ATD's 2020 Trends in Learning Technology by Justin Brusino et al

Author:Justin Brusino et al. [Justin Brusino et al.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Association for Talent Development
Published: 2020-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

Conclusion

We are finally getting past the “trough of disillusionment” and moving into the “slope of enlightenment” in the xAPI hype cycle, mostly due to more widespread demonstration of real-world project results. Many LRS vendors are releasing case studies showing how large corporations are effectively using xAPI in complex integrations with other systems. These implementations are showing the effectiveness of the learning ecosystem, as well as how that is translating to real business results. The numerous case studies that have been released in the last 12–18 months have helped answer one of our industry’s biggest concerns: “xAPI is great in theory, but how are people using it?”

What is your next step? There are a few popular xAPI learning opportunities available—including xAPI cohort, xAPI MOOC, Learn xAPI, and xAPI.com—which are excellent for learning how to work with xAPI. However, do your research because these projects can have a narrow focus or may still be in the prototype phase, and may not necessarily provide business value right away.

With that said, these are the pieces of a puzzle that is now helping the L&D community more readily access and understand xAPI. For example, work in the xAPI Cohort resulted in a tool that would help create better statements from a rapid development tool. There have also been projects that enable business systems like Slack to write xAPI statements, and the code to generate these statements is publicly available.

Thanks to this support and by learning from published case studies, more practitioners are connecting the dots, allowing them to understand the value of xAPI and how it could be useful in their projects. Many practitioners have transitioned from asking, “What is xAPI and how does it work?” to “I understand what xAPI is, I have some ideas, now how do I start implementing it?”

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