SCORM

SCORM is an acronym for Shareable Content Object Reference Model.

The SCORM specifies a framework for content that meets the following requirements for elearning
content:

• Durability – Content should last long enough to amortize its cost, and be usable as long as
  it is relevant.
• Portability – It should be possible to move the content easily from one delivery environment to another. The same content should work without modification in different delivery environments, as long as the delivery environment includes a web browser.
• Reusability – It should be possible to build the content in small, reusable modules that
  can be recombined in different ways. Different communities of practice should be able to share reusable content.
• Interoperability – The same content should work the same way when it is deployed in
  different environments.
• Accessibility – It must be possible to find the content in a repository. This requires that some standard cataloguing data be associated with the content.

SCORM Terminology
Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative
ADL employs a structured, adaptive, collaborative effort between the public and private sectors to develop the standards, tools, and learning content for the learning environment of the future.

The ADL website can be found at www.adlnet.gov.

Content Aggregation Model
Provides a common means for composing learning content from discoverable, reusable, sharable, and interoperable sources.