After building the eLearning course output, you can optionally upload generated packages to your learning management system (LMS) or learning record store (LRS). They allow eLearning courses and LMS to communicate and work together. See SCORM and xAPI Compliant.
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Files to Upload to a Learning System
In the HTML5 Target Editor, eLearning tab, you have the option to generate an xAPI package or a SCORM package. If you want to record and share the course from Flare, then choose to create one of these packages. If you only want to view and test files locally, then it is not necessary to generate them. See Editing a Target for eLearning Output.
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Upon completion of building the target, in the File Explorer, navigate to the project’s Output folder (e.g., Documents\My Projects\eLearning\Output\Name\HTML5\LMSPackage).
Tip You can quickly locate the output folder from the Builds window for the HTML5 target. Select the dark green row, and from the local toolbar, click Open Output Folder. Or, from the Project ribbon, select Open Output Folder.
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Double-click the LMSPackage folder for the LMS compressed (zipped) folder (e.g., Course Name). Looking at the contents within the compressed (zipped) folder, you can quickly determine the LMS standard. SCORM files include an "imsmanifest" XML document, and xAPI files include a "tincan" XML document.
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You can then upload the zip file packages to your choice LMS to host.
Note Content from a tool designed to create eLearning courses usually supports eLearning technical standards (e.g., SCORM, xAPI). These standards provide a way for the courses to get uploaded to an external LMS or LRS. The LMS is an administrator-driven platform that helps to manage and maintain coursework, distribution, and track progress. It is where learners can access the course.
Note If you are using Syndicate as the destination type to host output, note the following if you select eLearning options in the target (i.e., you choose to generate a SCORM or xAPI packaging). When Flare builds output for HTML5 that includes eLearning, it generates an LMSPackage folder in the project’s output folder with a zip file. But when Flare publishes to Syndicate, only the LMS package is automatically uploaded (and not the whole project zip file).
Example
Example There are many learning systems available to choose as a platform for hosting and managing training content. It is ultimately up to you to figure out which one will best fit your requirements. Some systems are self-hosted on premises, and others are cloud-based where the course content is accessed through the LMS portal.
You decide to use SCORM Cloud by Rustici Software.
After login, you can import files by clicking Add Content.
Then, you can select the course to import.
Once uploaded, it exists in the library.
You can manage your content in various ways such as testing it, sharing and delivering it, and tracking its usage.
