It was suggested I post my question in this thread.
We have courses with 15 modules and 1 video per module.
What is the preferred method to track whether or not each user watched all the videos in the course? Is there a tool that can track and report that users watched all the videos, each in their entirety?
Searching google for "moodle video tracking" and "moodle multimedia tracking" hasn't yeilded much so far.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Micky,
I don't think there is - though this question is often asked. If you go into the course Administration > Reports you can see all the logs of students' activity. But not only is the mass of information overwhelming, it only shows that the video was played on the students' computers. It doesn't prove students did anything useful or even that they stayed in front of their computers while the video was playing - they could have gone away to have a coffee. It seems to me that it's more useful if you set them a task: a Quiz or Hot Potatoes exercise that will show not only that they watched the video but that they understood something. Their scores will show up in the gradebook so you'll know who did it and who didn't.
Cheers,
Glenys
Thanks for the feedback, Glenys. Since the content focuses on software training, I will encourage them to upgrade the quizzes from multiple choice to interactive simulations. I'll build them in Captivate and publish as scorm.
In the meantime, I might list the video as a resource, instead of HTML code in the module intro.
Listing as a resource I believe would let me track it using the plug-in below, right?
Someone PM'd me for an update on this thread.
I let the site owner know that we could track time on activities, but encouraged to rely on assessments as the final verification tool. As a result, we implemented the certificate module, requiring participants to complete a series of quizzes and SCORM quizzes to show they know the material.
For now, it is irrelavent how they get the knowledge to pass the test. They just need to pass it.
Over time, we may still start tracking the usage of the videos, so we know if they are being used prior to updating them. This will probably be done with some custom PHP coding or the plugin mentioned in the previous post.