Is there a way to put a timer on each module in Rise, so that students have to spend a given amount of time in a module before moving on? I don't see anything like that, and I haven't found any confirmation in the forums that this exists.
Hi there, Louisa. A Storyline block probably won't help in this case. You can control time and navigation in the Storyline interaction, but it won't apply to the content outside of the Storyline block.
I'll make sure we update this conversation if we add a timer feature to Rise courses!
I am trying to use "fill in the blank" knowledge check questions for reflection. It would be nice to have a timer feature so students could "write for 60 seconds" on a certain topic.
Hi Katie! Thanks for letting us know you'd like to see a feature like this. If there are any changes we make that would include timed sessions, we'll let you know!
Excuse my ignorance, what is the purpose of having a learner spend X time on an activity? If someone has completed an activity, why do they need to sit and stare at a screen waiting for a countdown to happen? They will just become disengaged, start responding to emails and/or check for new insta stories on their phone.
Perhaps you are meaning to have a time-out as a maximum, but if completed beforehand they can continue?
Hello Michael, I will use your question to clarify this need to the Rise Team!
I think this feature would not be related to learning efficacy, but to training regulation compliance.
In many countries (Italy, for example), the State can pay for the training of a Company, on certain topics. But that company have to comply with some rules. One of them is pretty much always: "learners must learn from this course for at least X hours". Which is not a very smart rule. But most companies have to comply with that to be sure to have access to training funds.
And that's why a time-bound SCORM can be useful, even if, i agree with you, less powerful learning-wise.
I'd like to slow down the tick and flick users - particularity for compliance training. So a minimum time on the page would be useful or maybe on activity pages.
A possible crude work around the lack of timer.. create a video or audio of the time you want, Give the object a header called "Timer" Set the block conditions to uncheck "Allow forward seeking". This forces the block to finish. Combine with a Continue button below the block that has condition "complete block directly above" or if you put the continue button at the bottom of the page with various content in between the block and the continue button , use the condition "complete all blocks above".
Now the student cant continue on until the block has played to the end, and in this case the "Timer" has ended..
As i said crude.. but could work, sort of..?
A super nice version would of course be to have a timer graphics animated in a video it self.. the sky is the limit on how to use that..for effect. could be anything you can think of. But audio can be as effective.. a audible count down... or simply ticktack..?
Could probably be done quite crudely in powerpoint and professionally in Adobe premier or final cut or something like that.
Tested this and audio doesnt have the the forward seeking limitations, but video does and it works combined with continue button..
If the developer times the exercises or assignment and have the tested/verified reasonable amount of time to spend on a task and then use the timer to enforce a minimum amount of time expected on a exercise, then i think it has merit.
By the way, since video has forward seeking disable option, can we expect audio to have this as well by next update? Should be super simple..if you already have it for video.
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Hi Katelyn,
There's not currently a timer feature in Rise, but that's an interesting idea!
If you have time to log a feature request, we'd love to hear more about how this would be helpful to you.
Thanks!
I'm also looking for this feature. Has anyone found a workaround perhaps with a Storyline block?
Hi there, Louisa. A Storyline block probably won't help in this case. You can control time and navigation in the Storyline interaction, but it won't apply to the content outside of the Storyline block.
I'll make sure we update this conversation if we add a timer feature to Rise courses!
It would be fantastic to add quiz timers in Rise 360 as a feature. Is it on the road map?
Hi AWS PPO,
Rise 360 doesn't have a quiz timer feature right now, but we'll let you know if we add it to the feature roadmap in the future!
Hello everyone!
Any update on timers?
So that "students have to spend a given amount of time in a module before moving on"?
Thanks!
Hi Fabio! We don't have an update on this feature yet, but I'll be sure to let you know here if this becomes available in the future.
I am trying to use "fill in the blank" knowledge check questions for reflection. It would be nice to have a timer feature so students could "write for 60 seconds" on a certain topic.
Hi Katie! Thanks for letting us know you'd like to see a feature like this. If there are any changes we make that would include timed sessions, we'll let you know!
Excuse my ignorance, what is the purpose of having a learner spend X time on an activity? If someone has completed an activity, why do they need to sit and stare at a screen waiting for a countdown to happen? They will just become disengaged, start responding to emails and/or check for new insta stories on their phone.
Perhaps you are meaning to have a time-out as a maximum, but if completed beforehand they can continue?
Hello Michael,
I will use your question to clarify this need to the Rise Team!
I think this feature would not be related to learning efficacy, but to training regulation compliance.
In many countries (Italy, for example), the State can pay for the training of a Company, on certain topics.
But that company have to comply with some rules. One of them is pretty much always: "learners must learn from this course for at least X hours".
Which is not a very smart rule. But most companies have to comply with that to be sure to have access to training funds.
And that's why a time-bound SCORM can be useful, even if, i agree with you, less powerful learning-wise.
I would also like to see this. My use case is for reflection questions.
this would be really helpful as well as question banks!!
I agree that I'm looking more for a time out vs a timed block or space.
I would also love to see this. I need it for compliance
I'd like to slow down the tick and flick users - particularity for compliance training. So a minimum time on the page would be useful or maybe on activity pages.
A possible crude work around the lack of timer.. create a video or audio of the time you want, Give the object a header called "Timer"
Set the block conditions to uncheck "Allow forward seeking". This forces the block to finish.
Combine with a Continue button below the block that has condition "complete block directly above" or if you put the continue button at the bottom of the page with various content in between the block and the continue button , use the condition "complete all blocks above".
Now the student cant continue on until the block has played to the end, and in this case the "Timer" has ended..
As i said crude.. but could work, sort of..?
A super nice version would of course be to have a timer graphics animated in a video it self.. the sky is the limit on how to use that..for effect. could be anything you can think of.
But audio can be as effective.. a audible count down... or simply ticktack..?
Could probably be done quite crudely in powerpoint and professionally in Adobe premier or final cut or something like that.
Tested this and audio doesnt have the the forward seeking limitations, but video does and it works combined with continue button..
If the developer times the exercises or assignment and have the tested/verified reasonable amount of time to spend on a task and then use the timer to enforce a minimum amount of time expected on a exercise, then i think it has merit.
also for maybe group exercises timers etc..
By the way, since video has forward seeking disable option, can we expect audio to have this as well by next update? Should be super simple..if you already have it for video.
Anything new on the timer or time out feature for Rise? Or what is the work-around?
The need for timers can be for compliance purposes. Other times it can be used as a way to help pace the learning.
I work for a health care company and we have time requirements for training. This is an essential feature we need in both Rise and Storyline.