Forum Discussion
Learning Journal In Rise
UPDATE JUNE 2020:
Firstly, Articulate recently implemented a small update to Rise. As a result, all new exports from Rise will need to include the most recent version of LearningJournal.js which is found at the usual link.
Secondly, at any time Articulate could update their code and bring a breaking change to the Learning Journal. Over a year ago, I shared this functionality freely with the community and the code comes with no warranty or support either implied or expressed. If at any time you want or need to remove the Learning Journal from your modules, simple remove any STATEMENT-NOTE entries that refer to the Learning Journal.
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I built a cool Learning Journal feature for Rise that has been very well-received. I thought I'd share it in case anyone wanted to a. use it or b. improve on it.
The Learning Journal allows the learner to enter text responses to journal prompts throughout a Rise course. At the end of the course, the learner can print their learning journal of all their responses. The responses are saved to the browser so that they persist on future visits to the Rise course.
EDIT May 2019: At the request of a member of the forum, I created a HOW-TO video below that shows each step of the HOW-TO document in action.
Example Rise Course
http://amelangrise.s3.amazonaws.com/learningjournal/index.html
HOW-TO Document
https://github.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal/raw/master/Learning%20Journal%20HOW-TO.docx
HOW-TO Video
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/33873893-2ea1-46d9-9415-3efca951d74c/review
Learningjournal.js file (right-click and save)
http://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal/master/Learningjournal.js
Learningjournal.css file (right-click and save)
http://raw.githubusercontent.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal/master/Learningjournal.css
Project github site
https://github.com/mikeamelang/learning-journal
I would love any feedback and help to improve the functionality and code.
Mike Amelang
hi Mke , this is just what i needs . thanks such a help !
is there a way to remove the 'print my actions' button
1) not really sure of its purpose and
2) my learners don't need this option
Thank you for the update!
Mike you are an ABSOLUTE legend.... have been combing the internet for some glimmer of hope regarding a feature like this..... I cannot thank you enough :)
Hi there - new user! I'm wondering if it's possible to change the text in the button from "Print Reflection" to "Download my Responses" or something similar. I'm worried that some may see "print" and not understand that it's just opening a PDF for them.
Tess,
To change the text in the buttons, see the section around line 72 and replace with your desired text:
// These are the text for the Print buttons
var PrintAllButton_Text = "Print My Journal";
var PrintTakeActionsOnly_Text = "Print My Actions";
Mike
Thanks for being so generous and sharing your creativity with us all! And thank you also to Matthew Bibby for pointing me to this solution! I'm going to use it on a project I'm working on now! :)
That's odd. Are the users accessing the journal from a different computer or device? If the user changes browser or computer, the entries will not carry over.
Mike
Unfortunately not so very baffled by why it's not saving :(
Hi Taylor, Curious what you may have found out. I have concern over this too as we work in a citrix environment that causes all kinds of issues. Im in my first trials and so far it has worked saving, though I've learned not to trust citrix as much as a local desktop.
Hey Mike, We've started using the Learning Journal feature, and our learners are having issues with their entries. It seems that when they go back into the module the next day, their entries are wiped! :(
Thank you, Mike. This is super helpful. Like some others, I would love to get the journal entries communicated to the LMS. And since I believe Storyline blocks can pass info to the LMS, and since storyline can also trigger Javascript, I was wondering if a Storyline block might be able to read the variables stored by the javascript entries and report them to the LMS, and maybe also handle the print function?
David,
This functionality would totally rock. I am fairly certain that the Storyline block has access to the browser's localStorage, which is where the journal data is stored. The Learning Journal code is shared on github for anyone to fork and add functionality. I'm afraid I won't be able to, but go for it! :)
Mike
Ok, thanks for the concept approval.
I guess this solution only works on browser and not on mobile app.
Thanks and regards,
Chirag Honrao
Content Developer-MyLearning
Can this be exported as xAPI ( Tin Can )
Hi Mike.
Amazing.. just what I am looking for. I wonder if you can share the Rise course that already has the question and box formatted to just duplicate this statement/note section?
Kirsten,
I would just use the HOW-TO document linked at the top of the post. The document as pretty much the same prompts.
Mike
