TIMELINE INTERACTION SLIDE TEMPLATE
Apr 18, 2017
Hi! I'm using the Timeline Interaction slide template built into Storyline 2. This template is one slide with 9 layers. Because it is technically only one slide, when I publish it for LMS, I only have the option of reporting it as one slide. The problem is that I have no way of ensuring that my users are viewing all of the layers. Is there a clever workaround for this?
To be clear, what I'm looking for is a way to have the LMS report that the slide is completed only after all 9 layers have been viewed.
I hope that makes sense! :-) I have uploaded a sample to enhance the discussion. Thanks!
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Hi Marque
Not sure from your story file how your users are navigating from slide to slide or do you mean this module only has the one slide?
Couple of ways to do it:
Maybe if you give a little more context how this slide is used by the learner.
Hi Wendy. Users navigate using the tabs on the left which reveals the corresponding layer as they go down the list. I've not used the variables yet so I will have to check that out. I'm not sure what you mean by "offstage" shapes so I'll have to Google that as well. Thanks for your suggestions!
Hi Marque
is there only this one slide with layers? or is there a slide that precedes this and one after?
This is one slide with 9 layers but yes, there are slides before and after it. I got it from the templates when I went to add a slide to a scene.
Hi Marque
see if the attached helps you. I have added 9 shapes offstage - each one is triggered when the user clicks the tab to go to a specific layer. I have checked the player Next button and I added in a next slide for testing as you didn't have a Next button on your slide.
The next button is displayed but the user won't be able to advance until all 9 tabs have been clicked.
Hope this helps or gives you an idea.
Thanks Wendy, I looked at the file you attached and it's a good idea. I'm going to add it to my resources library. I ended up adding a checkmark to the "visited" state so when a user views a layer, the corresponding tab is checked indicating the layer was viewed. It doesn't report to the LMS but at least there is an indication that the layers were viewed.
Thanks again, I appreciate the help! :-)
Marque,
Add a slide after this one that the users can visit only after viewing all the layers, as Wendy suggested. That slide can exit the course when it starts, and you can report to the LMS that the user must visit 2 slides to pass.
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