Is there a way that we can force the learner to click the boxes on the Checkbox List? Of course a text instruction would be placed with this, however it would be great just to mix things up a little and have them tick each item on the list.
Take a look at this quick Peek here on how to use the "Continue" block to force a user to click on all those checklist items. Not only do you get that gratification of checking things off the list, the Continue button will change and allow a user to proceed! ✅
This is great! I was always wondering what the point of the tickbox was ...
It must be a brand new feature, as I have been picking away at a Rise course I started a while back and the options wasn't there. No dramas. I duplicated the course and the option now exists :)
There's a lot of great stuff being released to Rise and Articulate 360 all the time - so I can't blame you for missing it. Always feel free to reach out here and ask!
I also like to keep my eye on the “What’s New” page where we showcase some new features we're really excited about, and the Rise Version history to see updates and when bug fixes became available.
That is an interesting addition. If a user checks off a couple boxes and exits the course, will those checkboxes stay checked when they return so they know where they left off?
If you're resuming the course in an LMS where it'll track your progress and bookmark it, you'll be returned to the section of the course that you left off at. The checkboxes will appear unchecked on a revisit though.
Thanks, Ashley. I have a course I'm working on with a number of checklists. I think the users would get annoyed if they returned and everything was unchecked. Better to stay away from that on longer courses. Tks!
I'm running into the same situation I believe Cheryl is talking about here. I created a new hire course and several of the sections have checkbox lists so they can check off what they've done so far. Unfortunately, every time they log back into the LMS, the boxes they checked didn't save. This is a course where they will need to keep track of the items they've accomplished and revisit those lessons until all items have been complete. Is there another way to accomplish this?
Would a work-around be creating separate Rise courses with completion blocks on each? If I packaged the courses into a curriculum in our LMS - would they be able to check off a couple of items but then also have the freedom to move to the next course as they wait on access or whatever is needed to complete all the tasks? Would the checkmarks stay saved as long as the course wasn't completed yet?
Just trying to think outside the box to get this to work. Maybe instead of the checkbox lists - I should use the quiz option?
Thank you – I figured that was going to be the case with the checklist however, I was hoping for some advice on a way to create checklists where the checkmarks will stay once you resume your training. Is that something that can be done through Storyline or another tool you have? This is a big priority for us in creating our new hire onboarding program.
Hi Ashley! Thank you so much for your response. Is there any type of interaction I can create within SL or any app that will provide a checklist where the check-marks will stay if someone exits and revisits the course? Any workarounds that you know of?
If you're using a Storyline Block, any interaction you build in Storyline will not be saved on revisit. The Storyline block will always start over from the beginning of the content. The community might have other ideas for you, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they'll recommend!
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Hi everyone, i also note that someone can check the box/es to get the continue blocker to appear, but then can uncheck those boxes and continue on through the course.
Is there a workaround to prevent the users from unchecking and continuing?
Hi there, Terry. There is not a way to prevent learners from unchecking the items on a checklist. Once your learners interact with the checklist, it is considered complete. Tell me a bit more about how your learners use the checklist, and maybe the community can find a design fit!
For our training program, our account directors complete various activities each week. Ideally, I would like to use RISE to have a section for each week of their training program, with various tasks and training activities for them to check off as they complete them along with the included content.
I would like them to be able to leave the course, come back into the program and jump back in to work through additional coursework with the ability to save progress within the program.
Thanks for that insight, Amy! It sounds like it works best for you to keep those sections in one Rise 360 course rather than break them out into a separate course for each week. I'll share this use case with my team.
I echo the need to have users be able to check boxes when complete and have that information retained within the Rise course or content imported into an LMS. I hope that the team will be able to find a resolution.
We ran into the same issue with learners being able to uncheck boxes. I ended up adding some Javascript to the exported course to hide the "hit area" of a checkbox after it's clicked. It's crude, but it worked for us.
var el = document.getElementsByClassName("block-list__checkbox__hitarea"); window.onload = function (){ var i = setInterval(function (){ if (el.length){ clearInterval(i);
Hi there, Arathi. No updates at this time on saving the state of a checklist when a user revisits a course. Overall course progress will be saved, however. We'll let you know if that changes!
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Hi Michael,
You can definitely do this!
Take a look at this quick Peek here on how to use the "Continue" block to force a user to click on all those checklist items. Not only do you get that gratification of checking things off the list, the Continue button will change and allow a user to proceed! ✅
Hi Ashley
This is great! I was always wondering what the point of the tickbox was ...
It must be a brand new feature, as I have been picking away at a Rise course I started a while back and the options wasn't there. No dramas. I duplicated the course and the option now exists :)
The Continue block is semi-new - April 2017. 😃 You can see the announcement from Adam here.
There's a lot of great stuff being released to Rise and Articulate 360 all the time - so I can't blame you for missing it. Always feel free to reach out here and ask!
I also like to keep my eye on the “What’s New” page where we showcase some new features we're really excited about, and the Rise Version history to see updates and when bug fixes became available.
That is an interesting addition. If a user checks off a couple boxes and exits the course, will those checkboxes stay checked when they return so they know where they left off?
Thanks!
Hi Cheryl,
If you're resuming the course in an LMS where it'll track your progress and bookmark it, you'll be returned to the section of the course that you left off at. The checkboxes will appear unchecked on a revisit though.
Thanks, Ashley. I have a course I'm working on with a number of checklists. I think the users would get annoyed if they returned and everything was unchecked. Better to stay away from that on longer courses. Tks!
If you only have a few on the screen though it will be fine. They can just tick them again.
The previous screens will already have been complete so they won't need to go back to those again.
I'm running into the same situation I believe Cheryl is talking about here. I created a new hire course and several of the sections have checkbox lists so they can check off what they've done so far. Unfortunately, every time they log back into the LMS, the boxes they checked didn't save. This is a course where they will need to keep track of the items they've accomplished and revisit those lessons until all items have been complete. Is there another way to accomplish this?
Would a work-around be creating separate Rise courses with completion blocks on each? If I packaged the courses into a curriculum in our LMS - would they be able to check off a couple of items but then also have the freedom to move to the next course as they wait on access or whatever is needed to complete all the tasks? Would the checkmarks stay saved as long as the course wasn't completed yet?
Just trying to think outside the box to get this to work. Maybe instead of the checkbox lists - I should use the quiz option?
Is there any way to create a checklist where it will retain the check marks if they leave the LMS course and then resume?
Hi Jess,
Using the Checklist block in Rise, they will always be unchecked upon a resume, but I did pass that idea along to our team as a feature request.
Hopefully others in the community have some creative ideas to help in the meantime!
Thank you – I figured that was going to be the case with the checklist however, I was hoping for some advice on a way to create checklists where the checkmarks will stay once you resume your training. Is that something that can be done through Storyline or another tool you have? This is a big priority for us in creating our new hire onboarding program.
Thank you for any help you can provide!
Hi Jess,
You could also insert a Storyline course with the checkmark lists, but the state of those items aren't saved on a revisit to that lesson.
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Hi Ashley! Thank you so much for your response. Is there any type of interaction I can create within SL or any app that will provide a checklist where the check-marks will stay if someone exits and revisits the course? Any workarounds that you know of?
Hey Jess!
If you're using a Storyline Block, any interaction you build in Storyline will not be saved on revisit. The Storyline block will always start over from the beginning of the content. The community might have other ideas for you, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they'll recommend!
Hi Everyone - Are there any updates surrounding check marks saving in RISE or Storyline? Thanks!
Hi Amy,
Thanks for reaching out!
I don’t currently have any updates, but you are now subscribed to this conversation which means as we share updates here, you’ll automatically be notified.
Hi everyone, i also note that someone can check the box/es to get the continue blocker to appear, but then can uncheck those boxes and continue on through the course.
Is there a workaround to prevent the users from unchecking and continuing?
Hi there, Terry. There is not a way to prevent learners from unchecking the items on a checklist. Once your learners interact with the checklist, it is considered complete. Tell me a bit more about how your learners use the checklist, and maybe the community can find a design fit!
Hi Crystal,
For our training program, our account directors complete various activities each week. Ideally, I would like to use RISE to have a section for each week of their training program, with various tasks and training activities for them to check off as they complete them along with the included content.
I would like them to be able to leave the course, come back into the program and jump back in to work through additional coursework with the ability to save progress within the program.
Thanks for listening!
Amy
Thanks for that insight, Amy! It sounds like it works best for you to keep those sections in one Rise 360 course rather than break them out into a separate course for each week. I'll share this use case with my team.
I echo the need to have users be able to check boxes when complete and have that information retained within the Rise course or content imported into an LMS. I hope that the team will be able to find a resolution.
We ran into the same issue with learners being able to uncheck boxes. I ended up adding some Javascript to the exported course to hide the "hit area" of a checkbox after it's clicked. It's crude, but it worked for us.
var el = document.getElementsByClassName("block-list__checkbox__hitarea");
window.onload = function (){
var i = setInterval(function (){
if (el.length){
clearInterval(i);
el[0].addEventListener("click", function(){el[0].hidden = true}, false);
el[1].addEventListener("click", function(){el[1].hidden = true}, false);
el[2].addEventListener("click", function(){el[2].hidden = true}, false);
}}, 100);};
Is there any progress on this front?
Hi there, Arathi. No updates at this time on saving the state of a checklist when a user revisits a course. Overall course progress will be saved, however. We'll let you know if that changes!