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 Mitch, I just checked Mike's links in the original post and they are working for me.
Hi all,
Quick question for Mike or anyone else who has used this awesome activity in Rise: when using the activity across multiple modules (or multiple courses) that the same learner might engage with, how do we prevent previous answers that have been stored from populating on the print-out page. Is the only option to instruct users to clear their browser data, or might it be something we could add to the javascript file to ignore entries that don't come from the same Rise course?
Thanks in advance!
Elissa
Mate, this is awesome, and has the blessing of Zeus himself! Thanks for the share! Very clever I must say, and I can basically grasp the logic behind it. The fields in the note blocks are styled by the css, and their behaviour is controlled by the javascript.
I have a question if you don't mind?
How can I include a save button instead of print?
Hi Paul,
Because the button opens a printable page, users should be able to save as a PDF from there...You could always rename the button Print/Save and add some instruction for the user.
Nic
Thanks for that. I guess I really want to negate the print process and just limit it to save as, if you know what I mean. With a little rejigging of the code, you can turn it into formative and summative knowledge activities. Love it.
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I would say that the issue with that is that you need to be able to render a PDF (or some other file) and the print mechanism is the easiest way to do it. People can always save the HTML but that's a bit messy from a user perspective I think. They are familiar with PDFs but much less so with HTML files on average, and there's the asset saving/broken image issue.
HI Mike
This is really great. Can I embed this journal to an existing Rise course and if yes, how will I do this?
Hi Mike, I have followed your video to a T and can not get this to work. I'm using Canvas LMS and I just see the notes as is - its not reading the javascript at all :( any thoughs?
I got it...just a bad PC that was doing some strange stuff with duplicate file names. Super excited about this functionality!!
Hey Laura, any luck!? I too am having some challenges and cant put my finger on the issue
If Nicola's excellent example is still up, take a look at it... It might help you to see another example.
Hi Mike, is it possible to have multiple journal entries within the same rise topic/section? I've used it multiple times in the past but with one entry only. I'm facing issues with multiples, only the last one of each topic/section is being pulled to the printout.
Hi Emma
I have used multiple in topics with no issues....
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Hi Michelle, it's either pulling all responses but the first question only, or it's only pulling the last response and question. I have checked all files and they're correct/up to date. Do you have an example of where you've used it twice and share the files by any chance? TIA
Has any one given this a go recently? I would love to connect and trouble shoot!
This is awesome, exactly what I was needing for a design. Thank you for the work and sharing it!
