Can Moodle do this? Learner takes course, completes quiz, completes survey, gets certificate.

Can Moodle do this? Learner takes course, completes quiz, completes survey, gets certificate.

by Deborah Van Horn -
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Hello,

I have spent many hours getting Moodle up and running and trying to figure out how to implement a simple (I thought) continuing education course.  But I am starting to wonder if Moodle can do what I need or if I am just missing something.  How can I do this:

1. Learner views the content, and reviews it as often as he/she wants.

2. Learner takes a test on the content, and can re-take it (and review the content) as often as needed to achieve a passing score.

3. After achieving a passing score, learner completes a course evaluation survey (MY survey, not one of the built-in surveys).

4. After completing the survey, the learner gets a certificate of completion; or, I get some kind of alert telling me to send a certificate to the learner.

These steps are not negotiable - my accrediting organization requires that continuing education activities follow a sequence of content, test, evaluation, certificate.  In reality it is not a big problem if the test is taken before viewing all the content - but a passing score must be achieved before moving on to the survey.  And I need to have a way of knowing when to give out the certificates.

If Moodle won't do this, does anyone know of any other open-source or relatively low-cost solutions that will?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Can Moodle do this? Learner takes course, completes quiz, completes survey, gets certificate.

by Ger Tielemans -

Look in the forums for activity locking (it is a patch)

There are several solutions for your wish.. 

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Re: Can Moodle do this? Learner takes course, completes quiz, completes survey, gets certificate.

by Deborah Van Horn -

Thanks - I was looking at the "Conditional Activities" forum before I posted my question.  I can't tell if it is something I can rely on to work (having limited experience using Moodle, and not being a programmer, the posts are not that easy to understand).  I am starting to wonder whether it is worth the effort or if I should just give up and find another system that is designed for a more linear learning process. 

I would appreciate any more specific advice that anyone wishes to offer. 

And if there is anyone out there who can walk me through this step-by-step, I am willing to pay for some consultation.

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Re: Can Moodle do this? Learner takes course, completes quiz, completes survey, gets certificate.

by Rik Mertens -
It can be done, but not out-of-the-box.  The linear process depends on Activity Locking which isn't fully implemented by Moodle yet.

We've been using a process similar to the one you describe since March 2006 at  http://www.mpro.org/education/ (view handouts, take post test, take evaluation, print certificate).  The SIMs are open to the public after you register.

I use Activity Locking, Feedback and Certificate modules.  None of them are standard to Moodle.

There are some very helpful people in the Activity Locking, Feedback and Certificate module forums.  They've helped me out of lots of jams.  You'll probably have to edit some php code.

Once you get the system running, it works well.  The toughest part for us is getting users through the Moodle registration process.

Good luck!

 
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