"Bookmarking" without an LMS - Captivate 7
Hi,
I'm currently working on a module that will not be used with an LMS. The module will be on a website for employees to take at their leisure, and we'd like them to also be able to stop and pick back up at the place they left off whenever. There are a few catches to this:
1. We'd like people to be able to pick up where they left off on their mobile device or some other device, not necessarily their work computer
2. We can't input people's names or other possible identifiers, because this is for a government agency, and they are sensitive about identities (hence the no LMS thing)
Is there some way to do this through javascript inside the program? Or even outside the program? Would it be possible to generate a random variable for people to input at the beginning that would take them to the slide they left off on? Or does anyone know of a widget for Captivate 7 that does this (not just for a bookmark on the same computer, but to be able to access the left-off slide from any device)?
I realize this is quite a tall order, so any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thank you.
I don't think you will find anything "stock" that will achieve what you are after as this request is quite extra-ordinary
In order to make this work you would need to use a database of some sort to store the "random user number" and their location. You would also need some type of interface in Captivate that will allow the user to get a "random user number" and enter this number again if they are returning to the course. This would most likely need to be a Captivate Widget and since you mentioned mobile it will need to be a Flash and HTML5 capable widget.
Perhaps it would be possible to skip the widget part and instead create a type of "login" form in PHP / ASP or whatever, which connects with the database and either gives the user a "random user number" or allows the user to enter the number to continue the project again. The login form should then retrieve the last location of the user and "inject" this back into Captivate using JavaScript.
It is uncharted territory but it should be possible.
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From: Lilybiri <[email protected]>
To: Brenda Dersham <[email protected]>
Date: 01/25/2011 08:33 AM
Subject: Self-Paced Learning - Bookmark not
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Sure, the CP
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>
> As to the validity of the variables, according to the
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is probably why others
> are reporting bookmarking as not working in their
SCORM-compliant LMSs.
>
> That all said, I have another topic in the General
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> "cmi.exit" support there so that all projects inherit
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>
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>
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Help..we have spent weeks on thisInquisiq has a free 30-day trial (inquisiq.com). I'd
recommend trying
your product there - many Inquisiq customers use Captivate
content
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ICS doesn't really appreciate people using their LMS free
trial as a
debugging tool but if you're seriously considering switching
LMS
products and the debugging can be called 'product research',
that's not
a problem!
Erik
cafanathaw wrote:
> Out of interest what LMS systems do you guys have
captivate running through,
> maybe its time I looked at a different system.
>
>
>
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