I have a client who has mentioned that sometimes the results/tracking of course I built on Storyline don't always report back to their LMS.
I didn't use the default player for this build. Instead I built my own using graphics placed directly onto the slide. One thing I didn't include was an exit course button (hooked up to the 'Exit Course' trigger) as I didn't think this would be necessary. I assumed just closing down the browser window would have the same effect.
Before I go back to my client and suggest we add an exit course button/trigger (there are HUNDREDS of screens, this would be a big job!!!) in other users' experience would this make a difference?
Since this will be hosted on an LMS, there is absolutely no need for an exit button IMHO.
a) Chances are the LMS is going to have its own Exit button anyway, so creating an exit button becomes somewhat redundant, and b) as you mentioned, users can/will exit the course in different ways if they wish to do so (i.e. close browser window, close tab, refer to another page on that same tab, leave the course idle until the LMS session timer expires or even just switch of their computer completely).
What Phil meant is that even if you create an "exit course" trigger from within Storyline, it might not work because the LMS might block that piece of code from ever running if it originates from an outside source (such as a SCORM module).
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Hi James,
Since this will be hosted on an LMS, there is absolutely no need for an exit button IMHO.
a) Chances are the LMS is going to have its own Exit button anyway, so creating an exit button becomes somewhat redundant, and
b) as you mentioned, users can/will exit the course in different ways if they wish to do so (i.e. close browser window, close tab, refer to another page on that same tab, leave the course idle until the LMS session timer expires or even just switch of their computer completely).
Alex
That is a very good response for me, Alexandros! Thank you.
Often within an LMS the close window function is blocked, I try to avoid these
Can you give me more details, Phil? Do you mean that the course plays within a frame and the frame obscures the option to close the browser?
What Phil meant is that even if you create an "exit course" trigger from within Storyline, it might not work because the LMS might block that piece of code from ever running if it originates from an outside source (such as a SCORM module).
Ah, ok. Thank you again, Alexandros. (And Phil, of course.)
As you can tell ... my experience of LMSs is very limited!
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