Publishing Storyline Content in Canvas LMS

Hi Cynthia,

No need to feel stupid, I'm also unsure about these directions for uploading into Canvas. 

I don't have enough expertise to weigh in on the Canvas set up (I've never used it) but typically there is an option to upload a SCORM zip into an LMS, and the LMS will unpack the zipped folder once it's uploaded. That way if you've had to identify a file to launch (i.e. launch.html) the LMS should handle the rest. 

I'd suggest reaching out to your Canvas admin if you're stuck. Also, if someone in the ELH community has the Contact me enabled on their profile that'll allow you to message them directly and perhaps they can provide more help one on one! 

Best of luck - and please feel free to keep us posted! It seems you're not the only one unsure when uploading to Canvas, so any additional information will be helpful! 

Such a generous offer Rebecca, thank you! 

Also, Cynthia just a note:  Replying via email will include your signature. You can edit out your contact information from your post if you'd like!  

Hey Shauna,

Hopefully Rebecca is still subscribed here, but if you do not hear back soon feel free to reach out to her directly here.

If the SCORM tool is enabled in your instance of Canvas, you can use it to import your Storyline SCORM packages into the LMS.

How do I import SCORM files as an assignment?

Hi Shauna,

Here is how we import Storyline content into Canvas. Most of the time we have an interest in tracking completion of the learning objects, so my directions are focused on that goal.

1. Publish from Storyline for the LMS 
-- we tend to use SCORM 2004 v.3 with the Passed/Incomplete setting
-- we usually base completion on a certain score on a final quiz or a course completion trigger at the end of the module

2. ZIP the published output.

3. In Canvas, enable the "SCORM" LTI tool in you navigation settings.

4. In the SCORM tool, click "Upload" and select your ZIP package.

5. Import the ZIP package as a graded assignment.
This will host your files in a cloud-based storage location since Canvas itself cannot host the files and have them function as a trackable object.

6. You'll now have an assignment in Canvas and there will be a column in the Grades tool for the assignment. The Storyline object needs to be launched in a new window. 

We've also uploaded non-SCORM (therefore non-trackable) Storyline content into the Canvas Files tool, but since there are so many files involved it creates quite a mess if your Canvas course has a lot of other learning objects. 

We've had some trouble with the completion scores of Storyline objects resetting (from 100% to 0) if the learner re-launches the content after completion -- so would be interested to hear from anyone who has overcome that challenge. 

Regards
-Kevin

I have been using Storyline in Canvas for a year now, but for some students the score is always 0% even though they got 100% on the storyline. I was worried it was something with scorm, but some of my students have no problems at all and others get zeros on the same assignment. Any suggestions?

Where do I find the SCORM URL to copy into the assignment on Canvas?

This is an older post, but I'm replying because I may have some info that might help future users who stumble upon this post. In my experience with Storyline and Canvas, here are some keys:

1. Publish using SCORM 1.2, with the appropriate tracking option set, and with Passed/Incomplete for reporting. According to the SCORM standard, this option is the only way a score gets passed back to the LMS.
2. Use the Canvas SCORM LTI for importing, rather than the Files area. This automatically links up the Storyline project with an assignment (graded or ungraded).
3. Once you import as either a graded or ungraded assignment, this cannot be changed. You must reimport using the SCORM LTI.
4. Remember to publish the assignment to test it in Student View and/or make it available for students.
5. If you've done all of the above and have problems capturing completion data in Canvas, there is some JavaScript you can place on the last slide of your Storyline project to force submission of a 100% score and completion status. If your project has a quiz, you'd want to pass the quiz score rather than 100%, but that's outside the scope of my reply.
   
   This is the "when all else fails" JavaScript for the last slide of your project. Keep in mind that Articulate doesn't provide user support for JavaScript and it's always possible that future changes in the product could cause the code to stop working:

var player = GetPlayer();
function findLMSAPI(win) {
 if (win.hasOwnProperty("GetStudentID")) return win;
 else if (win.parent == win) return null;
 else return findLMSAPI(win.parent);
}
var lmsAPI = findLMSAPI(this);
lmsAPI.SetScore(100, 100, 0);
lmsAPI.SCORM_CallLMSSetValue("cmi.core.lesson_status", "passed");