The Experience API or xAPI for short; is a specification document created by a consortium of learning experts led by the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL), which is a US Government Programme. Whilst the document was being formed its prototype name was ‘project Tin Can’, but these days it is known by its official name, xAPI.
While there was certainly a big conversation around the strategy of xAPI, there are still many tactical questions that audiences were asking. As a presenter and an attendee, these are the top five tactical questions I heard most from attendees along with some helpful answers and resources.
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The Experience API (xAPI) is a technical data specification that is agnostic about any type of digital learning content being delivered and consumed. xAPI allows flexible and customizable tracking of behavioral learning activities through activity streams. These activity streams break down into Verbs and Activities.