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Skip the Into Page > Immediately Start Course
We are working with a large corporation that hosts the rise modules on their internal LMS system.
Here is an example of one of the assets we created.
With some hacks we have been able to add "share this" functionality to the site. We want our users to share what they have learned with the outside world. Part of this would be creating "Teasers" of the rise modules that would sit on the open web, for anybody to view. These teasers would then direct them to the portal where they can signup and pay for the course etc.
Here is an example of our "teaser"
http://dialectic.solutions/RC-DERM/101/shareable/index.html
I want to use the mapping tool option as an item someone could share. HOWEVER. I don't think in this use case we need to have them "Continue" or "Start Course" - I really just want them to come directly to the first lesson.
So that it's the first thing they view. Is something like that possible, has anybody come across a hack that would accomplish this?
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Why what?
It looks like the new Microlearning feature has just been released last week.
Otherwise one may need to continue with the workaround mentioned earlier in this thread, also summarized here:- Unzip the exported course.
- In the scormcontent folder, open index.html in your browser.
- Navigate to the page you want to launch as the start page.
- Copy the URL after "index.html#", for example the part highlighted in bold: file:///C:/Users/User/Documents/TrainingPackage/scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30
- You can now close the index.html tab in your browser.
- Go back to the unzipped course root folder. In the scormdriver folder, open indexAPI.html with Notepad or TextEdit.
- Note: If TextEdit does not work, please use Sublime Text
- Scroll down to the section which states //Put the link to the start of the content here.
- in the string: strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/preview"; replace preview with the copied URL. For example strContentLocation = "../scormcontent/index.html#/lessons/-abcdefghijklmnops?_k=xyzmp30";
- Close and save the indexAPI.html file.
- Go back to the unzipped course root folder, rezip the folder contents and upload to the LMS.
Hi everyone, jumping in here to give a bit more information from the Articulate perspective.
I acknowledge that two years without a response on this topic from Articulate is a long time. Our goal is to share helpful information and updates as we have them. We never want you to feel that you’re being ignored, and I’m sorry we haven’t had any new updates to share on this feature in a while.
We've been monitoring this thread and others requesting the ability to remove the cover page from a course. Though we may not always reply, we consider each person’s feedback and input as we measure the growing impact of feature requests.
For those of you who need to get focused content in your learners’ hands faster, be sure to check out Microlearning. Microlearning doesn’t include the formal elements of a cover page, like a course description or course outline. Learners can simply start scrolling to get right into the content. If you have more questions about Microlearning, don’t miss our answers to six common questions here.
Rest assured we’re still tracking your requests for the ability to completely remove the course cover page. We want to be as transparent as we can be, so we will share updates on that feature as we get new information.
I appreciate the reply. Microlearning is very relevant to our company, and a feature I had not noticed yet. However, for it to be useful, we would still need it to not have any cover page whatsoever.
Any possibility that the cover page could at least be optional for the microlearning template in Rise? If not, just out of curiosity, can Articulate give an answer as to why you don't want this feature? Seeing as it has been requested hundreds of times over the past 5+ years, I'd think it's one of the most requested features.
I add my voice to Nicklas - I'd like the option in Microlearning to turn off the full screen start page and just have a header and the first block or two be visible on screen without clicking or scrolling.
Thanks!
Any update on the status of this feature?
Due to the lack of explanation I’m wildly assuming Articulate doesn’t want Rise to become a simple “SCORM wrapper” for videos or other single block items. I’m not sure why though. My more wild speculation is that they would make this option available but there is some patent out there held for “very useful web based SCORM wrapping tool” that they don’t want to violate.
Hi all!
Good news! We've just released a new feature that allows you to turn off the cover page when you publish for LMS to improve compatibility, streamline training, and get learners into content faster. Give it a try, and let us know if you have any questions about it!
Note: You can't hide the cover page for training created from Next Big Idea Club content templates.Thanks for the great news! This opens up a lot of options for us since we often publish single items in our LMS and a Cover Page was overkill.
I think putting it on the Publish LMS page works for me as well though it is slightly puzzling choice. I guess if someone needs it for some reason when not publishing to LMS, they could just pick that publish option even if they don't need the extra SCORM files...
