Forum Events
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Learn's Caliper Analytics stream emits a ForumEvent to cover five use cases:
- User posts a non-gradable thread
- User posts a gradable thread
- User posts an assignment conversation comment
- User posts a non-gradable thread for group discussion
- User posts a group conversation comment
Here is some of the key data that is associated with these events:
ForumEvent - Non-Gradable Thread
actor.@id - contains a unique ID of the user (the ID is known to Bb)
extensions - contains a tag called bb:user.externalId with the batch_uid for the user
action - Created or Modified or Deleted
ForumEvent - Gradable Thread
actor.@id - contains a unique ID of the user (the ID is known to Bb)
extensions - contains a tag called bb:user.externalId with the batch_uid for the user
object.forumPointsPossible - number of possible points
action - Created or Modified or Deleted
ForumEvent - Assignment Conversation Comment
actor.@id - contains a unique ID of the user (the ID is known to Bb)
extensions - contains a tag called bb:user.externalId with the batch_uid for the user
object.forumPointsPossible - number of possible points
action - Created or Modified or Deleted
ForumEvent - Non-Gradable Group Thread
actor.@id - contains a unique ID of the user (the ID is known to Bb)
extensions - contains a tag called bb:user.externalId with the batch_uid for the user
group.subOrganizationOf - course information
action - Created or Modified or Deleted
ForumEvent - Group Conversation Comment
actor.@id - contains a unique ID of the user (the ID is known to Bb)
extensions - contains a tag called bb:user.externalId with the batch_uid for the user
object.forumPointsPossible - number of possible points
group.subOrganizationOf - course information
action - Created or Modified or Deleted
Sample Payload
{
"sensor": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c",
"sendTime": "2021-01-05T14:48:59.462Z",
"dataVersion": "http://purl.imsglobal.org/ctx/caliper/v1p1",
"data": [
{
"@context": [
"http://caliper.blackboard.com/ctx/caliper/v1/Context",
"http://purl.imsglobal.org/ctx/caliper/v1p1"
],
"type": "http://caliper.blackboard.com/caliper/v1/ForumEvent",
"id": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c",
"actor": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/users/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Person",
"extensions": {
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
}
},
"action": "Created",
"object": {
"@context": [
"http://caliper.blackboard.com/ctx/caliper/v1/Context",
"http://purl.imsglobal.org/ctx/caliper/v1p1"
],
"type": "http://caliper.blackboard.com/caliper/v1/Forum",
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/discussion/_12345_1",
"name": "Placeholder 2",
"description": "",
"threadPointsPossible": 20,
"dueDate": "2021-01-12T06:59:00.000Z",
"isDiscussion": true,
"contentId": "_12345_1",
"extensions": {}
},
"generated": {
"@context": [
"http://caliper.blackboard.com/ctx/caliper/v1/Context",
"http://purl.imsglobal.org/ctx/caliper/v1p1"
],
"type": "http://caliper.blackboard.com/caliper/v1/ForumPost",
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/discussion/_12345_1/post/_12345_1",
"name": "",
"description": "",
"parentId": "_12345_1",
"threadId": "_12345_1",
"fileAttached": false,
"length": 1468,
"anonymous": false,
"firstPost": false,
"extensions": {}
},
"eventTime": "2021-01-05T14:48:52.852Z",
"edApp": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/applications/learn",
"type": "SoftwareApplication"
},
"membership": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/courses/1b5fe13ea75b4e9f97f23da85600b6f7/members/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Membership",
"extensions": {
"bb:course.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:course.externalId": "BIO-101",
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
},
"member": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/users/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Person",
"extensions": {
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
}
},
"organization": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/courses/1b5fe13ea75b4e9f97f23da85600b6f7",
"type": "CourseOffering",
"extensions": {
"bb:course.id": "_12345_1"
},
"members": [],
"courseNumber": "BIO-101"
},
"roles": ["Learner"],
"status": "Active"
},
"federatedSession": {
"startedAtTime": "2021-01-05T14:48:52.852Z",
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/sessions/85A3CA3571288387778479A527A9D478",
"type": "LtiSession",
"name": "85A3CA3571288387778479A527A9D478",
"dateCreated": "2021-01-05T14:48:52.852Z",
"user": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/users/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Person",
"extensions": {
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
}
}
},
"extensions": {},
"session": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/sessions/85A3CA3571288387778479A527A9D478",
"type": "Session"
}
},
{
"@context": [
"http://caliper.blackboard.com/ctx/caliper/v1/Context",
"http://purl.imsglobal.org/ctx/caliper/v1p1"
],
"type": "http://caliper.blackboard.com/caliper/v1/ForumEvent",
"id": "5c7a2f72-6806-49c3-8bb2-0677df17f7a8",
"actor": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/users/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Person",
"extensions": {
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
}
},
"action": "Modified",
"object": {
"@context": [
"http://caliper.blackboard.com/ctx/caliper/v1/Context",
"http://purl.imsglobal.org/ctx/caliper/v1p1"
],
"type": "http://caliper.blackboard.com/caliper/v1/Forum",
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/discussion/_12345_1",
"name": "Placeholder 2",
"description": "",
"threadPointsPossible": 20,
"dueDate": "2021-01-12T06:59:00.000Z",
"isDiscussion": true,
"contentId": "_12345_1",
"extensions": {}
},
"generated": {
"@context": [
"http://caliper.blackboard.com/ctx/caliper/v1/Context",
"http://purl.imsglobal.org/ctx/caliper/v1p1"
],
"type": "http://caliper.blackboard.com/caliper/v1/ForumPost",
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/discussion/_12345_1/post/_12345_1",
"name": "",
"description": "",
"parentId": "_12345_1",
"threadId": "_12345_1",
"fileAttached": false,
"length": 1474,
"anonymous": false,
"firstPost": false,
"extensions": {}
},
"eventTime": "2021-01-05T14:48:52.852Z",
"edApp": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/applications/learn",
"type": "SoftwareApplication"
},
"membership": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/courses/1b5fe13ea75b4e9f97f23da85600b6f7/members/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Membership",
"extensions": {
"bb:course.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:course.externalId": "BIO-101",
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
},
"member": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/users/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Person",
"extensions": {
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
}
},
"organization": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/courses/1b5fe13ea75b4e9f97f23da85600b6f7",
"type": "CourseOffering",
"extensions": {
"bb:course.id": "_12345_1"
},
"members": [],
"courseNumber": "BIO-101"
},
"roles": ["Learner"],
"status": "Active"
},
"federatedSession": {
"startedAtTime": "2021-01-05T14:48:52.852Z",
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/sessions/85A3CA3571288387778479A527A9D478",
"type": "LtiSession",
"name": "85A3CA3571288387778479A527A9D478",
"dateCreated": "2021-01-05T14:48:52.852Z",
"user": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/users/9eda44a94869439d8dd77496de1db568",
"type": "Person",
"extensions": {
"bb:user.id": "_12345_1",
"bb:user.externalId": "54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c"
}
}
},
"extensions": {},
"session": {
"id": "https://caliper-mapping.cloudbb.blackboard.com/v1/sites/54b54b42-dd02-42f8-88ed-07bd719bfb7c/sessions/85A3CA3571288387778479A527A9D478",
"type": "Session"
}
}
]
}