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Restricted Navigation

Overview

Restricted Navigation is a feature that means the learning modules need to be completed in a linear manner.

From the learner’s point of view:

  • The forward and back buttons on navigation blocks are disabled if they have not met the completion criteria for the page.      
  • On the hamburger menu or the side bar the learner can track their progress through the ‘progress indicator dots’ as follows:
    • When a page is not completed, in the menu it is greyed out and the links are not active and are restricted.
    • When a page is complete, in the menu it has a green dot after the page title and the link is active. 
    • When a page is in progress, in the menu it has an orange dot after the page title and the link is active. 
    • When a page is active, in the menu the link is active or accessible. 

Completion criteria can be set specifically for the pages.    

Types of Completion Criteria

  1. Complete when viewed (for pages and content blocks) or when all  questions are answered. - This is the default setting. 
    This criteria that all interactive activities such as multi choice questions and short answer questions need to be completed. This criteria is still working even when restricted navigation is not enabled. When a page is completed a xAPI completion verb will be generated.  
  2. Complete when answered correctly - This means that the navigation is enabled when the learner gets all the interactive blocks on page correct. 
  3. Complete when the required grade is achieved  - the navigation is enabled when the learner has achieved a set grade.      
    Ignore completion tracking -  This option turns off completion tracking for pages. This is useful when you don’t want navigation restricted to certain pages.
  4. Ignore completion tracking -  This option turns off completion tracking for pages. This is useful when you don’t want navigation restricted to certain pages.     
Unsure if the page has a Navigation block

If the page doesn’t have a navigation block, follow the steps adding a navigation block.

How to set up restricted navigation

Start in the Settings area 

  1. Go to Visual tab, click enable restricted navigation
  2. Click Save
  3. Go to the page section, select the desired page and click on Completion Criteria. The default setting for ‘completion criteria’ in each page is “Complete when viewed (for pages and content blocks) or when answered for questions” 
  4. You may change the completion requirement by clicking the drop down Record completed when? and select which criteria you prefer
  5. Click Publish

 

How to set up exemption of restriction based on blocks

If you would like to exempt a certain block from need to complete: 

Start on the specified Page area

  1. Click the Block you don’t want include
  2. Click Completion criteria tab
  3. Tick the box for Disable completion tracking for this activity
  4. Click Save and Publish
Changing the visual appearance of the progress dots

The appearance of the progress dots can be customised by following the steps below:

  1. Go to settings
  2. Click Visual tab
  3. Scroll down to the bottom and click Page completion styles
  4. You can customise the color you want to use for completed page by choosing from the color box in Page completed color
  5. Same does for Page progress color for pages that are yet to be completed or in progress
  6. This feature can also be hidden by toggling the Hide page completed or progress dots button