This article presents the e-learning standards that Skillcast supports and the available features.
Skillcast e-learning on Skillcast LMS
Skillcast has a library of modules that you can find on our website and The Demo Portal. You can get this content in two forms – Skillcast original and Editable. You can read more about it in the article titled Skillcast original or Editable module?.
Feature | Skillcast original | Editable |
Full tracking | Yes | Yes |
Survey questions | Yes | Yes |
Skillcast reporting | Yes | Yes |
Editing content | No | Yes |
Live updates | Yes | No |
Question of the day | Yes | Yes |
Rating and feedback | Yes | Yes |
Aida | Yes | Yes |
Hosting third-party e-learning on Skillcast LMS
You can host content packages on Skillcast LMS that were not created by Skillcast.
Standard | Supported | Interaction tracking |
SCORM (1.2 and 2004)* | Yes | Yes |
AICC | Yes | Yes |
xAPI | No | No |
* SCORM versions: 1.2; 2004 2nd edition; 2004 3rd edition; 2004 4th edition;
Delivering Skillcast e-learning on an external LMS
You can host Skillcast e-learning on an external LMS. Create an editable module on your portal and export it as a deployed or remote content package.
Deployed content package
A regular e-learning .zip package containing manifest and content files. It is hosted and launched by an external LMS.
Remote content package
An e-learning .zip package that contains the manifest and supporting files only. All content is hosted by Skillcast but launched by an external LMS. It enables the course to function remotely - your changes made to the course using Skillcast content editor will be reflected on your LMS - you don't need to export a new package.
Standard | Deployed content | Remote content |
SCORM (1.2 and 2004)* | Yes | SCORM 1.2 only |
AICC | No | Partial** |
xAPI | Yes | Yes |
* SCORM versions: 1.2; 2004 2nd edition; 2004 3rd edition; 2004 4th edition;
** Supports only a limited selection of content elements.
Feature | Deployed content | Remote content |
Utilisation tracking | Optional | Yes |
Interaction tracking | SCORM only | SCORM only |
Survey questions | No | Yes |
Skillcast reporting | No | Yes |
Live updates | No | Yes |
Rating and feedback | No | Yes |
Aida | No | Yes |
What is utilisation tracking?
When a user opens a Skillcast SCORM module that is hosted on a client LMS, a message is sent to the Skillcast application from the user's web browser that contains the user's Student ID and Student Name, which are provided by the LMS. The data is encrypted in transit using https.
If you opt for anonymised data storage, the Student ID and Name are encrypted using a salted hash algorithm before being saved in the database. This enables us to determine the number of unique users accessing the Skillcast modules, but there is no way to decrypt the data and find out who those users are.
If you opt for non-anonymised data storage, the Student ID and Name are stored as provided by the LMS. This enables us to give you access to a utilisation report showing which users have accessed which modules.