3 Reasons Why Every LMS Needs Tin Can API Functionality

 

Every social learning management system (LMS) needs Tin Can API functionality. The trouble is, most people don’t know what Tin Can API is or understand why it’s crucial to successful implementation of an LMS, also referred to as an eLearning system.

What exactly is this strange-sounding thing called Tin Can API? Let’s find out.

What Is Tin Can API?

According to the article What Is Tin Can API?, Tin Can API “is a brand new specification for learning technology that makes it possible to collect data about the wide range of experiences a person has (online and offline). This API captures data in a consistent format about a person or group’s activities from many technologies.” With Tin Can API, an LMS user’s learning experiences are recorded in a Learning Record Store (LRS), which can exist as part of an eLearning system, or apart from one.

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