What is xAPI?
The Experience API (xAPI) lets applications share data about human performance. It lets you capture (big) data on human performance, along with associated instructional content or performance context information (experience). xAPI applies "activity streams" to tracking data and provides sub-APIs to access and store information about state and content. This enables nearly dynamic tracking of activities from any platform or software system—from traditional Learning Management Sys- tems to mobile devices, simulations, wearables, physical beacons, and more.
What can I track with xAPI?
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Reading an article or interactive with an eBook
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Watching a training video, stopping & starting it
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Training data from a simulation
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Performance in a mobile app
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Chatting with a mentor
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Physiological measures (such as heart- rate data)
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Micro- interactions with e-learning content
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Team performance in a multi-player serious game
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Quiz scores and answer history by question
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Real- world performance in an operational context
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Anything!