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Reporting Open-Ended Storyline Block Responses Embedded in Rise
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for help with Storyline blocks in Rise. What I need to do is create open-ended questions where learners can type their own responses. Since the client doesn’t want external forms or links, I decided to build these interactions in Storyline and embed them directly in Rise.
Now I need to upload this course to our LMS in a way that the learners’ responses from that Storyline block can be sent to me via mail, for example, or maybe there is a different way.
As far as I know, this can be done in Storyline by publishing it as a SCORM package and uploading it directly to the LMS (and adjust reporting).
However, in Rise, to insert a Storyline block, it needs to be uploaded to Review 360, which means I can’t configure the reporting settings anymore. Even if I pack my Rise course into SCORM, it only tracks data from Rise quizzes, not open-text answers from embedded Storyline blocks.
Could you please advise on how this can be done without using forms?
Or maybe there are some new ways to work around this?
Basically, my main requirements are:
- the interaction needs to be embedded directly in Rise (so it can match the course design and doesn’t require learners to open external links);
- learners should be able to type any open-ended responses to the questions;
- and after submitting, those responses should be sent automatically — either to an email address or to a spreadsheet/database (with an optional follow-up email notification or reminder).
Does anyone know a way to make this work?
6 Replies
- JamiePSCommunity Member
Hello, I'm also struggling with this same issue. Does anyone know the work around?
I have a course on Rise that requires open answered questions but cant get the answers from the storyline block to appear on our reporting.Thank you
- OleksaCommunity Member
Hello, thanks.
Check my reply to Tim. That might work for you too.
- Tim_Community Member
You might be able to use either Code Blocks or an iframe, and use a service like https://formsubmit.co/ to create a simple form that submits the users response to an email address.
- OleksaCommunity Member
Thank you!
I ended up choosing Microsoft Forms, which I embedded into Storyline as a web object so I could style it to match the course design, and then added it as a Storyline block in Rise.
Microsoft Forms automatically saves all responses to an Excel file. Once I open this table once, the file is stored on OneDrive (it’s important not to make a copy, as it won’t update automatically). Then, using Power Automate, I set up three actions in a scheduled flow so that an email with this Excel file is sent once a month as a reminder.
This is the solution we decided to go with for now. We’re still testing it, but it’s been working best so far.
- OleksaCommunity Member
Thank you, Eric! Yes, Lejan guided me on where to explore next. I’m exploring all options today and looking forward to the community’s support. A special thanks to you, Eric, for commenting and bringing attention to this case.
- EricSantosStaff
Hi Oleksa,
Thanks for reaching out and for opening a support case about this.
I see that you’re already working with Lejan, who’s helping you look into the best options for your setup. You’re in good hands!
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