Accessibility


The ability to locate and access instructional components from one remote location and deliver them to many other locations.

An example

An instructor would like to add an exercise on identifying cloud types to an online course on weather. It should work with basic browsers, take less than 10 minutes for a student to complete and should be available in a Spanish language version.

Using a SCORM-savvy Learning Management System, the instructor conducts a search of multiple linked archives. A suitable module is retrieved as a content package and added to the instructor's course. Because both the content and the LMS are SCORM conformant, advanced features such as student progress tracking and score reporting work transparently in conjunction with the rest of the course.

The completed course, composed of accessible Sharable Content Objects (SCOs) from several sources, is delivered to multiple remote locations.

SCORM features that support Accessibility

The SCORM addresses the Accessibility requirement by providing a standard way of packaging content as re-usable, self-contained objects. Rich, standardized meta-data is associated with the content, containing information about subject matter, design, rights, technical, and pedagogical aspects, and enabling sophisticated searches across distributed repositories. Course structure information is contained with the content, enabling a Learning Management System to make sophisticated use for the material.

(Note: The type of repository described here exists only in experimental form at present. However, the SCORM anticipates the availability of such repositories and has many features to support this sort of functionality.)