Getting Started with xAPI and dominKnow | ONE

When authoring content with dominKnow | ONE, a large number of features will automatically generate xAPI statements.  All you need to do is author the content!

The following items will auto generate xAPI statements:

• Page Access
• Course Completion Status and Scores
• Learning Object status
• Module Status
• Test Question Details
• Practice Questions Details

The following will auto generate xAPI statements, but can be configured to be turned on or off in your publishing profile settings:

• Learner Search information
• Player Controls (next, back, etc.)
• Menu/Outline access
• Attached/linked resource access
• Glossary term access
• Reference/citations access
• Drag and Drop actions
• Actions (click/double click/mouseover, etc.)
• Media (play, pause, complete)
• Components (Tabs, flip cards, carousels, etc.)
• Include Browser information
• Scenario Builder information
• Inline Practice Questions

Statement data can also be configured to:

• Be anonymous

When taking advantage of automatic statements, you only have to author, but it is good practice to label items.

For individual elements this means changing the default label to something meaningful to you.  Learners won't see this information, but it will be included with the statement. 

To change, select the element on the stage and in the black bar: breadcrumb trail click on the default name, and change it to the desired name. Hint: Click on the element in the bar and then press CTRL-A or CMD-A to select all and then just start typing.

When labeling individual pages, modules or learning objects, select the item and the properties button, then adjust the Title and/or Description information.

With your publishing profiles you can set how you would like your xAPI packages published and what types of statements to send. Review this tutorial to see how you can adjust the Publishing Profile for your project.

Standard statements are sent with any package that is published as CMI5 or xAPI. To get the full power of dominKnow | ONE xAPI statements you need to either publish this package to an LRS (or integrated LMS/LRS) directly and check Use Endpoint from URL under the xAPI data section OR set up an LRS end point (or two!). Setting up an LRS end point provides you the option of sending the additional xAPI statements to the LRS through the LRS end point channel. Review below for a show me/try me/guide me demonstration of setting up an End Point.

We have provided several options for Publishing to accomodate different unique situations.

• CMI5: If you select CMI5, by default it will include all the required statements for completion and compliance with a CMI5 system. To include all the additional xAPI statements that dominKnow | ONE generates:
  1. Under the Learning Standard, in the drop down select supplied by LMS. This will send the basic statements to your LRS over the launch URL.
  2. Under xAPI Data section select the Use Endpoint from URL. Selecting this option will send the "extra" xAPI statements dominKnow automatically generates to your CMI5 system.
• xAPI loaded to an LRS: If you select xAPI, by default it will include all the required statements for completion and compliance with a an xAPI system. In this case you are loading the project direclty into an LRS (or LMS that has an integrated LRS), to include all the additional xAPI statements that dominKnow | ONE generates:
  1. Under the Learning Standard, in the drop down select supplied by LMS. This will send the basic statements to your LRS over the launch URL.
  2. Under xAPI Data section select the Use Endpoint from URL. Selecting this option will send the "extra" xAPI statements dominKnow automatically generates to your CMI5 system.
• Project not loaded directly into an LRS: If you are loading an xAPI, SCORM, or AICC package into an LMS or website that does not have an integrated LRS, you will be sending the xAPI statements to your LRS through an LRS endpoint. In this case you must first configure the LRS endpoint (see above).
  1. Under the Learning Standard, in the drop down select your LRS Endpoint which you have configured. This will send the basic statements to your LRS over the launch URL.
  2. Under xAPI Data section select the LRS Endpoint(s) you have configured. This option will send the "extra" xAPI statements dominKnow automatically generates to your CMI5 system.
• Publishing to multiple LRSes: When publishing to multiple LRSes first configure the additional LRS endpoints (see above). Once configured, follow choices 1, 2, or 3, except you will select the additional LRSes you have configured in the xAPI Data section.

Last, if the correct Publishing Profile is not set as your project default, you can change it on the fly from the drop down. Now publish!

NOTE: It's best practice to provide a "Label" under Package Options. Once you publish all your preferred settings will be saved and you can then select the card to refresh and update the package when needed.