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Dynamic SCORM using Rise 360
Hello Team,
Can Rise support dynamic SCORM? In other words, is there a way for users to correct a typo or make other changes in a Rise course that would automatically update within the SCORM package on the LMS (Canvas) without needing to re-download it from Rise and re-upload it to the LMS?
Thanks
Shraddha
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Nope - you need to republish and re-upload every time you make an edit.
Hi ShraddhaM -- I'm Sarah, a Product Manager here at Articulate. I'm interested to learn more about your use case for Dynamic SCORM. If you're up for a chat, you can book time with me here.Thanks!
I've used a system before that uses "dynamic" SCORM (which is a bit of a misnomer BTW).
Here is it how it works:
In the Authoring system we were using at that time, there were additional publishing options:
- Publish/republish a version of the course (for internal hosting)
- Publish dynamic SCORM
First step is to do an "internal hosting publish". That creates a published copy of your master course and generates a unique URL for that course. This "published" course lives on the same server as your master courses.
The second step is to use the Publish dynamic SCORM feature which creates what is actually not a normal SCORM file. It's a very small file because it does not contain the course. You upload that file to the LMS once, and never touch it again. That SCORM just contains a simple re-direct back to the URL of the internally published version of the course that permanently resides in the Authoring System.
So if there is an edit to the master course, you never have to update the SCORM in the LMS again. You simply need to do an internal re-publish, which automatically replaces the previous version of the course on the internal server. Because the new version uses the same URL as before, it automatically shows up when students next launch that course in your LMS.
So the first time you publish a new course it still takes the usual amount of time to upload it to the LMS. But thereafter, every time you republish, it takes 5 seconds instead of 15 minutes. It also resolves the issue of a LMS not being able to accept very large SCORM files.
Hi KarlMuller! Any interest in sharing feedback on a related concept we're working on? I can share more details via email or you can book time with me here.
Hi,
Is this still a "concept" or is this a feature that you plan to introduce in future updates ?
We're using an other product because it can update automaticaly, the way Karl describe, and it's a huge timesaver.
Dynamic Scorm would be a very good improvement for Rise.
Regards,Is this just planned to Rise, would be goog if Storyline could use this as well
As *.story files are stored locally and not on a central server, this won't work for Storyline in its current configuration.
I was hoping that they could
Use review as a staging point to allow this similar to scorm dispatch. I have built a solution in the past to doneomething similar.
So there should be no reason why storyline cannot work, I can put storyline on dispatch now.
Storyline projects could require much more ressources (server side, access...) than most rise projects, I would expect.
It would only be hosting the package and communication between the connector for completion. Although not a simple build the most work is on getting the connection to work in most LMSs. We had a POC working in two days.
