![]() ![]() Moodle will only check for a new SCORM package each time the settings page is opened and re-saved unless you configure the option “Auto-update frequency” – this is an advanced setting by default so make sure you hit the “show advanced options” button on the SCORM settings page – this option will also only appear if you have either the downloaded/external package types enabled and selected. Moodle will download the package and unzip into the Moodle file system. If enabled and selected it provides a text field to paste a URL to a remotely hosted SCORM zip package. It allows your SCORM zip package to be hosted on an external location. ![]() Tick the box for “Enable external package type”ĭownloaded package type is disabled by default on new installations. To enable the External package type go to:Īdmin > Plugins > Activity modules > SCORM package If you really need your packages to sit outside Moodle on a different URL you should look at other options for hosting your content. Adobe Flash and modern browsers (ever since IE 6) prevent cross-domain communication. This also means that if you update the SCORM package then the latest content will always be loaded (unless you update your core imsmanifest.xml file as this file is copied into Moodle) – be very careful updating your imsmanifest.xml file if your SCO identifiers change then tracking information for any removed SCO identifiers for any previous user attempts will be cleared from the Moodle database.įor the external package type to work – your SCORM content MUST be located under the same url as your Moodle site – If the base url is different from your Moodle url then built in web browser security will block cross-domain communication and no grades/tracking information will be passed back to Moodle. If enabled and selected it provides a text field to paste a URL to a remote imsmanifest.xml (in an unzipped remote SCORM package) – this allows SCORM content to be hosted outside your Moodle site and the content is played from the external location and is not unpacked/copied into Moodle storage. The site administrator is able to set up a range of different repository types that could contain SCORM zip packages.Įxternal package type is disabled by default on new installations – it is not a great method of linking to packages as under certain circumstances your packages will not pass back any grade or tracking information to Moodle. The teacher uses the Moodle file picker to select or upload a new SCORM package. This method is the only option shown by default in a new Moodle installation. There are a range of ways to manage SCORM package files in Moodle ![]()
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