AICC Content Server

AICC Content Server

Overview

AICC stands for Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee, and is a learning technology specification that defines how e-learning content and learning management systems communicate with each other. 

The AICC content server allows you to share the courses you create in the platform with other learning applications. This enables your course to be accessed or embedded in any LMS or learning platform that supports the use of AICC.
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Please note CYPHER for business utilizes the term course. CYPHER for academia utilizes the term class. The terms course and class are interchangeable in this article. 

Installing the AICC Content Server

To utilize LTI, you must first enable it on your platform.
  1. Click Admin on the main navigation menu.
  2. Click App center from the fly-out menu.
  3. Click Install on AICC Content Server tile from the Content sharing section of the App center.
Admin, App center, AICC Content Server in the Content sharing section

Share courses using the AICC Content Server

To get started using AICC:

  1. Click Admin from the primary navigation menu.
  2. Click AICC.
The AICC Content Server admin options display.

  1. Enable access to courses via AICC: Select this option to enable the publishing and sharing of courses via AICC.
    1. When you enable AICC access to courses, it applies to all courses.
  2. Automatically enroll users into courses at AICC launch: Select this option if you want users to automatically be added as learners when they access the course. 
    1. Please note that the user must have a matching email in the platform to be automatically enrolled. If you want to automatically enroll users without a account in the platform, you must also select Automatically create accounts at AICC launch. 
  3. Automatically create account at AICC launch: Select this option if you want the platform to automatically create user accounts when they access the course. 
    1. Note: This is the portal setting, and can be enabled or disabled at a course level as well.

Admin, AICC Content Server page


Once you have enabled access to courses via AICC, AICC information will be available for each course. To access the AICC information at a course level:
  1. Access the course or class.
  2. Click Admin on the course/class navigation menu.
  3. Click More.
  4. Scroll to the AICC settings.

The first setting allows you to control account creation at the course level.
  1. Click the Automatically create accounts at AICC launch drop down menu.
    1. Follow portal setting: The course will follow the account creation settings found in the main portal AICC settings. This is the default setting.
    2. Enabled: This option will ignore the main portal setting (if automatic account creation is not selected) and will auto-create accounts for users when they launch the course.
    3. Disabled: This option will ignore the main portal setting (if automatic account creation is selected) and the auto-create feature will be disabled for the course.

Course, Admin, More, AICC Content Server page with the Automatically create accounts at AICC launch drop-down menu active

The AICC Settings display the information needed to embed your course in another LMS or learning platform using AICC.
  1. Launch URL: The Launch URL is unique to your course, and will be needed to embed the course in another platform. 

Course, Admin, More, AICC Content Server page with an example Launch URL

The learning platform or LMS that will consume your course will use the Launch URL to set up the course as an AICC link. AICC course configuration will vary depending on the LMS you’re using. Refer to the documentation of the target platform for specific instructions.

The screenshot below displays an example of a course embedded within the Moodle platform.
  • Note that the course navigation displays for learners, giving them access to features that have been enabled for the course. 
  • Widgets display in the right panel.
Moodle platform with a course embedded via AICC

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