Forum Discussion
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!
Thanks so much Barry, that worked. Now i just need to see if the app will work. Cannot login with the credentials I have been given, I have the suspicion they are use SSO.
No question. Popup blocker.
CSOD login credentials are usually available even when using SSO. Are you able to reset your own password using the forgot password feature? Should be able to reset using your email address.
Hi Steve
I cannot login to the app but can log in via desktop or tablet. I am using one of the directors logins. I don't know the portal name, information on the CSOD app tells me use the domain name from the url. Doesn't work, I get a popup with unexpected error.
I feel like a muppet. went into user accounts and realised you have to register your mobile device for it to work. I did this and it worked great course marked complete first time.
Hello All,
Has anyone had an issue with launching a course from CSOD and having a second window with a Launch button open. The course will open and launch in a different screen and run fine. If you click the Launch button (which is the only button on the screen) you get an error message. The screen looks like the attachment below. Can I remove this and stop it from happening, it seems to interfere with completions.
Thank you so much.
I've published several courses to my client LMS (Cornerstone) using both formats Flash with HTML5 fallback and HTML5 with Flash fallback and publishing the courses using SCROM 1.2 and Scorm 2004 and when learners launch the courses they receive a black screen. When I test course on SCORM Cloud everything works fine. Has anyone else had this problem and solutions?
mike
Haven't had that exact issue, but check your player and publish settings.
In the player, under "Other":
Browser size: display at user's current browser
Player size: scale player to fill browserDo NOT check "Launch player in new window .."
On restart:
We check "When running in LMS, ignore Flash cookie"Publish Settings:
Properties:
Quality: Optimized for standard delivery
Output Options: SCORM 1.2Reporting and Tracking button:
Fill in the course particulars
Report status to LMS as: Completed/IncompleteIf you choose SCORM 2004, choose 3rd Edition
I sent the reply through email and it didn't post what I had in <>
For "On Restart", we typically us "Prompt to Resume" unless we need to keep progress saved then we use "always resume"
For "Properties:", set to your player that you are using, we have a default player set up
Black screen
Strange. Never seen that one. What browser is displaying the problem?
In Internet Explorer I get the black screen and when I use Google Chrome the message I receive is Loading Title. One moment please...
After changing the settings? You made sure the setting to launch in a new window is not checked?
>
Yes the setting to launch course is a new window was not checked.
