roadmap Identify the need for offline playing and

meeting these needs Challenges faced by the Industry How we can overcome these

challenges together with the standards bodies.

Demo of NetGenica’s Offline Player

e-Learning Roadmap – Before Standards

Proprietary CBT authoring

Proprietary CBT delivery

Zero inter-operability between CBTs

CBTs

e-Learning Roadmap – CMI / CBT

Standards-based CBT authoring

Standards-based CBT delivery

CBTs inter-operate with a standards-based CMI

CBTs

CMI

e-Learning Roadmap – LMS

Content

Course Structure

Content Player

User

Web BrowserAICC / SCORM

API

AICC HACP

Courses, Users, Progress,

Schedules, other learning resources

LMS

Need for offline learning

User Need Constraints

Traveling Executives Effective use of travel time to catch up on learning

Limited Internet Connectivity

Support Engineers Ready availability of learning modules offline

Quick Turnaround

Customers, Partners, Home Users

Ability to view multimedia rich learning modules offline

Limited Internet Bandwidth

Our view of the offline player

Standards-based

Track-able eLearning in a disconnected environment

Support for full integration with online learning via download and synchronization capabilities

Meeting the Needs

• Setup - Player & Course

• Play Course (AICC)

• Synchronize Progress

Authenticate

Launch

Track

Synchronize

Un- Install

LMS Component

Player Component

Player/LMS Component (Requires LMS Integration)

Pack

Download

Unpack

Install

e-Learning Roadmap – Online / Offline LMS

Content

Course Structure

LMS

Content Player User

Web Browser

AICC / SCORM API

AICC HACP

Courses, Users, Progress, Schedules, other learning

resources

Offline Launch and Track

Content Player User

Web Browser

AICC / SCORM API

AICC HACP

Courses, Users, Progress

Online LMS

Offline LMS

Some challenges faced with the Offline Player

Can HACP courses really be played offline? And if yes, how do I achieve this ?

What is the best protocol for communication between LMS and Offline Player ?

HACP

AICC API

Custom XML

What data elements need to exchanged ?

Any LMS specific progress info ?

What about Security and Encryption of my offline courses and data ?

Can I use my Offline Player as a group intranet ?

Any other challenges that I can add to this list ?

Two solutions to the AICC HACP problem

Web-server on the client machine to accept HACP posts

HTTP Listener for HACP requests

InstallationCourse

lmslaunches

LMS

Proposed approach for Download

Course List1. Course

2. ……

Download

CommunicationURL

lmscreates

GetContentInfo()GetLMSSpecificInfo()

Communicates with DB

License

Prerequisite

Install Player

Install Course

LMS

Course List1. Course

2. ……

SynchronizationCourse

Proposed approach for Synchronization

CommunicationURL

Offline Data Fetcher

Update LMS

Offline Data ViewerSendProgressInf

o()

Communicates with DB

lmscreates

lmslaunches

Download

Expectations from standards body

API for offline players to query the online LMS for

Course structure, Content, User information and User progress information for complete / partial course

Specific behavior of LMS, if any

Instructing the offline player what to synchronize and with which LMS

Identifying and Defining Security and Encryption needs

Promote need for Offline Play

Forums

Future Challenge: Download

Course Package on a CD

Any other challenges that I can add to this list?

Offline Player Demo

Download

Launch and Track

Progress Details

Synchronization

Thanks!

Carl D’costaNetGenica