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SimTutor LMS vs Exporting to SCORM
SimTutor LMS vs Exporting to SCORM
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Written by Benny Jekel
Updated over a week ago

SimTutor author allows you to choose between using our built-in light learning management system (LMS), or using your own LMS by exporting your simulation into a SCORM package. For help exporting simulations, check out our article on that here.

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There are two types of SCORM exports you can use, both having their advantages and disadvantages. Here is a quick comparison between using those two options, or alternatively using SimTutor's built-in LMS.

  • SCORM Package

    • Sits in your LMS locally, no contact with SimTutor servers - can be run offline.

    • All SimTutor content and your media is downloaded and stored within the SCORM package

    • Any update to the simulation will need to be reexported, and reuploaded into your system

    • Does not communicate with SimTutor, meaning no reporting data is passed back to our system.

    • Basic reporting data is instead directly posted to your LMS's gradebook for you to use

    • Users are automatically logged in with access through your LMS

  • Online linking SCORM

    • Sits in your LMS, but still needs to communicate with SimTutor servers

    • All SimTutor content and your media is downloaded at the time of student/user accessing the sim

    • Any update to the simulation are automatically made when you re-publish the simulation on SimTutor Author.

    • Reporting data is sent back to SimTutor's servers, so can be accessed in SimTutor's reporting section.

    • Basic reporting data is instead directly posted to your LMS's gradebook for you to use

    • Users are automatically logged in with access through your LMS

  • SimTutor LMS

    • Sits on your SimTutor dashboard

    • Students/users access simulations via their own online dashboard via SimTutor

    • Any update to the simulation are automatically made when you re-publish the simulation on SimTutor Author.

    • Reporting data is sent back to SimTutor's servers, so can be accessed in SimTutor's reporting section.

    • Data is not posted back to your own LMS - only recorded in SimTutors reporting section.

    • Users will need to be given access via the many different simulation sharing methods we have. See here for more information.

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