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So here's my situation: We have about a dozen training modules, but which modules you have to take vary depending on each employee's department and position. For example Employee 451 has to take modules 1, 3, and 7, Employee 888 has to take modules 1, 4, and 11, etc.
What my bosses want is for anyone to be able to sit down and click their department and position, which would then automatically serve them the correct modules. Ideally there would also be a menu of which modules they've completed, saved off to a SCORM database, so people wouldn't have to complete everything in a single session.
So far we've only gotten as far as realizing that this will require merging every module into a single mega-project. What do you all think would be the best approach to implementing this type of navigation in Captivate?
Thanks.
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That is typically something whwhich should be achieved by the LMS, not by a eLearning authoring tool.
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You're correct, this is something that should be done by the LMS. But direct word from that side is that they've tried and couldn't get it to work the way they wanted, or at all.
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Smiling... you have to look for a way to use a screwdriver to drill a perfect hole because someone else is not capable of understanding the manual of a high-quality drilling machine. Sorry... needed a smile in this lockdown period.
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Lieve is correct that controlling which modules each user receives according to department and role is normally controlled by the LMS. I suspect your comment about the mega module indicates you already knew that.
While it might be 'technically possible' to merge all of our modules into one huge module, there are a lot of downsides to that approach:
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I'm sure this could be done creating an html menu that would be created based on the employee id. THe menu it's self would need to be SCORM. I've built something like this for courses that had 16 languages and let the user select their language. THe menu keeps track of which lessons have been completed.
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I worked at an international airport with hundreds of different job titles. What you soon realize is that you and I both need Safety and Security training but the version of the training I receive is different than the one you should receive. We each have different responsibilities. So what any decent LMS can do is create a course that contains one or more modules. You're a supervisor, I'm not so you need the additional module for supervisors. Take a look at the following example...
Safety & Security for Employees
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Module 1 - Introduction
Module 2 - Responsibilities
Module 3 - Safety
Module 4 - PPE
Summary Module - Employee Summary & Quiz
]
As an author, I'm not going to make an entirely different version of the course because you have a slightly different role. I'm going to take the same modules and build a new course and the only differences are the modules that are unique or not shared. The advantage is that if an update is required to only one or two slides int he course, I'm not uploading a mega-course and interrupting everyone's learning. Here is what I would build for the supervisors. Remember same course, just a couple of differences bolded. Your LMS should have everyone's roles in place and ensure that if you have the supervisor designation in your job description you will see the following version instead.
Safety & Security for Supervisors
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Module 1 - Introduction
Module 2 - Responsibilities
Module 3 - Safety
Module 4 - PPE
Module 5 - Responsibilities of Management
Summary Module - Supervisor Summary & Quiz
]