Completion Progress Block

The Completion Progress block is a time-management tool for instructors and learners. It features visual representation of activities to be completed by the learner, and is colour-coded for quick reference. Instructors can use the colour codes and the numerical percentage displayed to identify student progress and at-risk students. If individual bars are rolled over, the name of the activity and the learner’s status are displayed. 

In order to use the Completion Progress block, Completion Tracking must be active for course resources and activities that are to be included in the Completion Progress block. As many activities and resources arrive with Completion Tracking on, there may be a need to clean up the completion progress display, by selecting the Activities included option and choosing the appropriate activities and resources in the Selected activities drop-down. (See step 11 in the Configuring the Completion Progress Block section below.)

Note: See the Setting up and Using Completion Tracking article. 

1. Go to the course main page.

2. Click on the Turn editing on button.

3. In the Navigation Drawer, click on the Add a block link.

4. In the pop-up, choose the Completion Progress option.

Note: The Completion Progress block appears. In most cases it will appear with dozens of coloured blocks. To ensure a more useful layout, go to step 11 in the Configuring the Completion Progress Block section below to select appropriate activities and resources for your purposes.

Note: A more manageable Completion Progress block would appear similar to this.

1. Ensure that course editing is ON.

3. Click on the link Configure Completion Progress block link.

4. In the Block Settings section, choose either Time using "Expect completed on" date or Ordering in course.

5. Choose an option in the How to present long bars drop-down menu.

Squeeze compresses all bar elements into the Completion Progress block’s width.

Scroll allows users to scroll using the arrow icon to view additional elements. 

Wrap shows the bar elements on multiple lines. The NOW indicator does not appear. 

6. Choose either Yes or No, in the Use icons in bar setting. Icons assist with accessibility.

7. Choose Yes or No in the Show percentage to student drop-down menu.

Note: The percentage indicates what percent of the course activities and resources in this Completion Progress block are finished. 

8. Click on the Show more… link.

9. In the Visible only to group or grouping drop-down, choose either All participants, or a group or grouping name.

Note: Only the group or grouping selected will see the Completion Progress block

Note: This will allow the learners to know what the purpose of each Completion Progress block is. For example, one may be for activities and another may be to track resources, or a block could be used to track speaking tasks only. 

11. In the Activities included drop-down, choose either All activities with completion set or Selected activities.

12. If the Activities included drop-down is set to Selected activities, hold down the [CTRL] key (or Command key on a Mac) and click on the activities that are to be included in this Completion Progress block. 

13. Click on the Save Changes button.

Note: The Completion Progress bar is easier to view as it is focused.

14. Click on the Turn Editing off button. 

1. Click on the Overview of students button in a Completion Progress block.

Note: A class list appears. 

If the message None of the monitored activities are currently visible appears, the student’s Profile LINC levels should be adjusted to match the levels of the activities and resources.

2. Rolling the mouse over each coloured rectangle in the Completion Progress column reveals progress.

Note: The colour codes are detailed in this table.

1. If the instructor has added the Completion Progress block, it will appear on the main course page.

3. If the learners click on the coloured boxes, they are taken to the activity or resource.

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