Learning Sequence: Improve Handling of Learning Progress Settings of Sub-Objects

1 Initial Problem

The Learning Sequence is a Container object like the Group, Category and Course. It bundles various subobjects that contain the actual learning content and adds a sequencing layer on top of these objects. The sequencing relies on the Learning Progress on the sub objects when the settings are made accordingly ("User may proceed" => "Learning Progress" in the subtab "Content > Manage" on the Learning Sequence).

This setting, however, does not mean that any appropriate setting for the Learning Progress was made on the subobject in question. It may be the case, for example, that the Learning Progress is simly deactivated for the subobject, so a user will never be able to proceed from that object.

This feature request aims to improve insight for the administrators of Learning Sequences into issues with the Learning Progress settings of subobjects of Learning Sequences and improves access to these settings from the Learning Sequence.

2 Conceptual Summary

The table of subobjects of Learning Sequences, presented on the subtab "Content > Manage" shall be extended with a column "Learning Progress Setting" that follows the column "User May Proceed". This column shall show the title of the Learning Progress Mode that is chosen for that object, as displayed in the subtab "Learning Progress > Settings" of the object in question. The column shall not be shown when the Learning Progress in the installation is deactivated.

The Action dropdown of each object shall be extended by a new option "Learning Progress Settings" that appears if a user has sufficient permissions to view these settings. If the user clicks on that action, she will be moved to the Learning Progress Settings of the object.

3 User Interface Modifications

3.1 List of Affected Views

• Learning Sequence > Content > Manage

3.2 User Interface Details

• A new column "Learning Progress Setting" will be included in the "Content Management" table if the learning progress is activated on the installation. The colum will be included directly after existing column "User may proceed". It will show the Learning Progress Mode of the object.
• The action dropdown of each object in the "Content Management" table will contain a new option "Learning Progress Settings" if the user has enough permissions to enter that settings on the object. When clicked, the option will refer the user to that settings on the object.

3.3 New User Interface Concepts

None

3.4 Accessibility Implications

None

4 Technical Information

The Learning Sequence uses the standard actions from the objects, as they are also used e.g. in the repository. The cleanest solution most likely will be, to include that new option "Learning Progress Settings" in the standard options of the objects. This means, that the according change might be mostly in Services/Object (or some other central service) and will affect other action dropdowns in the system as well. This is desirable, as users might grow to expect that option in other action dropdowns too.

5 Privacy

None

6 Security

None

7 Contact

• Author of the Request: Klees, Richard [rklees] according to an idea on a workshop with the FH Bielefeld
• Maintainer: Klees, Richard [rklees]
• Implementation of the feature is done by: CaT ILIAS Team

8 Funding

No additional funding required.

9 Discussion

Klees, Richard [rklees], 01 FEB 2023: As far as I'm concerned it should be possible to directly jump to the "Learning Progress Settings" without going to other screens first. In fact, this is at the heart of what this feature intends to do: giving faster access to these extremely relevant settings.

I like the idea with the modal, but I currently cannot see how we could implement that reliably in the Learning Sequence. Let's keep the general idea in mind when we work on the tabs and subtabs of objects.

Regarding the last question about permissions: This would be something for the role templates, right?

Klees, Richard [rklees], 15 MAR 2023: In a discussion with Nils Arne Brockmann and Henrik Pruiskens we found that it is irritating for users that the "Learning Progress Settings" are displayed even if the settings are not relevant for the progression of the user in the LSO. We thus propose to only show the settings in the table when they are relevant for the progression and display the text "für Fortfahren aktuell nicht maßgeblich" and a similar text for english.

10 Implementation

The feature has been implemented as described above. A new column was added after the "User May Proceed" column to show the current LP setting.
The action menu contains a new action called "Learning Progress Settings" which leads directly to the LP subtab of the object.

Test Cases

Test cases completed at {date} by {user}

• C58018 : Lernfortschritt pro Modul

Privacy

Information in privacy.md of component: no change required

Approval

Approved at 2023-03-15 by Brockmann, Nils Arne [Nils_Brockmann].