Synchronize content from OpenSesame

Synchronize courses and learning statistics from OpenSesame to 360Learning. This integration allows you to:

• Search for OpenSesame courses in 360Learning.
• Add OpenSesame courses to paths.
• Add OpenSesame courses to groups' catalogs and libraries.
• View the statistics on OpenSesame courses in 360Learning.

💡As part of the integration setup, there will also be an SSO SAML configured between OpenSesame and your 360Learning platform.

OpenSesame integration overview

Synchronized OpenSesame courses are added to catalog of the group where the integration is activated. These courses can’t be edited from the 360Learning platform.

• Coaches and admins can add synchronize courses to their group catalog and library.
• Authors can add synchronized OpenSesame courses to paths if they are made available in their group's library.

If you activate the OpenSesame integration after benefitting from the Jumpstart Content offer, the SCORM courses from the Jumpstart Content offer remain in the catalog of the platform group. Contact your Customer Success Partner (CSP) if you wish to delete them.

Synchronization schedule and timing

• Courses synchronize daily from OpenSesame to 360Learning at 6:50 AM Central European Time (UTC + 1).
• Statistics synchronize from OpenSesame to 360Learning in real time upon course completion.

Real-time data synchronization involves a slight delay, typically in seconds or minutes, depending on network latency and processing constraints. Users may need to refresh the page after a few minutes to see the updated statistics.

Data mapping

Course metadata mapping

The following table shows how course metadata from OpenSesame is mapped to 360Learning metadata.

Statistics mapping

OpenSesame sends statistics to 360Learning in real time when a learner completes a course in OpenSesame. The following table shows how OpenSesame statistics are mapped to 360Learning course statistics. 

The time spent and the last activity columns only show data for courses that are launched from 360Learning after the integration is set up. 

Before a synchronized course is completed, OpenSesame does not send statistics. For a detailed explanation of how statistics in 360Learning are updated when a learner starts a course and when they complete a course, see the sections Statistics behavior upon course start and Statistics synchronization upon course completion.

Playing OpenSesame courses on the 360Learning platform

Course start behavior

When a learner clicks START on the course homepage in 360Learning:

• They are redirected to the OpenSesame platform, where they can play the course if they have the required permissions. They must use the same email in both platforms.
• If the learner leaves the course without finishing it, they can click RESUME in 360Learning to continue the course in OpenSesame.
• In the learner's homepage in 360Learning, the course (or the path including the course) is moved to the Ongoing section, under My work.
• If the course is part of a path with a linear progression, the learner must complete the course in OpenSesame before starting the next step in 360Learning.
• If the course is the last step to be completed in a path, the learner must finish the course in OpenSesame to successfully complete the path in 360Learning.

Statistics behavior upon course start

When a learner starts a course from 360Learning, the following course statistics updates occur:

• Progress is initially set to 50%.
• Last activity date reflects the most recent launch of the course from 360Learning.

Course completion behavior

When a learner completes the course in OpenSesame:

• In 360Learning, the course is marked as Completed in 360Learning in almost real time. The learner may need to refresh the page after a few minutes to see the updated completion status.
  • If the course is not part of a path, the course is moved to the Completed section in the learner's homepage.
• If the course is part of a path with a linear progression, the learner can play the next course after the next statistics synchronization. The learner may need to refresh the page after a few minutes to continue the path.
• If the course is the last step to be completed in a path, the learner may need to refresh the page after a few minutes to successfully complete the path.
  • In the learner's homepage, the path is then moved to the Completed section.

Statistics synchronization upon course completion

Course statistics in 360Learning are synchronized from OpenSesame in almost real time upon course completion:

• Progress is set to 100%.
• Last activity date reflects the completion date.
• Time spent and score (if any) are updated based on the conditions below:
  • For courses completed after September 11th, 12 PM Central European Time (UTC+1):
    • Time spent: Only applies to the first attempt before course completion.
    • Score: Only updates for ongoing or incomplete attempts. Once an attempt is marked as completed, the score is final.
  • For courses completed between May 14th, 5:30 AM Central European Time (UTC+1) and September 11th, 12 PM Central European Time (UTC+1):
    • Time spent: Applies to all attempts, including those completed before May 14th.
    • Score: Only updates for ongoing or incomplete attempts. Once an attempt is marked as completed, the score is final.
  • For courses completed before May 14th, 5:30 AM Central European Time (UTC+1):
    • Time spent: Only applies to the first attempt before course completion.
    • Score: Applies to all attempts.

Set up the integration

There are a few items you need to complete before you can start setting up the integration in 360Learning.

Step 1: Gather prerequisites

First, you need to request the following items from OpenSesame:

• OpenSesame API Access: Your OpenSesame portal needs to have access to their API (https://api.delivery.opensesame.com/content).
• Customer Integration ID: customer_integration_id.

Step 2: Contact 360Learning

After you have access to OpenSesame’s API and your credentials, email either your 360Learning Client Success Partner or Solution Architect with the following information:

• Integration Name: OpenSesame
• OpenSesame Customer Integration ID: customer_integration_id
• 360Learning Group ID: The OpenSesame courses will be added to the catalog of that group. If you choose the platform group, all users in public groups will see the content in their catalog. You may want to create a private group for this synchronization (Find the ID of a group).
• 360Learning Connector Admin Email: The email of a user with author or administrator permissions on the group, who will become the author of the courses in 360Learning.

Step 3: Activate the integration in 360Learning

Once the backend setup is done, activate the integration in 360Learning:

1. In the left sidebar, click the group that courses will synchronize to.
   • If you’ve previously activated then deactivated the OpenSesame integration, make sure to reactivate it in the same group as the initial activation. Otherwise, this will create duplicate courses.
2. At the top right of the main section, click  Settings.
3. In the left sidebar, click Integrations → OpenSesame
4. Enter the OpenSesame Customer Integration ID.
5. At the bottom right, click Setup Integration. The platform should take a few minutes to complete the setup.
6. Click Continue.

Courses will appear in the catalog the following day.

Step 4: Send xAPI information to OpenSesame

The statistics synchronization relies on xAPI reporting, so there is some information you need to send to OpenSesame once you’ve activated the integration in 360Learning:

⚠️ Replace “app.360learning.com” with your platform’s URL.

• LMS Auth URL: https://app.360learning.com/api/opensesame/oauth2/token
• LMS URL: https://app.360learning.com/api/opensesame/stats
• Client ID: The webhook Client ID provided in the OpenSesame panel
• Client Secret: The webhook Client Secret provided in the OpenSesame panel
• Scope: xapi:write
• User identification: MBOX

To find the Client ID and Client Secret values:

1. In the left sidebar, click the group where the connector is active.
2. At the top right, click  Settings.
3. In the left sidebar, click Integrations → OpenSesame.
4. In the Webhook credentials section, copy the Client ID and Client secret fields.

Deactivate the integration

Deactivating the integration will stop the synchronization, and all courses will be archived. You will keep all the learning data that was already synchronized.

1. In the left sidebar, click the group where the connector is active.
2. At the top right of the main section, click  Settings.
3. In the left sidebar, click Integrations → OpenSesame.
4. At the bottom right, click Deactivate.

We recommend keeping track of any deactivation, to make sure any reactivation happens on the same group.