Records of learning
Create records of learning to store on users for qualifications, certifications or anything else they may have done off platform. Make Synap you're source of truth for a user's learning & assessments
This new feature is Pro only get in touch with support about upgrading
All attempts done on Synap are stored against exams and users, and if you're using assignments there is a record of all the users progress and certifications on Synap. However some things are done off platform and with Synap's records of learning you can import and recreate these records and store them on Synap.
Examples of Record of learning use
Storing person interview assessments scores
Additional qualifications
Importing previous attempts from another LMS / platform
Storing certifications and certificate files
Recreating qualifications which have expiry dates
Navigating to the Records of learning table
To find a user's Record of learning, select a user through a group and navigate to their Overview then under the management section go to their individual Record of learning page.
Record fields
There are 3 default fields when creating a record:
Record name
which is required for every recordScore
is not required but we do recommend inputting it where possible, stored as a percentageRecord date
this is the date of the record activity, not the date you are creating the record on
You can create your own additional custom record attributes which will show as additional columns on the record table.
Records of learning come with an additional File
type attribute which can be used to attach files to a particular record row
Custom Record of learning attributes
To make custom record attributes to store extra information against your Records of learning go to Settings > Data management > Attributes > Records of learning. From here you can create new record attributes the same way as other attributes on platform
Creating a new Record of learning
From the records table click the Add record button, a modal will open with all the available fields to add a new record
Student side Record of learning
Enable the student side record of learning by navigating to Settings > User Access > Students > Student Insights > Enable Records of learning tab
Once enabled students will be able to navigate to their Insights page and to a Records of learning tab to view all the records set to them. Note if any record attributes have been hidden from student users they won't see any values for these fields.
Advanced permissions for Records of learning
Advanced global and specific permissions required, available on Pro and Enterprise plans - get in touch with support to discuss upgrading and enabling
All admins and managers will be able to create, delete, and edit Records of learning. You can create custom roles using advanced permissions on specific educator groups to allow certain educators to edit/delete/create Records of learning for a specific user group. To do this you'll need to have or make a custom educator group
Go to the specific user group's access page to give a specific educator group permissions related to Records of learning. In the example below the '💿 Record makers' is allowed to view and edit existing records for the '👨🚀 Astronauts' group, they can't create or delete new ones but this could be configured.
Record of learning API
Use Synap's API for Records of learning to:
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