The ability of an instructional component to
withstand technology changes without redesign, reconfiguration
or recoding.
An example
Several years ago you spent considerable time and
resources moving your PC-based course onto the Web using a popular
learning content management system. Now your institution no longer
supports the system you used, and the new system won't run your
course. Your materials are not durable.
Since you will have to re-do the course from the
ground up, this is your chance to make it durable so you'll never
be in this position again. Make sure your new course is SCORM
conformant so you'll be better able to navigate the next technology
change — there's always one coming — with much less
disruption and expense.
SCORM features that support Durability
The SCORM addresses the durability requirement
by standardizing communications between management systems and
content and specifying critical details about how content is aggregated
and packaged.