Add a SCORM or xAPI package to the Content tool
If you are using the new SCORM solution, upload SCORM or xAPI packages directly into the Content tool.
To add a SCORM or xAPI package to the Content tool
- In Content, either create or select a module to include your SCORM or xAPI package in.
- Within your selected module, from the Upload/Create button, select New SCORM Object/xAPI Object.
- In the Add Course Package - SCORM dialog window, do one of the following:
- If you want to upload a new SCORM or xAPI package, click Upload. Then, either browse one or more files, or drag and drop the files into the designated area.
| Note: You can upload up to 50 SCORM or xAPI objects at a time. |
- If you want to add a previously uploaded SCORM or xAPI package, select it from the list.
- Click Save.
- On the Add Course Package - SCORM screen, do one or more of the following:
- Click Save.
Replace a SCORM or xAPI package in the Content tool
You can replace an existing SCORM or xAPI package with a new SCORM or xAPI package.
To replace a SCORM/xAPI package in the Content tool
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Navigate to the course module where the existing SCORM package is deployed.
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Within your selected module, from the Upload/Create button, select New SCORM Object/xAPI Object.
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In the Add Course Package - SCORM/xAPI dialog window, locate the SCORM package you want to replace. From the Action dropdown for the SCORM package, click Upload New Version.
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Drag and drop or browse to upload the new version of the SCORM/xAPI package.
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Confirm the properties for the new SCORM/xAPI package then click Next.
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Observe the SCORM/xAPI package now displays in the Add Course Package - SCORM/xAPI dialog window with an updated Last Edited date.
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Click Cancel to close the Add Course Package - SCORM/xAPI dialog window. The updated version of the SCORM/xAPI package now displays in the course module.
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Warning: Do not select the radio button next to the SCORM/xAPI package you have updated, otherwise a second copy of the package is added into the course.
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You have now replaced the SCORM/xAPI package in your course content with an updated version.
Import a SCORM package
If you are using the Legacy SCORM solution, SCORM packages must be imported to the Content tool. The import function identifies the content as SCORM, and allows the proper initialization of SCORM LMS calls.
Note: The Legacy SCORM solution does not support xAPI objects.
To import a SCORM package
- From Edit Course, click Import/Export/Copy components > Import Components.
- Select from a course package.
- Click Start.
- Drag and drop the SCORM package onto the upload target.
- Click Import All Components.
- Do one of the following:
- To view the SCORM package within Content, click View Content.
- To import another SCORM package, click Import Another Package.
How to set SCORM Review/Retake functionality when importing SCORM/xAPI object
The built-in SCORM review/retake functionality can be enabled or disabled. When disabled, it allows you to use any native review/retake functionality and prevents conflicts with such.
Enable and disable SCORM review/retake functionality in the New Content Experience
- Navigate to Add Existing > SCORM/xAPI
Figure: The SCROM/xAPI Object option on the What would you like to add? page.
- Select a SCORM object to upload.
- Click the Action Dropdown menu and click Edit Properties.
Figure: The Action Dropdown menu showing the Edit Properties option.
- In the Edit Properties dialog, under the Course Package Review/Retake Options, select one of the following:
- Add review/retake options. My package does not have built in review/retake functionality.
- Do not add review/retake options. My package does have built in review/retake functionality. (Default)
Figure: The Course Package Review/Retake Options section.
- Click Save.
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Note: If you want to change this option for an already imported SCORM object, you will need to re-import the SCORM as this feature is included at the time of processing the SCORM into Brightspace. |
Enable and disable SCORM review/retake functionality in Classic Content
- Navigate to Upload/Create > New SCORM/xAPI Object
- In the publishing workflow, Edit Properties dialogue, expand the Advanced Settings area. Under the new subheading Course Package Review/Retake Options, select one of the following:
- Add review/retake options. My package does not have built in review/retake functionality.
- Do not add review/retake options. My package does have built in review/retake functionality. (Default)
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Note: If you want to change this option for an already imported SCORM object, you will need to re-import the SCORM as this feature is included at the time of processing the SCORM into Brightspace. |
Video: Add a SCORM package to the Content tool
Edit SCORM topics in the New Content Experience
With the new create and edit experience enabled, the edit page for SCORM topics allows you to edit the following information in SCORM packages:
- Content Service SCORM packages – topic titles, dates, and associated grade items.
- Imported SCORM packages – topic titles, dates, and associated grade items.
- LOR Based SCORM packages - topic titles, dates, and associated grade items.
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Note: The d2l.Tools.Content.LessonsCreateExperienceOptIn configuration variable must be enabled for the new SCORM editing page to be visible. |
Figure: SCORM edit page viewed in the new Content edit experience
To edit a SCORM package in the new Content experience
- From the table of contents, select a unit, lesson, or material.
- Click the (...) Options menu and select Edit.
- Update the item.
- Click Save.
Adding individual SCORM objects to Lessons
After you upload new SCORM solution objects into Content, you can add those objects to Lessons.
- In Lessons, click Add Existing.
- Click SCORM Object.
- Select the SCORM you want to add to the Lesson.
- Click the ellipses (…) next to the name of the SCORM object for the following additional options:
- Preview
- Edit Properties:
- Change the title
- Change the description
- Share object with other instructors (dependent on user permissions)
- Indicate if you want to use external navigation
- Upload New Version
- Delete
- Click Next to add the selected SCORM object, and do any of the following:
Add a grade item to the object.
Choose the grade calculation method.
Indicate if you want to link to the object with a static link (the current version of the object is always used) or dynamic link (the most recently updated version of the object is always used).
Choose player options (either use an embedded player or open in a new browser window).
Click Add.
Bulk Uploading SCORM objects to Lessons
- In Lessons, click Add Existing.
- Click SCORM Object.
- Click Bulk Upload.
- Drag and drop files or select Click to Upload.
- Click Upload.
- Once uploading is complete, click Keep Default Properties for all files or Edit properties for all files.
- If Edit properties for all files is selected, do the following for each uploaded SCORM object:
- Change the title.
- Change the description.
- Share object with other instructors (dependent on user permissions).
- Indicate if you want to use external navigation.
- Click Next to move to the next SCORM object.
Editing the properties of new SCORM objects
When an instructor or an administrator uploads a new SCORM solution object into the Content Service, they have the option of keeping the object properties the same, or changing them.
After uploading an object, click properties and do any of the following:
- To change the name of the SCORM object,
- To share the file, click Yes,share this file with and from the drop down menu, select the department (for Instructor and administrator role) or organization (for administrator role only) with which you want to share the object.
- If you don't want to share with any other courses, click No, keep this file only to myself.
- If you want to use the optional navigation bar, click Add external navigation. My file does not have built in navigation option. Note: By default, the external navigation is turned off because most courses have built in navigation.
Remove a grade item from a SCORM object after the package is imported
In order to remove a grade item that was originally created as part of a SCORM package, you must first break the association between the grade book item and the content item.
To remove a grade item from a SCORM object after the package is imported
- In the Content tool, navigate to the SCORM object that you want to disassociate from the grade item.
- Click the content topic.
- From the Activity Details tab, in the Assessment area, click the topic title.
- From the context menu, click No Grade.
- Click Save.
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Note: If the SCORM package is already deleted, you cannot remove the grade book item. If you require grade book items to be removed from your course, contact D2L Support. |
Move your imported SCORM content to a different module
If you are using the legacy SCORM solution and you import a SCORM package, it creates a single module and topic as part of the process. After the import process is completed, you can move the topic using the move function in the Content tool to the desired module and delete the unnecessary module that was created as part of the import process.
Adjust the display size of your SCORM object
If you are using the legacy SCORM solution, in many cases, display issues are the result of settings selected when authoring a SCORM package. If SCORM objects are too small or too large when viewed in Content, consider replacing the absolute values set for the dimensions in the HTML file with relative values.
- From Manage Files, click the action menu for the file you want to edit.
- Select Edit File > HTML Source Editor.
- Replace the absolute values for width and height in the HTML file with relative values.
- Click Save.
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Note: The location of these elements vary depending on the authoring tool used to create the SCORM package. Editing these values from the publishing tool and creating a new package with the updated values allows you to successfully use the package repeatedly while only needing to edit it once. |
Update associated grade items and auto-transfer grades
When updating the grade item associated to a SCORM package in the New Content Experience (Lessons), existing scores are copied into the newly associated grade item. This is available for SCORM packages added through the Content Service, imported SCORM, and LOR based SCORM.
As SCORM is auto-graded through the SCORM package, a scaled version of the users score is copied. For example, if a learner received 50/100 (50%) on a SCORM topic, and the instructor then changes the associated grade item and sets it to be out of 150 points, the learner's score is recalculated to 75/150 (50%) on the new grade item. This action occurs any time an associated grade item is modified through the Edit page in the New Content Experience.