SCORM Links
The Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) aims to foster creation of reusable learning content as "instructional objects" within a common technical framework for computer and Web-based learning.
1. http://www.learning-objects.net/index.php
This group collects and shares learning objects that are SCORM-compliant and also helps people create their own.
2. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/index.htm
This is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Open Course Ware site. Only some of this content is SCORM compliant, but all of it is free.
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia. There is a lot of open source material here, and there is also a lot on its sister sites, Wikitionary, Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wikisource, and MetaWiki.
4. http://www.gnu.org/home.html
GNU is an open-source portal. This is the group that developed the Linux operating system. There is a lot of free content here, some of which is SCORM-compliant.
5. http://ict.tippinst.ie/~jjennings/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=2
This site contains a SCORM learning object validator that is designed to ensure a learning object is SCORM-compliant.
CAREO (Campus Alberta Repository of Educational Objects) is a project supported by Alberta Learning and CANARIE that has as its primary goal the creation of a searchable, Web-based collection of multidisciplinary teaching materials for educators. These are all SCORM-compliant.
7. http://www.merlot.org/Home.po
MERLOT is a free and open resource designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education. Links to online learning materials are collected here along with annotations such as peer reviews and assignments. A significant portion is SCORM-compliant.
Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative is the home of SCORM. Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), it is “a collaborative effort between government, industry and academia to establish a new distributed learning environment that permits the interoperability of learning tools and course content on a global scale. ADL's vision is to provide access to the highest quality education and training, tailored to individual needs, delivered cost-effectively anywhere and anytime.”
9. http://www.academiccolab.org/partners/index.html
The Academic Co-Lab represents academia in this initiative. A number of colleges and universities, but none in Michigan, are “partners.”
10. http://www.lsal.cmu.edu/lsal/expertise/projects/developersguide/
Carnegie Mellon University’s Learning Systems Architecture Lab is a leader in the academic world of the SCORM initiative. They have published a Guide for content developers.