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reubenr59157068
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January 19, 2021
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Built-In TOC Status Flags

  • January 19, 2021
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Hello,

 

Please can someone clarify how the status flags work in the built-in TOC? I'm guessing it is only a visual indicator for slides viewed?

 

If I navigate backwards, and then forwards in the TOC, the slide is ticked as complete. This is not what I would want learners to see. Can the tick be based on anything other than slide views? 

 

Another case for why this is frustrating is when a learner revisits a course, as the slide they return to is automatically ticked as completed in the TOC even if they haven't interacted with anything on that slide yet.

 

I am using AAs to show/hide the playbar inc nav buttons based on my completion criterea for each slide, e.g. click-to-reveal. So when the TOC slide ticks are showing but the playbar buttons are still hidden, it is poor learner experience. This is a linear course, but some learners may wish to go back before moving forward again, which is how the status flags can end up appearing early, or on re-visit as stated. 

 

The same AA's only show the playbar if the slide has already been visited, in combination with the completion criteria being met. 

 

Because I cannot control when the TOC decides to show the ticks, is there anything I can do at the slide level to improve the learner experience? 

 

I opted to use the built-in TOC because I had such a poor experience of implementing a custom one, both on the software side, but also implementation on my LMS. While I'm already finding the built-in features to be saving time, limitations like this are another reason why I won't be sticking with Captivate in the long run.

 

Still, in the meantime, any words of wisdom in this area would be appreicated.

 

Thanks in advance.

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    January 19, 2021

    It is not clear to me what you want exactly to give the learner a better experience? Answering to a question in the forum, I developed to show a percentage visted, whatever the path followed by the learner for a non-linear project:

    http://blog.lilybiri.com/percentage-progress-indicator-non-linear-course-solution-2

    There is also a solution 1 but you'll see the link that that first solution in this blog.

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    reubenr59157068Author
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    January 19, 2021

    Hi Lily,

     

    The better experience I am referring to is learners not seeing a tick next to a slide in the built-in toc unless they have met the completion critera for that slide.

     

    Most of my slides have click-to-reveal AAs with variables used to trigger the showing/hiding of the playbar.

     

    If the learner arrives at a slide, goes backwards, then forwards, the slide is given a tick in the built-in TOC, before any of the AA's have been triggered - like I said, I think this is giving the learner a poor experience. It could be quite confusing to see something as complete that isn't.

     

    The same principle applies to re-entering the course via my LMS. Any slide the learner immediately lands on upon re-enter is ticked in the built-in TOC. This could also cause confusion for the learner.

     

    I can accept if this is just how this feature of the software works. But if there are any workarounds using the in-built features to improve the status showing, I would like to hear them. 

     

    Thanks for sharing the blog, but this solution is not quite what I'm looking for.

     

    Regards,

     

    Reuben

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    January 19, 2021

    You still tell only what you don't like, not what you like to see. 

    The blog was a solution to replace the default progress bar which is IMO very confusing when a learner is in a non-linear course. It could be completed with a visualisation.

    The TOC is completely closed, you cannot edit beyond what is provided in the Settings. 

    Maybe you want a slide progress bar, which is also possible. And maybe on top of that a global progress bar or a custom TOC. Lot is possible in Captivate. Bit astonished that you don't use Shared actions for Click/Reveal interactions.

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