Skip the Into Page > Immediately Start Course
Dec 06, 2017
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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This is a life saver Bill! Great work!
Adding me to this feature request, too - to bypass the 'Start' screen and directly launch the first lesson.
Thank you.
Caroline
Hey Bill! Thanks so much for sharing this :) Do you happen to know if this still works? I get an error when I try to upload the SCORM package into the LMS! Thanks!
Yep, I still use this.
Add me to this feature list too please. We have multiple courses that require removing of the start page - its quite a bit of work to edit all the index files.
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Thanks, Bill I managed! Do you know if there is a way to basically just show the lesson content and delete the lesson title, author, and divider line? Thanks!
You can hide the author in Rise, but hiding the title and dividing line would require you to edit the css file some more. Probably not too difficult. Just using the object inspector and edit the css file accordingly.
Thanks so much, Bill! I'll give it a go! :)
Hi, here is a helpful 3 min video by Learning Dojo on hiding the page title area. I have used this workaround to good effect when combined with single page interactions, one can then include their own unique header/title as required.
Also hopping in here to be updated to changes that would allow the web export to skip the start page!! Thank you to everyone that has posted workarounds though this has been so helpful so far :-)
Still waiting for this feature request.
Hi Bill!
I'm trying to get rid of the "start course" page.
Can you please explain more step one? I should export SCORM package to my LMS and open it from the admin view or how it is supposed to be?
Thanks!
Sorry, not fully understanding what your question is. I'm not sure what your "admin view" is.
The simple answer is: you make the edits I outlined, zip up all the files that were exported from Rise, import the zip file into your LMS, and then launch the course like any other student.
So.. is anyone still looking into this? The 5th birthday of the request is coming soon!
Wow...you would think after 5 years and 6 pages of requests (on just this discussion), this would at least get more attention than "thanks for writing to us".
Count me as another upvote to some seriously simple requests that Articulate appears to have no interest in implementing.
Just following up on this. I used all the helpful tips in this thread from Bill Dane and Dorrien Venables to put together a guide for the solution we opted for eventually: Tutorial
Hope anyone will find it useful!
That's a great piece of work. Thank you.
I still haven't gotten to it, but I'll need it to work for xAPI. I'll post any updates if needed.
I think I've posted something like this before, but I'm a Product Analyst, so I understand some of the technical reasons for why they might not have done this yet, and it's kind of revealed in your tutorial to some extent. However, I think Articulate are also missing the fact that it would open up new audiences and use cases that they may not have considered. I believe the Return On Investment is there ... but Articulate dev team have disappeared into other areas of focus/improvement. A bit of a shame really.
Despite that, I'll continue to love their products. They're hands-down the most efficient and effective tools on the market (though not great on the hip pocket).
And also ... it's people like yourself, smashing it out of the park in the Community Forums, that make Articulate the product it is. They should listen to their Community Heroes.
I still haven't looked into xAPI, I'm new to these things :D but it's on my list!
But I agree with you, if this case will be supported, they'll have to look into how customers will use it and if the product is ready for it.
Just like yourself, I love the interactivity Rise 360 brings, so I'll keep using it and integrate it with our LMS!
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+1 for me on this
Maybe change to 80% completion when exporting ? Or make storyline quiz for completion objective ? Could you share your hack in tincan ? How does it work ?
I was hopeful when I saw the announcement about themes today. My hopes rose more when I saw the Cover Page could be customized! I thought, "could it be that this update would include an option to disable the Cover Page?" But alas, my hopes were dashed.
Maybe it's coming someday though. There is space for it now! (See attached image with my hopeful interface suggestion).