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Upload a SCORM course

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Written by Sunil Sharma

If you've built a course in another authoring tool, upload it as a SCORM package so learners can take it in HowNow and you can track their completion.

Before you start

  • You need Admin, Manager or Contributor access.

  • Export your course as one .zip file in SCORM, AICC or xAPI (Tin Can) format, up to 1 GB. Don't unzip and re-zip it.

  • If Upload SCORM isn't in the menu, it's turned off for your workspace.

Upload the package

  1. Select + at the top of the sidebar, then Create a Course › Upload SCORM. The course opens in a new tab as a draft.

  2. In Information, replace SCORM Course Name with your course's name (up to 80 characters). Add a Short Description and a Thumbnail, check Verifier and Verification interval, then select Save & Continue.

  3. In Upload SCORM, select the +.

    The Upload SCORM step with one package listed and the + highlighted

  4. Optionally type a lesson name in SCORM Course Name (up to 150 characters). Leave it blank to use the zip's file name.

  5. Choose your zip file. Processing starts by itself and shows Processing your file. Please wait....

    When it finishes, the package appears as a lesson. If you see Processing Failed. Please upload a valid SCORM/TinCan zip file., nothing was added.

  6. Select Save & Continue, then add people or groups in Assign Learners.

  7. Select Save & Continue.

  8. In Release & Deadline, choose Completion Tracking (see below), then select Save & Publish.

The course goes live for the people you assigned and appears in Manage › Content.

Choose how completion is tracked

In Release & Deadline, under Completion Tracking, choose:

  • When all lessons are complete (the default), or

  • When one lesson is complete, when the lessons are alternatives. For example, upload the same course in English, French and German, and learners finish after completing any one.

Note: You can't change Completion Tracking once learners have enrolled.

Good to know

  • To add several packages, upload them one at a time. Each becomes its own lesson.

  • A package that processes successfully can still have problems inside it. Preview the course to check it launches and records completion before you publish.

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