Course Reporting

I am having trouble answering a question regarding the type
of course data that is sent to a LMS from a Captivate 2 file. I am
aware that Captivate 2 sends data for quiz scores and competency
levels, but I have not been able to find what other information is
sent. In particular, does Captivate 2 send information regarding
where a student left off on a course? Many of the students that
will be taking courses I write will not be able to finish the
course in one sitting. It is 100% necessary that they be able to
come back and pick up where they left off.
I understand the possibility that this question may lead to
another question regarding the LMS I am currently using. In this
situation I will be using a custom solution (programmed in house)
that will be written to accept any sort of information send from
Captivate 2.
Is there a definitive list that someone could link me to that
states what type of information can be sent regarding courses?
Unfortunately Captivate 2 will be near useless for me if it is not
capable of providing "save" information for students to pick up
where they left off.
Thank you in advance!
~Chalz

I defer to any other replies, but I'm pretty sure Captivate
sends a
'bookmark'. There's a specific SCORM variable for such a
thing,
lesson_location I think it is and pretty sure Captivate send
a value to
that variable on exit.
There's a SCORM player called Reload, should be easy to find
via a
websearch, which is for testing SCORM content. Perhaps it
includes a
trace which will output exactly what Captivate sends on exit?
Erik
chalz.snyder wrote:
>
> Is there a definitive list that someone could link me to
that states what type
> of information can be sent regarding courses?
Unfortunately Captivate 2 will be
> near useless for me if it is not capable of providing
"save" information for
> students to pick up where they left off.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> ~Chalz
>
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