Creating Reflection Questions
Jun 12, 2018
I'm currently using Rise to create courses that will eventually be used in an LMS. We want to have places where users can answer reflection questions throughout the course. Ideally, we want that data to be persistent, so when a user comes back, they'll see answers that they've entered before. We also want that data to be sent to the LMS so that instructors can see what learners entered. Since Rise can't do text entry, I've created a Storyline scene that is a survey that collects their text entry answers, and then I'm embedding that Storyline into a blocks lesson on Rise. However, I don't think I've done it correctly since I'm not seeing any data. I'm also not sure if they data is getting sent to the LMS. I'm still pretty new to Articulate, so maybe this is a simple fix. Any help would be appreciated. Happy to provide more details or files I'm using if that's helpful.
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Hi there Jeff!
That's an excellent question, and don't worry, you're not doing anything wrong! When you use a Storyline Block in Rise, the data from the Storyline Block isn't communicated to the LMS.
It sounds like what you really need is a text entry or essay question type in Rise, and for that question data to be sent to the LMS. While that's not on our feature roadmap currently, I'm happy to pass along your suggestion to our Product team.
In the meantime, I've seen other folks embed a survey from Google Forms or something similar to capture essay data from learners. However, the learner won't be able to go back and reread what they wrote, since the embedded form will be reset each time the learner accesses it.
Very helpful, thank you! Yes, please put in that suggestion as that would be very helpful for our use case.
What if I was to create the survey solely in Storyline and not use it within Rise but as its own standalone part of the lesson in the LMS. Would the data get sent to the LMS that way?
You got it, Jeff. If you create a survey interaction in Storyline and include a results slide, Storyline can communicate your learners' responses to the LMS. Here's all the data that Storyline can send.
What if I don't need the data from the text entry to be sent to the LMS but just persistent in the module, so that when a learner returns to the module, they can see what they answered.
Hi Kimberely!
Are you looking for a text entry question type in Rise? While that's currently not available, I appreciate you letting us know that feature is important to you! We're tracking these requests, so thanks for adding your voice here. 😁
I have a SL slide as a Interactive Block in RISE. The SL slide has a data entry box on it.
But when we run the course in our LMS, the text entered does not remain when the user logs out and back in to the course.
As I said we don't need the information to be extracted to the LMS, we just need the text to persist for the learner within the course.
Ah, that makes sense, Kimbereley!
Storyline courses in Rise always start over from the beginning when learners revisit them. If we add a reflection question feature to Rise in the future, we'll be sure to let you know about it!
Thanks Alyssa. It definitely would be a great additional feature in Rise.
Cheers
Kimberley
i would also like to see a reflection question option in rise hat allows user to see what they have answered as they go in and out and as they progress
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Kimberley and Tina, and letting us know a reflection question is something you'd like to see in Rise. We always appreciate customer feedback. You can also submit a feature request here, if you have a moment! Thanks :)
I would also like a reflection question option to see what the user has answered as they go along. That's exactly why I started searching through forums today!
Thanks for your feedback, Kelly! Would you be up for logging a feature request to tell us more?
In the meantime, if there’s anything else I can do to help, please let me know!
This is disappointing that neither RISE 360 nor using a Storyline block for reflection questions can be done. Reflection is an important aspect of learning and with the inability to come back and look at what one has written based on experience -- just having open text seems pointless. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to build to an external tool like using OneNote or using a function of the LMS.
Hi there, Amy! We're tracking this popular request, so I'll add your vote to our list. We'll let you know if we add this feature to Rise 360 in the future!
please add my vote for a survey / non graded text entry question in rise or a way to turn off grading on the existing text entry which are always difficult to grade because text entry should really be ungraded. Having exact text match on a question only means it's a rhetorical question.
Please add my vote to the list as well. Having text entry to reflect and export would be very powerful for learners.
I would also like to add my support for reflection to be recorded within Rise
I echo this. I can only use Articulate for certain aspects of learning because it does not support certain design decisions based on learning theories.
I'd love to see this feature available as well!
1 vote for this feature to be added to RISE soon, please!
I'd also love to see this added to Rise's functionality
I am also looking for features similar to the ones mentioned in this thread: reflection questions and the ability to have more flexibility when it comes to assigning answers. I'd like participants to be able to choose from a list, for example, without the question being marked correct or incorrect (because it is intended to be for reflection purposes). I think reflection is such an important part of learning and would love to see this as an option in Rise.
Hello, Courtenay!
Right now, the best way to add open-ended, survey questions to a Rise 360 course is to embed a survey from a third-party tool (like Google Forms or Survey Monkey) using a Multimedia Embed block.
Use this iFrame code format for easy embedding!
<iframe src="URL HERE"></iframe>Hello,
I have created a google form for learners to complete a text entry question. I have tried to embed it using the multimedia embed block and the iframe code you have provided. However, the form is not displaying, and instead I am getting the link displayed rather than the form. I have attached a screenshot here. I am on a free trial currently and am wondering if this is the reason? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hello, Jamal. I couldn't get that shortened link to work, either, but when I used it in the browser, it redirected to this URL:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNuDxrpEJeJKgpNp6u26FH0f9R2xAg5IagJTPETYmgwLWlaQ/viewformI was able to use the iframe formula with that URL in a Rise 360 lesson: