Tracking student progress - No LMS
I am looking for a way to set up a main menu, each of which
will point to a
separate captivate swf file ... and when the student finishes
that module
and returns to the main menu, something on the main menu will
change
indicating that they finished that module.
So, for example, my main menu will point to modules 1, 2, 3
and 4. Once I
complete module 1, and return to the main menu, I will see a
check mark or
something next to module 1. If I leave and come back
tomorrow, I will still
see that I completed module 1.
And, if I can do that ... is there a way that I can require
the students to
complete the modules in order. So they can't even open module
2 until module
1 has been completed?
I'm used to working in Flash, where I could use the shared
objects, which
were stored on the student's computer, to track progress like
this. But this
was done using the Actionscript. And I don't know that
Captivate has
anything that compares to Actionscript.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Marge
Thanks. I was afraid that was going to be the answer.
I'm actually capable of doing this in Flash. I've got a Flash
shell of my
own that I developed for creating Flash based CBTs. But I
have a client who
wants a project done in Captivate, without an LMS. They have
heard that
Captivate is a "rapid" elearning tool, while Flash
development takes more
time.
Figuring out how to make Captivate do all the things that I
can already do
in Flash is taking the "rapid" out of this for me ... but I
figure that it's
a tool I should learn to use.
Thanks again.
Marge
"Erik L. **Community Expert**"
<[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> To add a little to what John provided...
> You could 'hack' the SCORM javascript code to redirect
output to a
> database, instead of an LMS, and use your menu to query
that database to
> find out when to show a checkmark and when to unlock the
next lesson.
> However, that's not going to be easy and would require
some pretty
> in-depth javascript, html, and database understanding.
>
> What we do for such requirements is load the published
CP files (as .swf)
> into a Flash-based 'shell' which has the main menu,
navigation, etc and
> loads each SWF as a new 'page'. This Flash shell handles
the progress
> tracking, unlocking, etc.
> So that's a possible approach for you as well, though it
would require
> just as much Flash knowledge as the first option would
require JS/etc
> know-how.
>
> We do license our shell so if interested, drop me a line
at erik at
> capemedia dot net. There are other such 'Flash-based
shell' programs out
> there as well that may provide the functionality you
need for free! Or
> perhaps a tool like Rapid Intake's FlashForm would work
well.
>
> Overall, it's either going to require programming
knowledge, finding a
> free tool (flash shell or free LMS), or buying a product
(flash shell,
> non-free LMS).
> Erik
>
>
> forums.macromedia.com wrote:
>> I am looking for a way to set up a main menu, each
of which will point to
>> a separate captivate swf file ... and when the
student finishes that
>> module and returns to the main menu, something on
the main menu will
>> change indicating that they finished that module.
>
> --
> Erik Lord
>
http://www.capemedia.net
> Adobe Community Expert - eLearning
>
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/
>
>
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