Points

are depicted in numbers, you can assign points either on Completion or Performance of a learner in Learning or Module.

Points are much like your credit card points, they accumulate and can be redeemed for rewards later.

Badges

are depicted as images, you can assign badges either on Completion or on Performance of a learner in Learning or Module.

Badges are special recognitions that can be given for exemplary behavior or achievement while points get accumulated, scores are not. Badges are one-time recognitions awarded, much like the stripes on a uniform. A single user can not have multiple Badges of the same name. 


Points and scores are different 
Points are set up by the admin to be given on different types of activities, scores are only associated with quizzes, and a score depicts the performance in the quiz.
You can award points on any kind of module, unlike scores that can be only obtained from graded quizzes.


How to assign points and badges 

You can assign points and badges from within the learning plan or module creation.
You can also assign badges from the dedicated Badges link under the Gamifications menu.


Set up Gamification in Module or Learning Plan:

Create a new Module by expanding the Content tab and clicking on the Create link.

Select your module type, and fill in the module details. Click on the Gamification header on top of the module form. The gamification configuration section will be scrolled to your viewport.


How to Add a Badge in the Module

Click on the Plus icon. Then select New if you want to create a new one or existing if you want to set an existing badge on the module.

Clicking on the Existing link will show a popup with currently created Module type badges, just select the one you want then it will get loaded into the module.


For now, we are creating a new Badge. Click on New. Expand the New Badge accordion that appeared.

Add a name to the Badge, set the image by uploading a new one or you can select an existing image from the media gallery. The media gallery has some of the predefined images for the Badges already if you want you can use those too.

Go to the Badges (Global) folder to access the predefined Badge images.

The type field will be set to module automatically when you are creating a badge while creating a module.

Allotting criteria can be set on completion, meaning any learner who completes the module will get the Badge.

Or we can set it to Performance when we want the learner to achieve a certain score or points to get the Badge.

Performance badges can be allotted based on the actual value or a percentage value of either scores or points. Set the criteria and click on the Create button. Your badge will be created.

Keep on adding as many Badges as you may like.


How to Add a Badge in the Learning Plan

Click on the Learning Plans link. Click on Add new. Scroll down to the Gamification area.

Click on the Plus icon beside the Badge label. Select New or Existing. The Badge form looks similar to the Badge form for the Module.

Fill in the Badge name, Image, and Allot on criteria- Completion / Performance.

Here completion allotment has more options.

  • To First - Allotting Badge to some first-completing learners only.
  • For First Days - Set a Badge to be achievable within the first few days only.

How to Add Points in Module

Click on the Plus icon adjacent to the Points.

Expand the Points configurations that appeared.

Add the points that you want to allot to the learner.

Allotment criteria can be set on Completion meaning that the learner will get the points as soon as he completes the module or it can be set on performance when we want the learner to achieve a certain Score criteria to achieve the points. The value of the points can a absolute or it can be in percentage terms.


How to Add Points to the Learning Plan

Click on the Add Points button.

Add the points that you want to allot to the learner and the criteria. Then select the criteria if you want to add points based on the learner's Scores or Points.

Bonus Points: We can allot bonus points based on the aggregate of all the points earned by the learner in the Learning plan and its modules. Note: The aggregate points does not consider the bonus points. Points have the same criteria options as the Score. 



Creating and Managing new Badges

To create a new badge or view all the existing existing badges, go to the Gamification menu item and then click on Badges.

Here the list of all the Badges will be shown. You can edit any existing Badges from here. You can delete a Badge if it is not used in any of the Learning plans or Modules.

Grid's Actions column exists of: Edit, Delete, Enable/Disable, and Logs buttons.

Disabled Badge will not be assigned to any learner. To see all the learners that have a particular badge, we can use the logs button.


To create a New Badge, Click on the Add New button.

The create form consists of the same configurations which are available for Badges.

Add the name of the Badge, Image, and type of the Badge whether it is a Learning plan or a Module type Badge, then select the Learning plan(s)/ Module(s) for allotting this Badge. Set up the allotment condition as Completion meaning that the learner will get this Badge as soon as he completes the module or it can be set on Performance when we want the learner to achieve a certain Score or Points criteria to achieve this Badge. The value of Score or Points can be set to an absolute value or it can be a percentage.

Then click on Save or Save & New to continue creating Badges, now you have created a new Badge.


Managing Badges for Modules added inside the Learning Plan

When you add a module to a learning plan, any badges or points already assigned to that module will show up in the module details within the learning plan.

You can make changes to the badge or points setup for that module just for this learning plan.

These changes won’t affect the original module. They only apply to learners who access the module through this learning plan.

Learners will receive badges and points according to the settings in the learning plan.

If a module is assigned directly to a learner (outside of a learning plan), the original badges and points set in the module will be applied.