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New feature in Rise: Disable forward seeking
We just released a new feature in Rise that I’m excited to share with all of you! Now you can prevent learners from forwarding through videos in your course by disabling forward seeking. Learners can pause and go backward through the video, but not forward. This new feature is great for compliance courses and any other course with required video content since it prevents learners from skipping ahead.
Watch this video from CTO Arlyn Asch to learn all about disabling forward seeking:
What if they watched it previously? Will they be able to scroll forward after it's already been marked as 'complete' (for those who like to go back and review things)?
Hi Rhoda. Great question. Once a learner has watched the entire video, they can fast-forward the next time they view it. If they launch the course again later, forward seeking will be disabled until they watch the entire video once more. Here's an article that goes into more detail: https://articulate.com/support/article/Rise-How-to-Disable-Forward-Seeking-in-Videos
Hi Crystal,
Thanks! Maybe not a change, instead give creators an option would be nicer. For those who want to restrict forward seeking vs those who do not want to restrict forward seeking of videos after completion of module.
I'm not sure about other cases, but for my case, I would definitely use the option to allow my learners to forward seek a video once they have completed/ or seen that part of the video as it is more intuitive for me.
Presumably, if watching an entire video is required, this should be combined with the Continue divider. It's a useful new feature but I wonder what others think about informing learners of this constraint. I can imagine frustration if they feel that they are unnecessarily constrained.
Hi Sam. Yes, if you don't want learners to skip over the video altogether (e.g. for compliance training) you will need to use continue block with the setting to restrict the learner from progressing until they've completed the block directly above along with disabling forward seeking.
In terms of informing learners of this constraint, I think that's a good call. You could customize the hint text on the continue block to say something like, "You must watch the entire video before moving on" to give folks a heads up.
I have a question related to the database. Can I examine the previous history of all exercise done by the child and how to check all time saving data related to assignments???
Hi Anuraj. By database, I presume you mean the LMS platform that's hosting the course? If so, most LMS platforms allow you to track and report on the learner's progress. These features vary from LMS to LMS so I'd recommend you check with your IT Team or your LMS vendor for more details.
It seems like a good recommendation is to only use this with relatively short videos. For example, imagine a learner getting halfway through a 30 minute video and then exiting out of the course. They are not going to be happy when they restart the course and find that they have to rewatch the first 15 minutes of the video.
Hi Will. I agree. I think keeping videos on the shorter side is a good idea, in general. Chunking that 30-minute video into five or six short videos makes it a little easier for people to absorb. It's also a smart approach for supporting learners in low-bandwidth settings where downloading and watching a 30-minute video would be really challenging.
I've noticed that this feature isn't available for embedded video... only for uploaded video.
Can that be added for embedded video as well?
Hi Mary Beth. Since embedded video is hosted elsewhere, I don't believe it's possible to for Rise to control forward-seeking.
Hi Peacock Learning,
If you've added a video directly into Rise it'll be packaged as a part of your export and then will live where you host the content.
If you're embedding in video content using a site such as Vimeo, YouTube, etc. the video is hosted on those sites and only linked within the Rise course.
Hope that helps!
This could be quite useful, I think it is the first time I've seen an off the shelf e-learning product support restricted video navigation.
It sounds like, depending on the LMS, your position in the video may or may not be tracked if you leave the course and return at a different time, on a different device. Is that correct? Is there any way to provide a list of LMS platforms that support this type of tracking?My impression was that your position within the video was not tracked. If you leave in the middle of a video and return, you will have to watch the video again regardless of the LMS.
Hopefully this will also be added to Storyline.
Compliance departments are always asking for this kind of functionality on video.
With short enough video chunks, it's not such a burden to re-watch a few minutes if you leave half way through. In fact, it can be sold as a logical feature, since the learner stepped away from a 5-10 minute video and should really start that chunk again for continuity.Are there any plans to do this for audio as well?
