Download GITTA lessons as IMS or SCORM CPs
Installation remarks:
The exact installation procedures to import a IMS or SCORM package into your learning management system (LMS) is described
in detail within your LMS manual. To give you an idea, we provide three short installation screenshot movies for the open
source software
OLAT and for the commercial WebCT platform:
Please note that when importing a SCORM module into WebCT, the resulting error can be ignored. It appears because we referenced
the SCORM schema by absolute URL (http://...) and not using relative paths. It works perfectly.
Important Terms:
- LMS:
- A Learning Management System (or LMS) is a software package, usually on a large scale (that scale is decreasing rapidly),
that enables the management and delivery of learning content and resources to students. Most LMS systems are web-based to
facilitate "anytime, anywhere" access to learning content and administration. Some widely known open source LMS are OLAT and Moodle, famous commercial LMS are WebCT and Blackboard.
- IMS:
- The IMS Global Learning Consortium (usually known as IMS) is a non-profit standards organization concerned with establishing interoperability for learning systems
and learning content and the enterprise integration of these capabilities. Their mission is to "support the adoption and use
of learning technology worldwide". Some famous IMS standards are the CP (Content Package) standard used to import/export of
content, the "Learning Resource Meta-data Specification" (LOM) or the QTI standard for question and test interoperability.
- SCORM:
- The Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a standard for web-based e-learning. It defines how the individual
instruction elements are combined on a technical level and sets conditions for the software needed for using the content.
SCORM is distributed by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, a US organization under the Department of Defense (DoD).