Forum Discussion
Learning Journal In Rise
UPDATE JUNE 2020:
Firstly, Articulate recently implemented a small update to Rise. As a result, all new exports from Rise will need to include the most recent version of LearningJournal.js which is found at the usual link.
Secondly, at any time Articulate could update their code and bring a breaking change to the Learning Journal. Over a year ago, I shared this functionality freely with the community and the code comes with no warranty or support either implied or expressed. If at any time you want or need to remove the Learning Journal from your modules, simple remove any STATEMENT-NOTE entries that refer to the Learning Journal.
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I built a cool Learning Journal feature for Rise that has been very well-received. I thought I'd share it in case anyone wanted to a. use it or b. improve on it.
The Learning Journal allows the learner to enter text responses to journal prompts throughout a Rise course. At the end of the course, the learner can print their learning journal of all their responses. The responses are saved to the browser so that they persist on future visits to the Rise course.
EDIT May 2019: At the request of a member of the forum, I created a HOW-TO video below that shows each step of the HOW-TO document in action.
Example Rise Course
http://amelangrise.s3.amazonaws.com/learningjournal/index.html
HOW-TO Document
https://github.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal/raw/master/Learning%20Journal%20HOW-TO.docx
HOW-TO Video
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/33873893-2ea1-46d9-9415-3efca951d74c/review
Learningjournal.js file (right-click and save)
http://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal/master/Learningjournal.js
Learningjournal.css file (right-click and save)
http://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal/master/Learningjournal.css
Project github site
https://github.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal
I would love any feedback and help to improve the functionality and code.
Mike Amelang
Hi Mike
Love your solution here, it's excellent and absolutely the sort of thing Rise should be including by default by now...
Quick question - I found it very easy to set up the journal and customise it as needed, I just want to know - is it expected behaviour for the script to remove ALL notes statements whether they contain the specific text labels identified or not?
In other words, if I use the journal, I can't use notes statements elsewhere in the course?
Thanks
Nic
Hey Nic. Have you had any issues with republished modules? was working prior to Xmas but needed to do updates so republished and now it’s not. Have even rolled back the font changes and used the files linked above??? Am sure it’s something I’m missing but am stumped!
Hi Michelle,
Sorry I've been head down writing a guide on this for our academics this week...No, I've not seen any issues but I've not actually republished one from Rise. Let me check it out!
Nic
Nic I have been able to use note statements as well as the journal entries in the modules I am building no issues....
Hi MichelleThanks for the info. I just set this up today and I had a number of the note statements in my module summary section and none of them were visible with the journal script applied.
I hadn't made any changes to the code beyond changing fonts and colours, and re-labelling the buttons in the javascript file.
The ones I had in were just text-based and definitely didn't have any of the relevant text labels in them.
Weird!
Nic
Interesting, my journal is working but looks like Shakira's just above. Noticed my .css file was actually saved as a .txt.
(renaming as .css didn't work) So I saved-as .css using notepad++. replaced the files, rezipped the packaged an loaded to LMS. Now the nornal is not working and I see the Note containers with my journal code as entered in Rise.
Yes. Remove line 433 that reads
container.appendChild(button2);Regards,
Mike
Hi Mike
We have a lot of reflection checklists in the Rise 360 course... There's no right or wrong answer to them as everyone completing will have a different opinion (hence why they're reflection checklists). I would love to be able to collate the responses from within the module (similar to your journal entries) and then have a print button at the end. Given your experience, do you think that this would be possible with the right know how?
Michelle,
That is very achievable. In fact, a couple years ago, I extended the functionality of the Learning Journal to include both checkboxes and Madlibs. Here is the version that includes both those features. Simply search for the word "checkbox" to see all the code in the file related to the checkboxes. If the "Part" field is set to 1, the checkbox is clickable. But later in the course if the same ID is used but the "Part" field is set to 2, the checkbox is read-only, allowing you to display all the checkbox results at the end. Warning: this is from a stale, 2-year-old branch of the Learning Journal and therefore simply replacing your LearningJournal.js file with this file will fail. But it's a good start.
Mike
hi Mke , this is just what i needs . thanks such a help !
is there a way to remove the 'print my actions' button
1) not really sure of its purpose and
2) my learners don't need this option
Thank you for the update!
Mike you are an ABSOLUTE legend.... have been combing the internet for some glimmer of hope regarding a feature like this..... I cannot thank you enough :)
Hi there - new user! I'm wondering if it's possible to change the text in the button from "Print Reflection" to "Download my Responses" or something similar. I'm worried that some may see "print" and not understand that it's just opening a PDF for them.
Tess,
To change the text in the buttons, see the section around line 72 and replace with your desired text:
// These are the text for the Print buttons
var PrintAllButton_Text = "Print My Journal";
var PrintTakeActionsOnly_Text = "Print My Actions";
Mike
Thanks for being so generous and sharing your creativity with us all! And thank you also to Matthew Bibby for pointing me to this solution! I'm going to use it on a project I'm working on now! :)
That's odd. Are the users accessing the journal from a different computer or device? If the user changes browser or computer, the entries will not carry over.
Mike
Unfortunately not so very baffled by why it's not saving :(
Hi Taylor, Curious what you may have found out. I have concern over this too as we work in a citrix environment that causes all kinds of issues. Im in my first trials and so far it has worked saving, though I've learned not to trust citrix as much as a local desktop.
Hey Mike, We've started using the Learning Journal feature, and our learners are having issues with their entries. It seems that when they go back into the module the next day, their entries are wiped! :(
