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Each interaction type in PlayPosit comes with a set of advanced settings that instructors can adjust to alter the learning experience for their learners. Please see more information about interactions’ advanced settings in this article.
Access advanced settings
After creating a new interaction in the Bulb Designer, click the Advanced button to expand the advanced settings.
Advanced settings for different types of interactions
Multiple choice
- Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners answer the question. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they answer the question.
- Randomize answer order: The answer options will be placed randomly for different learners. If the learner retakes the Bulb, the answer options will also be randomized again.
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Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use a Retry button to reanswer this question. When selected, instructors can use the slide bar to select how many times learners can retake this interaction. There are two suboptions for this setting:
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Only show feedback on the last attempt: If feedback is added to the answer option, it will only be displayed to learners on their last attempt at this interaction.
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Only show answer highlighting on the last attempt: Learners will not see the correct and incorrect answer highlights until their last attempt at this interaction.
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Only show feedback on the last attempt: If feedback is added to the answer option, it will only be displayed to learners on their last attempt at this interaction.
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Hide correct answer if not selected: Only show the learners if the answer option they selected is correct but will not show the answer highlighting for the unselected answer. There are two suboptions for this setting:
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Never show answer highlighting: Learners will never see if their selected answer is correct. This can be helpful if this Bulb is used for an exam and you want learners to refrain from sharing answers with others.
- Only show correct answers on the last attempt: Whether learners select the correct answer or not, the correct answer will be revealed when they have used up all their attempts in this interaction.
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Never show answer highlighting: Learners will never see if their selected answer is correct. This can be helpful if this Bulb is used for an exam and you want learners to refrain from sharing answers with others.
Check all that apply
- Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners answer the question. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they answer the question.
- Randomize answer order: The answer options will be placed randomly for different learners. If the learner retakes the Bulb, the answer options will also be randomized again.
- Learners see feedback for unselected corrected answers: By default, learners only see the feedback from the answer options they selected. If enabled, learners can see feedback from the unselected correct answers.
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Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use a Retry button to reanswer this question. When selected, instructors can use the slide bar to select how many times learners can retake this interaction. There is a suboption for this setting:
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Only show feedback on last attempt: If feedback is added to the answer option, it will only be displayed to learners on their last attempt at this interaction.
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Only show feedback on last attempt: If feedback is added to the answer option, it will only be displayed to learners on their last attempt at this interaction.
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Only show answer highlighting on last attempt: Learners will not see the correct and incorrect answer highlights until their last attempt at this interaction. There is a suboption for this setting:
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Never show answer highlighting: Learners will never see if their selected answers are correct. This can be helpful if this Bulb is used for an exam and you want learners to refrain from sharing answers with others.
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Never show answer highlighting: Learners will never see if their selected answers are correct. This can be helpful if this Bulb is used for an exam and you want learners to refrain from sharing answers with others.
- Only show correct answers on the last attempt: Whether learners select correct answer options or not, the correct answers will be revealed when they have used up all their attempts in this interaction.
- Jump if the user answers this question correctly: If learners answer this question correctly, they will be jumped to a set timestamp.
- Jump if the user answers this question incorrectly: If learners answer this question incorrectly, they will be jumped to a set timestamp.
Free response
- Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners answer the question. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they answer the question.
- Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use a Retry button to reanswer this question. When selected, instructors can use the slide bar to select how many times learners can retake this interaction.
- Autograde learner response: Once learners submit their answers, they will receive full credit for this interaction. Instructors can then review and adjust the points from the monitor page.
- Learners can upload videos when answering this interaction: Learners can use the video upload functionality from the rich text editor to upload videos as their answers to the question. This option is only available if your institution supports video uploading in PlayPosit. Please note that videos uploaded by learners will also count as the HLS usage in the license.
- Learners can upload attachments when answering the interaction: Learners can use the attachment button on the rich text editor to upload files to their submissions to the free response interaction.
Fill in the blank
- Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners answer the question. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they answer the question.
- Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use a Retry button to reanswer this question. When selected, instructors can use the slide bar to select how many times learners can retake this interaction.
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Only show answer highlighting on last attempt: Learners will not see the correct and incorrect answer highlights until their last attempt at this interaction. There is a suboption for this setting:
- Never show answer highlighting: Learners will never see if their answers are correct. This can be helpful if this Bulb is used for an exam and you want learners to refrain from sharing answers with others.
- Learners can earn partial credit: Learners can earn partial credit from this interaction if they only answer some of the blanks correctly.
- Jump if the user answers this question correctly: If learners answer this question correctly, they will be jumped to a set timestamp.
- Jump if the user answers this question incorrectly: If learners answer this question incorrectly, they will be jumped to a set timestamp.
Poll
- Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners answer the question. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they answer the question.
- Randomize answer order: The answer options will be placed randomly for different learners. If the learner retakes the Bulb, the answer options will also be randomized again.
- Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use a Retry button to reanswer this question. When selected, instructors can use the slide bar to select how many times learners can retake this interaction.
- Learners can select multiple answers: Learners can select more than one option in the poll interaction.
Discussion
- Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners answer the question. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they answer the question.
- Learners automatically earn full points on submission of comments: If points are assigned to the discussion interaction, learners will gain full points after they contribute to the discussion by posting their comments. Instructors can review their comments and adjust points from the monitor page afterward.
- Hide discussion posts until learner contributes: Learners will not see others’ posts until they submit their own comments. After submitting the comments, learners can view others' submissions and leave comments on them.
- Learners can upload videos when answering this interaction: Learners can use the video upload functionality from the rich text editor to upload videos as their comments in the discussion board. This option is only available if your institution supports video uploading in PlayPosit. Please note that videos uploaded by learners will also count as the HLS usage in the license.
Pause
- Interaction is required: Learners must click the Continue button to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners reach it. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they interact with the interaction.
Web embed
- Interaction is required: Learners must click the Continue button to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners reach it. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they interact with the interaction.
PDF file
- Interaction is required: Learners must click the Continue button to proceed in the Bulb.
- Interaction pauses video playback: The interaction will pause the video when learners reach it. If this option is not selected, please set a duration for the interaction so it can be displayed to learners during the set timeframe.
- Learners can rewind after reaching this interaction: By default, the progress bar is disabled when the interaction appears in the Bulb to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before they interact with the interaction.
Adjust interaction default settings
In addition to adjusting the settings for interactions individually, instructors can adjust the default settings for each type of interaction that will automatically apply to the newly created interaction.
Click the user icon on the top right of the window and select User Settings.
Scroll down to the Interaction Defaults section and select an interaction type you want to adjust from the dropdown menu.
Adjust the points and settings for the selected interaction. After adjusting the settings, use the dropdown menu to choose a different interaction type and repeat the steps to change the settings.
After adjusting the settings, click Apply to apply the change. Please note that the changes will only affect the interactions you create after the change and will not affect the existing interactions. Please manually adjust the settings for the existing interactions.