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SCORM Compliant PDF - Track read, review acknowledgement
Recently I encountered an issue where I wanted to have a PDF document that I needed to track via LMS (SCORM) that it was reviewed via the user acknowledging understanding, etc.
After a few failed attempts, I came up with the below solution that works quite well.
1. Create a True/False question and modify it to read differently. True = Acknowledgement………….and false no acknowlegdement. Then published as SCORM, now the LMS will report Acknowledgements as a PASS and the latter as a FAIL.
2. Insert Web Object to embed PDF located on "hidden" webpage onto the "modified" True/False question.
I can see this setup being a HUGE benefit for many departments (especially HR) where there are a lot of PDFs that require reviewing and then acknowledging. Much better this way because it is all packaged neatly and will generate easily into LMS reporting.
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An even easier and nicer way just came to me. Instead of using insert web object use the create hyperlink..........for the link just be sure to use ..\\filename.pdf
1. Save the story file
2. publish as SCORM, but don't zip
3. copy the filename.pdf to the published articulate folder
4. Test the story.html (the link should open the relative link to the document/pdf)
5. Place all files in zip and upload to lms.
This would be great for acknowledging documents and for use of job aids. (note: the job aid template shown here was obtained from the elearning hereos website.
In the past I shared a way to insert webobject that pointed to an internal webpage within the published story files. However an much even easier and nicer way just came to me. Instead of using insert web object use the create hyperlink..........for the link just be sure to use ..\\filename.pdf ..\\filename.pdf naming convention is important so the relative link will work. This method doesn’t require as much time or html knowledge. The filename will just have to be known before saving and publishing………after publishing, copy and paste the filename into the articulate folder and zip and then upload to lms.
Now when the trainee clicks the Job Aid image link it will open the PDF in the browser for viewing and printing….and no need to worry about the link breaking in future due to someone change link on an outside webpage. To update pdf link/document one would just republish and reupload.
1. Save the story file
2. publish as SCORM, but don't zip
3. copy the filename.pdf to the published articulate folder
4. Test the story.html (the link should open the relative link to the document/pdf)
5. Place all files in zip and upload to lms.
This would be great for acknowledging documents and for use of job aids.
Attached is a functioning sample (zip file) and the story file.
Hello everyone,
I also have the requirement that i want to track my interactive pdf. this pdf has itself mcq and other click activity. i want to report this pdf on LMS and can track it on scorm.
Is it possible in storyline or in any other tools. where interactive pdf can be easily converted into scorm compliance.
Please let me know if any one have idea about it.
Hi there, Vimal. From what you're describing, it sounds like you could bring in the .pdf as a web object. Storyline can track either quiz results or the number of slides viewed, and it sends this information to an LMS.
So you could potentially track whether this object was viewed as learners progress through your slides, but Storyline won't be able to send specific information about the learners' interactions with the .pdf as a web object.
Can you rebuild that material into an interactive Storyline course?
Thank you crystal for trying to help me out. but i need to track specific information about the learner's interaction with the .pdf.
may be it'll be possible from any other tool or by using coding in that. actually i don't have any idea about it. i'm just guessing. :)
Up!
Same problem, is there not a way to track a page or an interaction of a PDF document?
There is a way to do it, I use it and it is very cool, but the PDF to SCORM is not created by Storyline. It uses a different piece of software.
Hi Pasquale,
It's not a feature of Storyline to track clicks inside a PDF or similar location, but as Vimal suggested it may be something you could do with some extra coding. I'll leave those ideas in the hands of the community!
I have published the PDF as images, then insert them in a scrolling panel on each slide, then just track by slides viewed.
Thanks for popping in to share how you've accomplished this task Steven. I'm sure it could help someone out that runs into this conversation in the future.
Great idea! Just used it. Thanks!
Great idea! Another option that ended up being what my stakeholder wanted is to create a slide with a statement on it acknowledging completion of the content. Place a button below the statement with a hotspot over it. Once they click the hotspot, it takes them to the final slide in the series which thanks them for completing the eLearning. I imported this into Rise as the stakeholder wanted a rise course but an acknowledgement wasn't something that could be easily created in Rise360.
