How to Convert PowerPoint to SCORM

Yes, definitely. PowerPoint is a simple and accessible way to build learning content and provide learners with knowledge. Just add your text and media to the PPT slides, and your instructional content is ready to go. But if you use an LMS for content delivery, you’ll need to convert PowerPoint presentations to SCORM files.

PowerPoint alone will hardly let you make really engaging content. But with authoring tools like iSpring Suite, you can elevate your PowerPoint content to a new level with other interactive elements. Here’s how:

• Add an online quiz. Quizzes are a great way to motivate learners to study information properly, as well as assess learners’ knowledge. Try mixing question types and adding graphics to your quizzes to make them even more engaging.
• Create a role-play simulation. To let your learners practice their communication skills, add scenarios. They provide a high level of interactivity and require learners’ immersion in the training process. To delve deeper into this topic, read this blog post about role-play training.
• Add a voice-over. Voice-overs are another way to increase the value of your course and make it more attractive to your learners. And you don’t even have to hire a professional voice-over artist. iSpring Suite comes with a built-in text-to-speech tool that allows you to create narrations in a matter of minutes.

To get more helpful tips on converting PowerPoint slides to engaging SCORM courses, check out our article on how to convert your PowerPoint presentation to an eLearning module.

SCORM stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model. It’s a popular international standard for eLearning courses that’s specifically designed to make eLearning content work in any learning management system. If your eLearning course is published in the SCORM format, you can be sure that almost any LMS will recognize it.

A SCORM package is a zip archive that contains files in a specific hierarchy, which allows an LMS to display your courses correctly and provide progress tracking for relevant analytics.

The main advantage of converting PowerPoint to SCORM is that you can upload the content to the LMS and monitor your learners’ progress. An LMS ensures easy eLearning delivery and makes SCORM-compliant eLearning content entirely trackable. You can see how your slides are viewed, in what order, and whether the course has been completed or not. Plus, your learners will be able to view your PPT-based courses online on any device, both desktop and mobile.

When converting a PPT presentation to a SCORM file, you need to take into account which standard your LMS supports. Both output options allow you to get reports on learners’ results, but to different degrees. If you’re looking for more in-depth options, like complex navigation and sequencing, you need to opt for SCORM 2004. Fortunately, most SCORM converters enable you to output content in any of the SCORM versions.