xAPI (formerly Tin Can API) Learning Objects

The xAPI (formerly Tin Can API) API is an E-learning software specification. This type of software allows learning content and learning systems to speak to each other in a way that records all types of learning experiences, which are then recorded in a Learning Record Store (LRS). An LRS can exist within traditional Learning Management Systems, or on their own. LEARN supports the Tin Can Standard 1.0.

Uploading xAPI Content as Learning Objects

In your platform, you can upload an xAPI package from your computer, or you can do so from an external link. 

From the Admin Menu (the cog icon in the top right corner of your platform), find the Courses Management item in the E-Learning section. Look for the course for which you would like to upload the xAPI learning object and click on its description, then move to the Training Material tab. 

From here, select the Add Training Material button, then select xAPI (Tin Can) from the dropdown menu.

Select Browse to choose the xAPI (Tin Can API) file from your computer. Below, flag whether you want to track all activities in the package. If checked (this is the default setting), the LMS will track ALL of the activities, including activities and sub-activities. In this way, when completing the first module of the Tin Can training material (consider that a Tin Can object is composed of multiple modules), the entire Tin Can is marked as completed. If the Track all activities option is not flagged, only the main activities of the package will be tracked, and all modules have to completed in order for the Tin Can to be marked as completed.  

Please remember that an xAPI (Tin Can) learning object must be imported as a zip package, and it cannot exceed 800MB. When you’re finished, press Save Changes. If the file format is correct, the xAPI package will be uploaded as course material, and a message will be displayed on the top left of your screen.