How do instructors adjust the advanced settings for interactions in Interactivity?

Each interaction type in Interactivity comes with a set of advanced settings that instructors can adjust to alter the learning experience for learners. Please see more information about interactions’ advanced settings in this article.

Access the interaction advanced settings

After creating a new interaction in the interactive video editor, click the Advanced button to expand the advanced settings.

Advanced settings for different interaction types

Multiple choice

• Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, allowing learners to rewind before answering the question.
• Randomize answer order: The answer options will be placed randomly for different learners. If the learner retakes the interactive video, the answer options will also be randomized again.
• Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use the 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:

  • 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.
     

    

  • 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.
     

    

• Hide correct answer if not selected: Only show the answer highlighting for the selected answer option, but do not show the answer highlighting for the unselected answer. There are two suboptions for this setting:
  • Never show answer highlighting: Learners will never see if their selected answer is correct. This can be helpful if this interactive video 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.

Check all that apply

• Interaction is required: Learners must answer this question to proceed in the interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, allowing learners to rewind before answering the question.
• Randomize answer order: The answer options will be placed randomly for different learners. If the learner retakes the interactive video, 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.
• Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use the 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:
  • 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.
• 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 selected answers are correct. This can be helpful if this interactive video 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 interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, allowing learners to rewind before answering the question.
• Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use the 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. Please see this article for more information about grading learners’ submissions.
• 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 Interactivity. Please note that videos uploaded by learners will also be counted as 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 interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, allowing learners to rewind before answering the question.
• Allow more than one attempt: Learners can use the Retry button to resubmit new answers for this interaction. Instructors can use the slider to determine the number of attempts learners are allowed to make. If feedback is provided for the answers, learners will see it when they use all their attempts or answer the interaction correctly.
• Only show answer highlighting on last attempt: Learners will not know if their answers are correct until they have used all their attempts or answered the interaction correctly. There is a suboption for this setting:
  • Never show answer highlighting: This interaction will not reveal whether the learner answered correctly. After responding to the question, learners can click Continue to proceed without being informed if their answer was correct.
• 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 interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, allowing learners to rewind before answering the question.
• Randomize answer order: The answer options will be placed randomly for different learners. If the learner retakes the interactive video, the answer options will also be randomized again.
• Allow more than one attempt: Allow learners to use the 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 interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, allowing learners to rewind before answering the question.
• Learners automatically earn full points upon submitting comments. If points are assigned to the discussion interaction, learners will gain full points after contributing 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 and reply to others' submissions.
• Learners can upload videos when answering this interaction: Learners can use the video upload functionality in 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 Interactivity. Please note that videos uploaded by learners will also be counted as HLS usage in the license.

Pause

• Interaction is required: Learners must click the Continue button to proceed in the interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before interacting with the content.

Web embed

• Interaction is required: Learners must click the Continue button to proceed in the interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before interacting with the content.

PDF file

• Interaction is required: Learners must click the Continue button to proceed in the interactive video.
• 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 interactive video to prevent learners from rewinding the video. If this option is selected, the progress bar will always be available, and learners can rewind before interacting with the content.

Adjust interaction default settings

In addition to adjusting the settings for individual interactions, instructors can modify the default settings for each interaction type in the user settings, which will automatically apply to newly created interactions.

Click the user icon on the top right of the Interactivity space 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 interactions created after the change and will not impact existing interactions. Please manually adjust the settings for the existing interactions.

Advanced settings use cases for multiple choice interactions and check all that apply interactions

Multiple choice

Only show learners whether the answer option they selected is correct, but don’t show them the correct answer if they answer incorrectly.

Don’t show learners whether they answer correctly or not.

Allow learners to retry the interaction but only see the correct answer on their last attempt.

Allow learners to retry the interaction, but don’t show them the correct answer if they answer incorrectly.

Allow learners to retry the interaction without revealing whether they answered correctly.

Check all that apply

Don’t show learners whether they answer correctly or not.

Allow learners to retry the interaction but only see the correct answer on their last attempt.

Allow learners to retry the interaction without revealing whether they answered correctly.