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Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Monday, May 30, 2016, 4:07 AM

Hi,
I'm new to moodle and taskchain and I'm using Xerte (XOT) in taskchain but it doesn't seem to work. I export the files from xerte and add them in a task chain activity. The file is uploaded but it looks really strange (see attached image) and it's empty. I exported them as deployment, scorm and archive and none of them seem to be working. I tried to add the exported file in a scorm activity and it worked just fine. Does anyone know what the problem is? I'm using moodle 3.0.3 and Xerte v3.2 on a Xampp server.

Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Monday, May 30, 2016, 7:01 AM

HI Robert,

as you say Xerte files do not seem to be working in TaskChain at the moment

If you would like to use your Xerte file to recreate the TaskChain on my development server, I will try to have a look at it and see if the issue can be fixed.

URL: http://bateson.kochi-tech.ac.jp/30/
Course: Course Fullname101
Username: guestteacher
Password: taskchainv09

thanks
Gordon

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 3:04 AM

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for your reply, your server seems to be down at the moment. Is it a temporary problem?

Best regards

Robert

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 6:21 AM

Hi Robert,
sorry about that - I was updating the OS. The server is back online now. Please go ahead and upload your Xerte file.
cheers
Gordon

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 3:25 AM

Hi,

Thanks a lot, I uploaded the file to your server and would appreciate if you could have a look at it!

Regards

Robert

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 10:28 AM

Hmm, looks like you uploaded a SCORM format zip file.
TaskChain won't know what to do with that.

Can you export from Xerte to self-contained html files?

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 12:15 PM

Robert,

I found some Flash versions of Xerte quizzes that people have lent me in the past, and I found that with a little coaxing TaskChain was able to display them.

Please could you update your version of TaskChain (or HotPot) and then see how you get on with the Flash versions of your Xerte quizzes.

If you continue to have problems, please set up something on my test server - as you did before - and I will endeavour to investigate.

all the best
Gordon

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Thursday, June 2, 2016, 4:05 AM

Hi,

I'm not sure how to export to self-contained html files. I can't find this in the export options in xerte (see attached image) or am I looking in the wrong place? Flash isn't really an option for me, then I have to look for another solution.

Thanks a lot for your support

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Thursday, June 2, 2016, 6:49 AM

Robert,

I'd be interested to see the files generated with the "Export with Javascript (a.k.s. HTML5 )".

I don't think the HTML5 files will work with TaskChain as is, but please upload them to my testing server (see access details earlier in this thread) and put them inside a TaskChain. I will look at it later and see if anything can be done.

regards
Gordon

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Friday, June 3, 2016, 4:44 AM

I uploaded two separate files to your server, both with the "Export with javascript" checked. The first one is deployment and the other one is offline, it would be great if you could find a solution.

Best regards
Robert

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Friday, June 3, 2016, 7:37 AM

Thanks Robert

I'll investigate and report back

Gordon

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Sunday, June 5, 2016, 9:39 PM

Would be great if you came up with a solution!

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 12:39 PM

Hi Robert,
I downloaded the "Mattesnille - offline.zip" file to my local PC and unzipped it to make a folder called "Mattesnille - offline".

When I clicked the "index.htm" file in that folder, my browser started but didn't display anything. Looks like there was an reported by javascript about "Invalid XML". Are you able to display the offline version of this activity in your browser?

I need to see how the offline version working of this activity is supposed to look and behave before I can get it working in TaskChain.

regards
Gordon

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Tuesday, June 7, 2016, 4:43 PM

I've installed Xerte toolkit and made a simple project (just one hangman exercise).

I published an HTML5 version as an Offline zip file,
and that seems to be working as a standalone exercise.

I am investigating whether TaskChain can recognize it as a Xerte file ...

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 4:53 AM

Hi agian,

That's great news, I appreciate all your effort in this!

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Monday, July 25, 2016, 5:15 AM

Hi again,

I see that you have updated the plugin, excellent! However, I still can't get it to work! The learning object appears but the activity does not show up, see image.

I attach the excercise as it should look like, I displayed the index.html in a browser.

What am I doing wrong?

Best regards

Robert

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Gordon Bateson - Monday, July 25, 2016, 11:32 AM

Hi Robert,
as you have discovered, the Flash versions of the activities are currently working as expected in TaskChain, but the HTML5 versions are not working. I'm pretty busy at the moment, so I won't be able to sit down on concentrate on that for a while yet. Is it on my "to do" list though

regards
Gordon

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Re: Xerte online toolkit and taskchain

by Robert Hegestedt - Friday, December 30, 2016, 6:22 PM

Hi Gordon,

Any news on the update for html5? I'm working on a project and I need this functionality. Please let me know if you plan to update in the near future!

Regards

Robert

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Xerte online toolkit and taskchain