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).