Why do we make folks go to a learning platform to access training? Well, we need a place to store all our training content and keep track of who has “taken” training and who hasn’t. Right?
But wait. What about situations like these?
- Training for an external audience, such as nonprofits sharing educational materials with the public (where “seats” in an LMS aren’t practical or affordable)?
- Organizations that need to train frontline workers and contractors (where you need a quick attestation without paying for user accounts)?
- Research organizations that need to collect training data over a short period of time (where implementing an entire platform just doesn’t make sense)?
- Providing performance support such as job aids, videos, and chatbots?
- Delivering and tracking anything other than SCORM-packaged eLearning?
The learning management system (LMS) model has always had its limitations, but we were forced to either cram your company into one or set up your training content manually across disparate systems. This results in a poor learning experience for people, but also means your data is all over the place. Until Now. Enter Build Capable XCL.
XCL started as a concept for our clients who weren’t good candidates for a traditional LMS. They wanted flexibility in delivering their content and they wanted data. They also weren’t ever going to shell out the money for a learning experience platform (LXP) due to the nature of their work or number of learners. Nothing existed to meet their needs, so we created XCL to help!
What is XCL?
Build Capable XCL is a tool that creates a shareable link to your content. When someone uses the link, you collect data about their actions in real time. You can share these XCL Learning Links with as many people as you want since there are no user accounts or per-user fees. Learners don’t have to create an account or log in to a platform – they get direct access to your training and performance support content.
Part of the magic behind XCL is the xAPI Translator. XCL translates actions taken by a learner to an xAPI format and sends that data to a learning record store (LRS) without you ever writing a line of code. This is your “easy button” to get super detailed data from content like videos, PDFs, eLearning, and more.
XCL’s DevLearn DemoFest Debut
We teamed up with the folks at RISC to create a solution for one of our clients where we paired XCL with their tool, xACTION. In the project, we used XCL to deploy and track a variety of training content for a nonprofit with a public audience. Meanwhile, xACTION sat in the background “listening” for data to come through. When certain data rules were met (e.g., completion of several eLearning modules and videos), xACTION emailed the learner with their certificate and recorded their completion on their transcript.
Pairing these two tools allowed us to replace the functionality they would have gotten with an enterprise LXP at a tiny fraction of the cost – and the learner never had to log into a platform. This solution is a huge win for our client, and the attendees at DemoFest agreed!
We took home the award for Best Performance Support.
But, just as important, we got lots of great feedback and ideas from folks. It was incredibly helpful to learn where attendees thought we absolutely nailed this solution. We also left with some new feature ideas to include as we wrap up our beta release!
What’s Next?
The nerdy part of me is super excited to see all of the innovative ways that the learning community will use XCL. It saved our team days of custom integration work that I can now do in seconds. Our Build Capable clients save time and money so they can focus on their organizational goals. Everyone wins.
If you’re curious about whether XCL can help you, you can try it free! Head over to Build Capable XCL to learn more and sign up for Beta.
Build Capable clients are already using XCL!
Case Study: Delivering Remote Leadership Training Without a Learning Management System (LMS)