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SCORM packages

SCORM packages made in authoring tools (Articulate, iSpring, Adapt, Captivate and others) are uploaded once to the SCORM library and then used in courses. ulams accepts SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 packages. Each package contains one or more SCOs (sharable content objects); a topic plays one SCO.

Upload a package

Section titled “Upload a package”
  1. Open Courses → SCORMs (/courses/scorms).
  2. In New Scorm, choose the package .zip file (the zip that contains imsmanifest.xml).
  3. When the upload succeeds, the package appears in the table with its SCORM version, and its SCOs as buttons.

Uploaded packages are checked before anything is extracted:

  • the file must be a real zip, at most 512 MB by default (operators can change the limit);
  • at most 5000 files, no paths that escape the package folder, no symbolic links, no suspicious compression (zip bombs);
  • an antivirus scan when the operator has enabled one.

A rejected upload shows the reason, for example zip_slip, too_large or infected.

The Authoring tool column shows Adapt for packages exported from Adapt Learning (see Adapt).

The SCORM library with the upload field, versions and SCO buttons

Preview

Section titled “Preview”

Click a SCO button in the table to play it at /courses/scorms/preview/<uuid>. Use this to check a package before you put it in a course.

Use a SCO as a topic

Section titled “Use a SCO as a topic”
  1. In the program, add a topic and choose SCORM.
  2. Pick the SCO from the list. SCOs are grouped by package (<package id>: <version>) and the list can be searched.
  3. Save the topic.

You can mix SCORM topics with any other topic types in the same lesson. The package must already be in the library; uploading from the topic form is not available.

A whole course from one package

Section titled “A whole course from one package”

The course editor’s SCORM tab (/courses/list/<id>/scorm) lets you pick one SCO for the course itself, for courses that are just one SCORM presentation. Use Clear selection to remove it.

Playback and completion

Section titled “Playback and completion”

The player runs the package with a SCORM runtime and saves the learner’s progress (bookmark, score, status). When the operator has configured a content origin, packages play from a separate, per-tenant address with a strict security policy, so their scripts cannot reach the learner’s session.

When the package reports completion, ulams completes the topics that use that SCO. Learners can also press Mark as complete in the reference front.