I thought I would start a thread about Cornerstone on Demand so there's a central place for people to read and add to. There seems to be a dearth of information about how CSOD and Storyline interact with each other as well as the unresolved issues surrounding it. I've spent many hours scouring the web and speaking with Cornerstone trying to find a solution. Hopefully this thread will serve as a resource for others going forward. On a side note, I love Articulate Storyline. I started with Adobe Captivate with limited success. It was a very steep learning curve, but I was able to get some basic functionality out of it. I tested out Storyline with it's 30 day trial, and I will say that time-to-effectiveness was drastically reduced. It really IS like using powerpoint. Granted there is less complex functionality and interactions available than Captivate, but so far it's given me everything I've needed to use. The benefit is that the learning curve is much less steep too. Think of it as the difference between iMovie and Final Cut Pro. The latter can do some crazy effects, but the former gives you 90% of what you need and can get you comfortable in 1/4 of the time. It's nice to have a properly-working content creation tool when you're in an LMS like Cornerstone. I have enough trouble in CSOD as it is. So some of the nuggets of wisdom that I've found are : Cornerstone does not track SCORM 1.2 content properly. You cannot pull a lot of the reports if they are not in SCORM 2004 format. You don't have the option to select that course in the reports. If you export into SCORM 2004, there will be an extra section on the left with text links to the module. This takes up 30% of the screen, and on smaller laptop screens may crowd out the module window. Cornerstone says this is a Storyline exporting settings issue. I couldn't find any settings that shows/hides that section. The workaround is to resize the module to the screen, which doesn't get rid of the section, but at least fits the module. When reporting, you can get the completion status for a course based on quiz result or last slide viewed. You can also get a final grade for course. Storyline passes the results information for each question (including short answer) but you cannot pull a list of the answers for an individual. Therefore, it may not be advisable to administer any testing where you'll need to review individual answers You can get a list of aggregate answers for a module. e.g. I can see how 100 employees answered this multiple choice question. This is helpful to determine if learners are absorbing the course information correctly. Web objects (such as websites, or links to sharepoint documents) work in modules if your IT has added csod.com to the trusted sites Popup windows that open up the articulate module in CSOD will work if you add csod.com to the allowed list for popup blockers. Your IT dept can also add this to everyone's computer. Otherwise when learners click the "launch" button, the module does not show up. I'll post more as I think or find them, but feel free to add to this list!

SCORM Cloud (scorm.com) is a great way to test out if your Articulate courses are working properly. I used this to confirm things that Cornerstone is telling me about whether issues are with my export settings or on their side. It could also be a way to host your files with better functionality and reporting capabilities by bypassing what Cornerstone uses by using their "dispatch" feature. Of course Articulate Online is probably the best way way to track, though I haven't tried their services yet.

SCORM versions with CORNERSTONE Hi all, our LMS administrator found a really helpful tool once CSOD upgraded allowing Storyline and SCORM 2004 compatibility. I believe the source is actually another LMS vendor but the results have been the same for us with CSOD. I've attached both the link and white paper pdf. In summary, they created some fantastic charts that shows the results of all SCORM publish variations. It helped us significantly when one of our training groups wanted to publish in SCORM 2004 in order to report on question level data versus the overall score and completion status we've been getting with SCORM 1.2. The settings we had been using didn't work with 2004 so this tool was invaluable to us. SCORM Publish Settings in Articulate Studio and Storyline Products

I am developing an SL360 course that our largest client needs to launch on Cornerstone. We are experiencing the common "black box" that many have described. Naturally, it's very time sensitive. I have to say that I was both relieved and horrified to find a 24 PAGE thread on Storyline and Cornerstone. YIKES! So, I have been reading through this thread and taking notes for the last 2 hours. I have compiled a list of all the things we need to do to make sure our SL360 course will work on CSOD. Please read through this and let me know if I have either missed something or gotten something wrong. Hopefully, this summary will come in handy for folks who are just beginning the SL3/CSOD journey. Here you go . . . Storyline/Cornerstone Compatibility Settings Storyline settings: · Browser size: Display at user's current browser · Player size: Scale player to fill browser · Do not check "Launch player in new window" · On restart: "When running in LMS, ignore Flash cookie" · Report status to LMS as: Completed/Incomplete · Publish as HTML5 w/ Flash Back-up (Remember, Flash is going away!) · Publish as SCORM 2004 (3rd. Ed) CSOD Settings · In the General tab of the catalog properties page make sure compatibility is turned off. (i.e., change CSOD Compatibility Mode setting to “none”) · Have CSOD turn off the table of contents for SCORM 2004 (i.e., Ask Cornerstone support to set Scorm2004TocMenuset to false.) · When updating a course, if changes are substantive at all, “Inactivate” any old courses and “Create/Publish” new course in CSOD Client's server environment: · Make sure csod.com is on client’s list of trusted sites Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Another helpful tip, at least for me - When publishing, I set my player settings using the Other Tab to Browser Size - Resize browser size to fill screen Player size - Scale Player to fill browser screen Check Launch player in new window Check Display Window with no browser controls Check Allow user to resize browser On my laptop screen, I ALWAYS have to resize the window, and/or fullscreen it as Cornerstone defaults the browser popup size to an odd size that's only about 1/2 the screen width. So at least this way, when I click the Launch button, the resulting browser window will fullscreen automatically.

Hi, I have several answers for you. We've been on Cornerstone for years and I've helped to implement it in various divisions of our org. Chris and Amy - you are correct that you can't delete, but that is good. We've had to find old courses and versions for audit purposes. If you delete the courses, you have nothing to show as to what occurred / was trained to - really important for Compliance courses. Rene - yes. I love it. I've worked with some others, each has their benefits and weak sides. It really depends on what your primary need is. I recommend getting a demo from each of your top runners. Carolyn - you have the option of using deep-linking - this is a new feature. Another option, which I use all the time is the "Curriculum". It allows you to group multiple learning objects together. You can even tell the system which one must be completed first, second etc.... Dawn - yes, When you proxy enroll, you have the option of selecting if the content should be pushed to users that already have it on their transcript. Bathre - if the changes that you have made are significant (ie, a new slide added) not just a minor update like a change of a picture or wording, you must inactivate the old published version and upload a new one. If you try to overwrite it, it will be all jumbled up. So, inactivate and then "create / publish" a new file and you're good to go. Everyone - no I don't work for CSOD, I've just been burdened with other LMS' in my career and love what this one can do in comparison.

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JasonChan1

Community Member

12 years ago

Everything we know about Cornerstone on Demand and Storyline!

I thought I would start a thread about Cornerstone on Demand so there's a central place for people to read and add to. There seems to be a dearth of information about how CSOD and Storyline interact with each other as well as the unresolved issues surrounding it. I've spent many hours scouring the web and speaking with Cornerstone trying to find a solution. Hopefully this thread will serve as a resource for others going forward.

On a side note, I love Articulate Storyline. I started with Adobe Captivate with limited success. It was a very steep learning curve, but I was able to get some basic functionality out of it. I tested out Storyline with it's 30 day trial, and I will say that time-to-effectiveness was drastically reduced. It really IS like using powerpoint. Granted there is less complex functionality and interactions available than Captivate, but so far it's given me everything I've needed to use. The benefit is that the learning curve is much less steep too. Think of it as the difference between iMovie and Final Cut Pro. The latter can do some crazy effects, but the former gives you 90% of what you need and can get you comfortable in 1/4 of the time.

It's nice to have a properly-working content creation tool when you're in an LMS like Cornerstone. I have enough trouble in CSOD as it is.

So some of the nuggets of wisdom that I've found are :

Cornerstone does not track SCORM 1.2 content properly. You cannot pull a lot of the reports if they are not in SCORM 2004 format. You don't have the option to select that course in the reports.
If you export into SCORM 2004, there will be an extra section on the left with text links to the module. This takes up 30% of the screen, and on smaller laptop screens may crowd out the module window. Cornerstone says this is a Storyline exporting settings issue. I couldn't find any settings that shows/hides that section. The workaround is to resize the module to the screen, which doesn't get rid of the section, but at least fits the module.
When reporting, you can get the completion status for a course based on quiz result or last slide viewed. You can also get a final grade for course. Storyline passes the results information for each question (including short answer) but you cannot pull a list of the answers for an individual. Therefore, it may not be advisable to administer any testing where you'll need to review individual answers
You can get a list of aggregate answers for a module. e.g. I can see how 100 employees answered this multiple choice question. This is helpful to determine if learners are absorbing the course information correctly.
Web objects (such as websites, or links to sharepoint documents) work in modules if your IT has added csod.com to the trusted sites
Popup windows that open up the articulate module in CSOD will work if you add csod.com to the allowed list for popup blockers. Your IT dept can also add this to everyone's computer. Otherwise when learners click the "launch" button, the module does not show up.

I'll post more as I think or find them, but feel free to add to this list!

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SteveFlowers
Community Member
9 years ago
That's useful. I'm a new CSOD admin. We're going live in a little under 3 weeks after starting up about 3 weeks ago. Fun times. So far so good.

So in MultChoice_X_Y, are you thinking that X is the attempt number for the quiz? If the question was allowed multiple attempts to get right, the Y would be the number of question attempts?

Never looked at the way the identifier was generated. This makes sense.
- WillFindlay
  Community Member
  9 years ago
  
  So in MultChoice_X_Y, are you thinking that X is the attempt number for the quiz? If the question was allowed multiple attempts to get right, the Y would be the number of question attempts?
  
  Steve, that is exactly what I am seeing. And can I just say, I'm so glad to see Steve Flowers will be a Cornerstone user now too!
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
9 years ago
Hi Alexis! Not sure if Nasser is still subscribed here, but I wanted to mention that you could try reaching out to the user directly via the 'Contact Me' option on the user profile if needed.
WillFindlay
Community Member
9 years ago
Just found out that in this October's release of Cornerstone that a slew of SCORM 2004 fields were added to Custom Reports! I haven't had a chance to test them yet (plus, I just learned we have to contact Global support to have this turned on), but hopefully this will make it much easier to pull quiz data from Storyline courses in Cornerstone, especially when you just want to filter for one person, for example. Here are the relevant links to the help sections (requires that you are logged in to Cornerstone to view):

Add SCORM 2004 Fields to Custom Reports - Overview

Add SCORM 2004 Fields to Custom Reports - SCORM 2004 Quiz Data Fields
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
9 years ago
Thanks Will for sharing those links and information here.
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
9 years ago
Hi BK,

What is occurring when you try to open the course within your iPad? Do you see it launch in Safari or does it just spin or not seeming able to even open the browser? I don't know much about the Cornerstone set up and how it would behave with an iPad - but if it wasn't working entirely, I think we may have seen more about that!
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
9 years ago
Hi BK,

I'm not sure which menu you're referring too - but have you reached out to Cornerstone in regards to this as well? I know that this forum discussion has gotten quite long in regards to Cornerstone but as others have shared here it seems to be a specific issue with Cornerstone loading as we're not seeing the same issues within other LMSs when testing on the iPad.
RachelCraig
Community Member
9 years ago
Hello,

I seem to remember another user having this issues, but I'm failing to find it. I published a course this morning, and when I went to preview it in Cornerstone, this giant, ugly menu showed up, as seen in the attached picture. I thought it was something on Cornerstone's end. Can someone tell me how to get rid of it, please?

Thank you,

Rachel
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
9 years ago
Hi Rachel,

I can't help with where it is in Cornerstone - but that's definitely not looking like the menu from within Storyline. Perhaps there is a table of contents or menu option within Cornerstone to look at turning off?
- RachelCraig
  Community Member
  9 years ago
  Hi, Ashley,
  
  I knew it didn't look like Storyline! I'm glad you confirmed that for me. I just put in a ticket with Cornerstone. I hope to be hearing from them soon! If I do get a solution, I'll post it here.
  
  Thanks,
  Rachel
WillFindlay
Community Member
9 years ago
Is there a reason you are using SCORM 1.2 instead of 2004? SCORM 2004 has much better reporting in Cornerstone.
BarryHinks
Community Member
9 years ago
Hi All Cornerstone experts, I've raised an issue I'm encountered in a new post, not realising this thread existed.

To save writing this out in this post can anyone help shed some light on my issue.

https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/storyline-recording-in-cornerstone-the-minimum-score-achievable-based-on-number-of-assessment-questions#reply-394894

Thanks