1. Challenges of Integrating Web Based CBT with LMS
Neil Cramer, Manager Instructional Systems
Alex Barbagallo, Instructional Designer/Developer

2. Introduction Flight Operations Mission
"Traditional" CBT Methodology at NWA
Impact of 9/11 and Economy 2000

3. Overview of Flash CBT at NWA
Full flash (5 and MX) based CBT.
Web environment
LMS launched and controlled
Content separated from display engine (Shell)

4. Demonstration of CBT

5. Challenges AICC data transfer Linking to the LMS
Portability to different delivery methods

6. Integration Requirements
Need to add simple student tracking:
Module Completion Status
Topic Completion Sequence
Last Topic Completed (Bookmarking)
Pass startup configuration data to Shell
lesson name, module name, folder location, debugging mode
Pass course specific data to Shell
run mode, topic sequencing

7. The "Simple" Solution LMS is AICC Compliant
CBT is Web Based. Flash comes with “AICC tracking template”
“Should be simple to implement tracking by using HACP protocol with LMS”
— Alex Barbagallo, March 03, 2003

8. Demonstration of HACP Communication Tool ("Simple" Revisited)

9. Roadmap to the Solution
Available Documentation (or not)
Macromedia, Lotus, AICC.org, FlashKit et al.

10. Roadmap to the Solution
Finding aicc_url and aicc_sid launch parameters

11. Roadmap to the Solution
GET versus POST problems
Versioning (3.4 vs. 4.0) – error handling

12. The Future What would make it easier? Get Flash to where Authorware is
documentation
sample Files
Platform flexibility and portability