Getting the learner name from the LMS is a nice wee trick to personalise a course (used sparingly!) Using whatever API (in this instance I was using Pipwerks SCORM 1.2 demo shell), var learnerName = get('cmi.core.student_name'); The SCORM standard stores the name as LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial, so the name comes out as 'Blair, Lawrence' for... Continue Reading →
Locked self out of course in Totara
I was setting up a course page, and wanted to see how it looked for learners. I went 'Switch my role to...' and selected Learner - then couldn't view the course since I'd made it invisible to learners. The problem here is that I was no longer able to get in to the course editing... Continue Reading →
Totara – ILX module not tracking from IE11 on Totara 2.6 / Moodle 2.6
Had some problems with a module provided by ILX (v1.0.1r26) not tracking from IE in Totara 2.6.14 (Moodle 2.6.6). After some clowning around: suspend_data worked fine in Firefox 34.05 and Chrome 39.02 suspend_data worked fine in IE11 provided: the learning opened in a new(simple) window Compatibility view was turned on. Not a seamless fix but it'll... Continue Reading →