In search of...

Published on Sep 30, 2019

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In search of...

 A learning record store

on the menu

  • My xAPI & LRS experiences
  • What's a LRS?
  • How does the LRS landscape look like ?
  • Which LRSs are worth your time ?

A quiz

 Noooooooooooooo

my experience

  • 2013 / ASTD Dallas
  • 2014 / Curatr
  • 2015 / LRSs
  • 2016 - ... / Own development
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guild research

  • Barrier: lack of LRS
  • Barrier: lack of participation of IT
  • Barrier: LMS does not support it
  • Barrier: lack of knowledge or skills
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"We are interested, but getting accreditation for software use in our organization is hard and slow, and our current LMS does not support xAPI."

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"The only thing really in our way is the lack of an enterprise-capable LRS.
My team could easily learn to implement xAPI. Unfortunately, we only use what is FREE, so we can only explore open-source options for now."

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So, what's a LRS?

"A Learning Record Store (LRS) is a data store system that serves as a repository for learning records collected from connected systems where learning activities are conducted. It is an essential component in the process flow for using the Experience API (xAPI)."

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In human language

  • NOT an LMS
  • It's an empty box
  • With lots of possibilities
  • And few vendors
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how to start?

 Check the free trials
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DECIsive factors

  • Analytics & reporting?
  • Security?
  • Integrations?
  • Scalability?
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To the LRS

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I did this
the MacGyver way

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macgyver way?

  • Don't worry be crappy
  • Build a case
  • Go stealth mode
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How?

  • Close your doors
  • Read, read, read
  • Experiment
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1. SCORM CLOUD

  • My first one?
  • WYSIWYG
  • Ideal for first experiments
  • Ideal to understand the basics of xAPI and LRSs
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2. Yet xAPI LRS

  • The best one?
  • Big plus: Yet Adapter
  • Limited sandbox
  • Good visualisations
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3. learning locker (SAAS)

  • The easiest one?
  • Good UX
  • Good dashboards
  • Big plus: journeys!
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4. Watershed Essential LRS

  • The most open one?
  • Zapier FTW
  • Getting started!!
  • Certified data sources
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5. Veracity

  • The best value one?
  • Basic analytics
  • Veracity Lite
  • Management tools
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6. Own learning Locker

  • The coolest one?
  • Good UX / dashboards
  • 'Easy' to install
  • No journeys
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7. Visual catch

  • Asian LRS
  • WYSWWYG
  • Too bad it's gone
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8. Trax

  • The free one
  • Wasn't able to install
  • Just tracking & storing
  • No analytics
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Not every LRS is a fit for your organization.
But for every organization,
there is an LRS fit.

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Mathias

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Mathias Vermeulen

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