Mark Cairns
Mark Cairns
E-learning Developer at Capability X Inc.
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    Mark Cairns

    Enthusiastic adopter of e-learning technologies; SCORM, xAPI (Tin Can), Gamification and HTML5. I'm always looking for new ways to engage learners.
  • Lombardy, Ontario
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Take a break and showcase your e-learning pets
"Beep the Geek and Smarty Marty"
  • over 7 years ago07/26/16 at 8:51 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Background (master slide buttons) to front?
"That's correct, and yes the cut and paste overlay of buttons works for me."
  • almost 8 years ago05/14/16 at 2:31 am (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Background (master slide buttons) to front?
"Hi John, I see what you mean. This method works best for custom menu items that sit at the top of the slide. As long as your slide laye..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/13/16 at 8:32 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Articulate User Group - OTTAWA
"I haven't done that before. However, I believe you would have to use the "Execute JavaScript" Trigger in Storyline to send the JSON. Here..."
  • 8 years ago03/22/16 at 1:15 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Articulate User Group - OTTAWA
"Hi Karen, I can help with xAPI (Tin Can) if that's what you mean. What do you need?"
  • 8 years ago03/21/16 at 10:14 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Flash END OF LIFE and end of Flash browser support
"I agree.  Articulate should focus their attention on getting the HTML5 output to work just as well as the Flash version. I'm sure this is..."
  • 8 years ago02/19/16 at 10:30 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion HTML5 Experience and Fixes
"Sharing this kind of valuable information is what makes the Heroes community so great. With the imminent demise of Flash let's hope that ..."
  • 8 years ago02/19/16 at 10:20 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Storyline 2 serious issue in setting score after reset result slide
"Hi Amy, This is just a shot in the dark, but it happened to me once... Do you have any other quiz elements in the course? Like a drag an..."
  • 8 years ago02/17/16 at 8:27 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Articulate User Group - OTTAWA
"Hi Nicole, Great news! I'm looking forward to it. I'd like to present a demo. Topic - Storyline courses on a WordPress site using the T..."
  • 8 years ago02/01/16 at 5:56 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Retrieve LMS User Name as Variable
"Hi Stephanie, I've added the missing variable and tested it in Scorm Cloud. It works now. See attached."
  • 8 years ago01/28/16 at 7:41 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Sending xAPI statements to an LRS without an LMS
"If you're open to a WordPress based LMS, the LearnDash plugin together with the GrassBlade xAPI Companion looks like a good solution."
  • 8 years ago01/28/16 at 5:26 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Sending xAPI statements to an LRS without an LMS
"Hi Cristina, Andrew Downes has put together a great tool for generating a URL with all the parameters required to record tin can stateme..."
  • 8 years ago01/28/16 at 11:51 am (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Getting learner name via Tin Can
"There's something in here about that, near the end...  https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/how-to-send-tin-..."
  • over 8 years ago01/23/16 at 2:27 am (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Sending xAPI statements to an LRS without an LMS
"This was helpful as well - https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/post-tincan-statements-from-html5-output-to-lrs"
  • over 8 years ago01/19/16 at 9:51 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Sending xAPI statements to an LRS without an LMS
"Thanks Ashley and Seth. Seth, It looks like the Scorm Driver is for packaging content for an LMS. I may have a solution for what I want..."
  • over 8 years ago01/19/16 at 2:08 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns started a new discussion Sending xAPI statements to an LRS without an LMS
"I'd like to use Storyline 2 output to send xAPI statements to an LRS without an LMS. It that possible? I have a I have a Scorm Cloud..."
  • over 8 years ago01/18/16 at 5:36 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Articulate User Group - OTTAWA
"Hi Nicole, We don't have a link to a job posting at this time. Thanks for the suggestion."
  • over 8 years ago11/06/15 at 3:38 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Problem changing the state of a button on a different slide
"Try this one attached. I came across 2 issues documented in the updated tester.story (Note: I removed a ton of "Slide Master" templates ..."
  • almost 9 years ago05/12/15 at 1:00 am (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion SL2 & SL360 "Restricted" Menu Navigation and Next Button - Solution / Workaround
"I'm pretty sure the frame.xml only affects Flash output. Do you or anyone else know if it's possible to get this to work with HTML5 outpu..."
  • almost 9 years ago05/11/15 at 10:52 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Allowing Seeking Only After a Slide Has Been Viewed
"Hi Nathan, Re: (1). I wish it was possible, I've looked and haven't found any way around this. It's possible that it could be done using..."
  • almost 9 years ago05/07/15 at 11:31 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Storyline2 Crash
"I've had that happen if published to a Google Drive folder or Dropbox folder. "
  • almost 9 years ago05/07/15 at 11:16 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Multiple SCO usage in the real world. Is it worth it?
"I really like option 3. If I can bring in a variable attribute based on login or some other identifier and can then serve up the custom c..."
  • 9 years ago04/23/15 at 3:22 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Multiple SCO usage in the real world. Is it worth it?
"Hi Bob, Thank you so much for your valuable feedback! We have a proprietary LMS that doesn't currently allow us to reuse lessons (SCO's..."
  • 9 years ago04/22/15 at 10:44 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns replied to the discussion Multiple SCO usage in the real world. Is it worth it?
"Thanks Trina. Much appreciated."
  • 9 years ago04/22/15 at 12:46 pm (UTC)
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Mark Cairns started a new discussion Multiple SCO usage in the real world. Is it worth it?
"I've been engaged in a discussion lately about the pros and cons of delivering courses in a multiple SCO (Sharable Content Object) enviro..."
  • 9 years ago04/20/15 at 9:04 pm (UTC)