Hands-On ODK,XLSForm,KoboToolbox,Digital Surveys Masterclass

Define the survey structure in the XLSForm worksheet by setting per-row questions and appearance details, with the server tab mapping rows to questions and exploring widgets.

Explore the choices worksheet in XLSForms to define predetermined options, link each row to survey questions, and note mandatory columns: list name, name, and label.

Dissect XLSForm in Excel and Kobo Toolbox to analyze settings, survey items, groups, and calculate fields, enabling robust digital surveys for field data collection.

Celebrate your progress as you continue your journey in the hands-on ODK, XLSForm, KoboToolbox, digital surveys masterclass.

Explore widgets and question types in ODK, XLSForm, and KoboToolbox to design digital surveys. Learn how radiobuttons, drop-down menus, and text input fields function as selectable widgets in survey forms.

Learn about text widgets in ODK forms, including default text and number text widgets, and how they collect free responses, alphanumeric or numeric data on Android devices.

Master text widget data collection by filling a blank form in Kobo Toolbox, using Kobo Collect with Android submissions, and avoiding conflicts by using a single app, with internet connectivity.

Learn to implement a number widget in Kobo Toolbox using integer and decimal questions, with labels, hints, and required fields, and manage appearance for thousand step and unique form IDs.

Upload the finished form by clicking new, choose Excel form from the desktop XLS Forms folder, locate and open it, then refresh if prompted to contact support.

Deploy and test a number widget by creating a project, deploying it, and validating integer and decimal inputs online with thousand separators, euros, and comma-separated values.

demonstrates using the number widget in KoboCollect on Android to collect numeric data, including integer and decimal questions, with hints and comma-delimited formatting, and best practices for single app usage.

Understand the default date widget in an Excel form and set form and question identifiers for Kobo Toolbox; explore date, time, hints, and required fields in ODK surveys.

Create a date widget with a spinner input, defining type as date, giving a unique name and label, and adding a no calendar appearance hint for clean data collection.

Create a year-only date widget by inserting a date field, then add a label and a hint to clarify the date type.

Explains four date types, comparing the default calendar date and the no-calendar appearance, with labels and hints. Demonstrates setting appearances for month-year and year-only widgets, and naming the types accordingly.

Configure the time widget by setting the type to time, naming it time, adding a label such as what time do you have your lunch, and leaving the appearance blank.

Learn to use the date time widget to select a time by defining the type as date time in camel casing. Define labels and save, then upload the Excel form.

Access Kobo Collect on Android, sign in, and download the date and time widget form. Use calendar and spinner date widgets, then fill, finalize, and send the form.

Master the select one widget with no appearance, learn single versus multiple selection, and understand how enumerators and choices shape the user view in digital surveys.

Explore how the select one minimal widget shows six choices compactly. Group two questions on one screen with minimal appearance to reduce scrolling and fatigue, keeping six choices required.

Explore the select one auto advance widget for digital surveys. It immediately advances to the next question, such as campsite, with quick appearance and no extra taps, required true.

Learn how the select one autocomplete widget filters long lists, like 57 countries, enabling users to type and select quickly, with label, hint, and required appearance settings.

Explore the select widget with columns pack, which fits many choices in one line. If labels vary in length, options may wrap to the next line, with country and campsites.

Explore how to implement select multiple questions in ODK/XLSForm with appearances such as autocomplete, columns pack, and minimal, transforming from select one to select multiple.

Learn to troubleshoot deployment errors in ODK, XLSForm and KoboToolbox by fixing spaces in choice names, converting them to underscores or numeric codes, and deploying successfully.

Learn how to reference a selected option in notes within ODK, XLSForm, and KoboToolbox surveys, mapping numeric values to enumerator names and displaying chosen options in notes.

Explore hidden calculate fields in ODK by using the jr:choice-name function to display a chosen enumerator’s real name in a consent question, ensuring readable prompts.

Explore how jr:choice-name powers form logic with a select one widget, revealing calculated and hidden fields, and learn to upload an XLS form, deploy, and test on web and mobile.

Showcases jr:choice-name on KoboCollect within a select one field, using a names form with calculated and hidden fields and form logic for consent and yes-no questions in ODK.

Group questions on a single screen to reduce enumerator fatigue and minimize scrolling. Use note widgets and previously designed surveys to group items, such as demographics, for easier analysis.

Learn how Kobo Collect manages grouped questions with field list on mobile, using autocomplete and paging to reduce enumerator fatigue and clutter.

Set a fixed repeat count in the survey by placing a repeat_count value on the begin repeat row, so questions appear two times before end repeat.

Explore dynamically defined repeat count, where calculations based on previous responses determine how many times a set of questions repeats, for example when the answer is three.

Implement repeating questions driven by a condition using the count function to determine how many times to show items, streamlining surveys without manual dialogue.

Deploy and test repeating questions in the Kobo Toolbox web app by uploading an XLS form, exploring user-controlled, fixed, dynamic, and conditional repeats.

Explore how repeat questions loop in a mobile KoboCollect form, including fixed two-set repeats and dynamically defined repeats, with user-controlled add repeats and multiple child entries.

Master conditional repeats in KoboCollect by looping questions while a condition holds, handling zero or more times, and finalizing and sending completed surveys.