rapid-response-xblock 0.11.0

An Open edX plugin to add rapid response aside for problem xBlocks

A django app plugin for edx-platform

Setup

1) Add rapid response as a dependency

In production, the current practice as of 01/2021 is to add this dependency via Salt.

For detailed installation instructions, please refer to the plugin installation guide.

Installation required in:

• LMS

• Studio (CMS)

2) Update edX config files

odl_devstack_tools can be used to automatically apply the necessary config changes when you start the containers. If you’re not using that tool, you can manually add/edit the relevant config files while running bash in the LMS container (make dev.shell.lms):

Juniper release or more recent

If you’re using any release from Juniper onward, make sure the following property exists with the given value in /edx/etc/lms.yml and /edx/etc/studio.yml. If you’re using private.py, add these values to lms/envs/private.py and cms/envs/private.py:

- ALLOW_ALL_ADVANCED_COMPONENTS: true

Any release before Juniper

If you’re using any release before Juniper, make sure the following properties exist with the given values in /edx/app/edxapp/lms.env.json and /edx/app/edxapp/cms.env.json:

{
    "ALLOW_ALL_ADVANCED_COMPONENTS": true,
    "ADDL_INSTALLED_APPS": ["rapid_response_xblock"]
}

ADDL_INSTALLED_APPS may include other items. The list just needs to have rapid_response_xblock among its values.

Feature flags

There is a feature flag to enable toggling the rapid response functionality for a problem through course outline in CMS. Enable ENABLE_RAPID_RESPONSE_AUTHOR_VIEW in your CMS config either through /edx/app/edxapp/cms.env.json or private.py.

- ENABLE_RAPID_RESPONSE_AUTHOR_VIEW: true or false

NOTE: Once this flag is enabled and you toggle the rapid response from course outline, It will auto publish the problem if it was not in draft.

For Tutor installations, these values can also be managed through a custom tutor plugin.

3) Add database record

If one doesn’t already exist, create a record for the XBlockAsidesConfig model (LMS admin URL: /admin/lms_xblock/xblockasidesconfig/).

If you have enabled ENABLE_RAPID_RESPONSE_AUTHOR_VIEW you will also need to create a record in the StudioConfig model (CMS admin URL: /admin/xblock_config/studioconfig/).

4) Rapid Response for Studio and XML

Studio Documentation XML Documentation

Database Migrations

If your rapid-response-xblock repo is mounted into the devstack container, you can create migrations for any model changes as follows:

# From the devstack directory, run bash in a running LMS container...
make dev.shell.lms

# In bash, create the migrations via management command...
python manage.py lms makemigrations rapid_response_xblock --settings=devstack_docker

Usage

NOTE (4/2021): Rapid response is only configured to work with multiple choice problems.

Follow these steps to enable an individual problem for rapid response: 1. Load the problem in Studio 2. Click “Edit” 3. In the editing dialog UI there should be Editor, Settings, and Plugins in the title bar. Click “Plugins”. (If this option doesn’t exist, rapid response may not be properly configured) 4. Check the box (“Enable problem for rapid-response”) 5. Save and publish

When you navigate to that problem in LMS, you should now see an option for opening the problem for rapid response.

To test rapid response functionality: 1. Login to your local edX instance as “staff” 2. In Studio go to the edX Demo Course. Create a new unit which is a multiple choice problem. 3. Edit the problem and turn on rapid response as described in the previous steps. 4. Publish and click “View Live Version” 5. Verify that the dropdown next to “View this course as” is “Staff”. 6. Scroll down and you should see an empty graph containing a button labeled “Open problem now”. Click on the button and it should show a timer that starts counting. 7. Pick one of the answers and submit it. After a few seconds a bar should appear for the column for the answer. 8. Pick another answer, and the bar should disappear and a new one should appear at the new answer. 9. Click “Close problem now” 10. Click the dropdown next to “View this course as” to switch to “Audit”. You should see a multiple choice question with two incorrect answers and one correct answer according to the labels. You should not see the rapid response functionality beneath the problem.

Rapid Response Reports

All the results of the Rapid Response problems are also available in form of CSV reports as a separate plugin ol-openedx-rapid-response-reports. (Installation instructions are on the given link).

How/Where to check reports?

After you’ve installed ol-openedx-rapid-response-reports, visit Rapid Responses under the Instructor Dashboard. If you don’t see Rapid Responses tab, please check that the plugins is installed properly.

NOTE: Rapid Response xBlock works independently and doesn’t depend on ol-openedx-rapid-response-reports, there are no additional steps to be performed inside Rapid Response xBlock if you want to use the reports plugin.