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ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind.
You must read the disclaimer before downloading.
ATutor Features
- Accessibility: ATutor was designed with accessibility as a priority. A wide range of features ensure assistive technology users can participate fully in learner, instructor, and administrative activities.
- My Courses : Instructors and students can manage the ATutor courses they teach and/or are enrolled in.
- Adaptive Navigation: Learners can move through ATutor content using global, hierarchical, or sequential navigation tools. Navigation elements can be displayed as text, icons, or both text and icons, and they can be hidden to simplify the environment.
- Work Groups: When the ACollab add-on is installed on an ATutor system, learners can collaborate with others on course projects, communicate as a group with the forums and chat, share resources using their group library, schedule activities with the events calendar, and work together on project documents through the drafting room. Exercises or assignments can submitted to the group leader, or course instructor.
- Feedback: Following an action (such as saving preference settings, or posting a message), feedback is given on the status of the operation. This could be a success message, warnings to consider, or errors to fix.
- Preference Settings: Learners can control ATutor features and the theme ATutor is presented in.
- Communication Tools: Learners can communicate with others using ATutor's private mail, the discussion forums, the chat rooms, or the "User's Online" tool. Threads and messages can be sorted in a variety of ways. Students can communicate with those in other courses through shared forum, or a community forum. Subscribe to forums or topic threads to have forum messages sent by email.
- Content Package Viewer: Learners can export content from ATutor as Content Packages that can be viewed offline in the accompanying viewer.
- Content Tracker: Learners can keep track of the content pages they have visited.
- Test Manager: Learners can take tests, review test results, and keep track of their scores.
- Glossary: Words and phrases added to the glossary by the instructor, can be accessed from terms embedded within content pages, or viewed alphabetically in their entirety using the Glossary tool.
- Links Database: Each course has a tool for collecting links to course related Web-based information. Both students and instructors can add links. Instructors can also manage them.
- Course Search: A search engine allows learners to search course content. Search for courses in the course catalogue.
- TILE Repository Search: Learners can search the TILE learning objects repository for content related to the topics they are studying, and download content packages for viewing offline. Instructors
ATutor 1.6 Released
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2008-02-06 17:27
*ATutor 1.6 Released*
ATutor 1.6 has been released. Current users should upgrade their systems to take advantage of many bug fixes and security enhancements. The most notable change in this release is the conversion of the entire system over to UTF-8 languages.
*UTF-8 Upgrade in this Release*
This release marks a significant change for ATutor, moving the entire system over to UTF-8 characters for displaying language, an improvement to the previous system where different languages used different character sets. This move greatly improves support for multilingual ATutor systems, and for multibyte languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and others. It also allows content-authors to use mixed languages in their courses.
Details of the UTF-8 conversion can be found on the ATutorWiki
ATutor UTF-8 Conversion
http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/UTF-8+Conversion
*New Features in This Release*
- A new look and feel
- Two new DIV based themes (default & greenmin)
- A custom course-icon utility
- The ability to customize individual course headers
- Recursive content release
- Upgrade to new ajax-based Google Search
- Tokens to personalize course emails
- The ability to present tests and quizzes one question at a time
- Upgraded Visual Editor with latest version of TinyMCE
... and a large number of refinements to existing features
A full list of changes can be found in the ATutor Changlog
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/change_log.php
*Download ATutor 1.6*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/download.php
*ATutor 1.6 Demo*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/demo.php
*New and Updated Modules*
*Photo Gallery* : The Photo Gallery module has been upgraded to include the *Fluid LightBox* , which adds drag and drop reordering of images in the gallery. Fluid is a collaborative project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in which a variety of user interface tools are being developed as an open source library that can be included with any Web-based learning or content development system. ( http://fluidproject.org )
*UTF-8 Conversion* : This tool takes older content created in ATutor, or in other content authoring tools, and converts it from other character sets to UTF-8. Upload an ATutor Content Package, or an ATutor Backup, to have them updated for the new UTF-8 based ATutor system.
*PHPDocumenter* : This is a developer tool used to extract the ATutor API documentation and present it in an organized, usable form, to aid in development of new ATutor features.
*Announcement Subscription* : Developed at the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, this module allows course members to subscribe to course announcements, and have them sent to their email address.
*ATutor Modules*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/modules/index.php
ATutor 1.6 has been released. Current users should upgrade their systems to take advantage of many bug fixes and security enhancements. The most notable change in this release is the conversion of the entire system over to UTF-8 languages.
*UTF-8 Upgrade in this Release*
This release marks a significant change for ATutor, moving the entire system over to UTF-8 characters for displaying language, an improvement to the previous system where different languages used different character sets. This move greatly improves support for multilingual ATutor systems, and for multibyte languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, and others. It also allows content-authors to use mixed languages in their courses.
Details of the UTF-8 conversion can be found on the ATutorWiki
ATutor UTF-8 Conversion
http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/UTF-8+Conversion
*New Features in This Release*
- A new look and feel
- Two new DIV based themes (default & greenmin)
- A custom course-icon utility
- The ability to customize individual course headers
- Recursive content release
- Upgrade to new ajax-based Google Search
- Tokens to personalize course emails
- The ability to present tests and quizzes one question at a time
- Upgraded Visual Editor with latest version of TinyMCE
... and a large number of refinements to existing features
A full list of changes can be found in the ATutor Changlog
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/change_log.php
*Download ATutor 1.6*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/download.php
*ATutor 1.6 Demo*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/demo.php
*New and Updated Modules*
*Photo Gallery* : The Photo Gallery module has been upgraded to include the *Fluid LightBox* , which adds drag and drop reordering of images in the gallery. Fluid is a collaborative project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in which a variety of user interface tools are being developed as an open source library that can be included with any Web-based learning or content development system. ( http://fluidproject.org )
*UTF-8 Conversion* : This tool takes older content created in ATutor, or in other content authoring tools, and converts it from other character sets to UTF-8. Upload an ATutor Content Package, or an ATutor Backup, to have them updated for the new UTF-8 based ATutor system.
*PHPDocumenter* : This is a developer tool used to extract the ATutor API documentation and present it in an organized, usable form, to aid in development of new ATutor features.
*Announcement Subscription* : Developed at the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine, this module allows course members to subscribe to course announcements, and have them sent to their email address.
*ATutor Modules*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/modules/index.php
ATutor 1.6.2 Released
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2008-12-11 20:24
* *New in ATutor 1.6.2* *
*IMS AccessForAll & ISO FDIS 24751 Accessibility* AccessForAll support provides authors the means to add alternate forms of content to their content packages. Learners can define in their preferences how the ATutor environment is displayed, and define which forms of content they prefer, so content adapts to individual users' learning preferences. (Contributed in part by the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bologna)
ATutor AccessForAll Wiki Page for more details
http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/ATutor+Adaptability+with+AccessForAll
*IMS QTI Test Interoperability* QTI test exporting was introduced in the previous version of ATutor, and in this version QTI test importing has been introduced, allowing test developers to backup tests, move them, or share them with others. (Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
ATutor QTI Wiki Page for more details
http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/ATutor+Question+and+Test+Interoperability+Support
*Integrated Content Packaging* Content packaging has been upgraded (IMS CP v1.1.4), and AccessForAll content and QTI tests have been integrated with content packaging so alternate formats and tests can all be exported and imported together.(Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
*Gradebook Integration* The ATutor Gradebook, available as an extra module for ATutor 1.6/1.6.1 has been fully integrated into ATutor, becoming a standard module. (Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
*New System Preferences* Administrators can now set the local time zone offset for ATutor, and users can set their own local time zone if it differs. Administrators can turn public registration on or off, turn the student's Unenroll feature on or off, and can turn instructor requests on or off.
*Guest Test Data Collection* Instructors can now create public, guest accessible tests, and collect data and personal information from guest submitters for review and data analysis. (Contributed in part by the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine)
*Module Import/Export* All ATutor maintained extra modules are now available on update.atutor.ca, and can be imported through the ATutor Module Manager directly from the module repository. Developers can use the module Export tool to package up modules for redistribution. Modules have now been extended with a module uninstall feature, so it is no longer necessary to remove modules manually.
*Themes Import/Export* All ATutor maintained themes are now available on update.atutor.ca, and can be imported through the ATutor Theme Manager directly from the theme repository. Designers can export themes for redistribution, and submit them to the theme repository.
*Theme Designer Documentation* The ATutor Theme Designer Documentation has been integrated into the ATutor Handbook.
*Fluid Multi-File Uploader* The Fluid multi-file upload utility has been added to the ATutor File Manager so now instructors, and content authors, can upload batches of files on one step. The Fluid libraries have been upgraded to v0.5. (Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
Fluid Multi-File Uploader Wiki Page for more details:
http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/ATutor+Integration
*IMS AccessForAll & ISO FDIS 24751 Accessibility* AccessForAll support provides authors the means to add alternate forms of content to their content packages. Learners can define in their preferences how the ATutor environment is displayed, and define which forms of content they prefer, so content adapts to individual users' learning preferences. (Contributed in part by the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bologna)
ATutor AccessForAll Wiki Page for more details
http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/ATutor+Adaptability+with+AccessForAll
*IMS QTI Test Interoperability* QTI test exporting was introduced in the previous version of ATutor, and in this version QTI test importing has been introduced, allowing test developers to backup tests, move them, or share them with others. (Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
ATutor QTI Wiki Page for more details
http://wiki.atutor.ca/display/atutorwiki/ATutor+Question+and+Test+Interoperability+Support
*Integrated Content Packaging* Content packaging has been upgraded (IMS CP v1.1.4), and AccessForAll content and QTI tests have been integrated with content packaging so alternate formats and tests can all be exported and imported together.(Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
*Gradebook Integration* The ATutor Gradebook, available as an extra module for ATutor 1.6/1.6.1 has been fully integrated into ATutor, becoming a standard module. (Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
*New System Preferences* Administrators can now set the local time zone offset for ATutor, and users can set their own local time zone if it differs. Administrators can turn public registration on or off, turn the student's Unenroll feature on or off, and can turn instructor requests on or off.
*Guest Test Data Collection* Instructors can now create public, guest accessible tests, and collect data and personal information from guest submitters for review and data analysis. (Contributed in part by the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine)
*Module Import/Export* All ATutor maintained extra modules are now available on update.atutor.ca, and can be imported through the ATutor Module Manager directly from the module repository. Developers can use the module Export tool to package up modules for redistribution. Modules have now been extended with a module uninstall feature, so it is no longer necessary to remove modules manually.
*Themes Import/Export* All ATutor maintained themes are now available on update.atutor.ca, and can be imported through the ATutor Theme Manager directly from the theme repository. Designers can export themes for redistribution, and submit them to the theme repository.
*Theme Designer Documentation* The ATutor Theme Designer Documentation has been integrated into the ATutor Handbook.
*Fluid Multi-File Uploader* The Fluid multi-file upload utility has been added to the ATutor File Manager so now instructors, and content authors, can upload batches of files on one step. The Fluid libraries have been upgraded to v0.5. (Contributed in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)
Fluid Multi-File Uploader Wiki Page for more details:
http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/ATutor+Integration
ATutor 1.5.4 Released
systems to take advantage of the many new features available in this
release. Some of these features include: additional test question types,
as well as QTI 2.1 test question exporting; batch management of student
accounts and a new administrator enrolment manager; and a new DIV based
theme (blumin), among many other things.
*Downloads*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/downloads.php
*ATutor 1.5.4 Demo*
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/demo.php
*New in ATutor 1.5.4*
ATutor 1.5.4 includes many new features, some of which were made possible
by contributions from the following organizations:
Royal Danish Defense College Distance Education Centre
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
Special Needs Opportunity Windows (SNOW)
Fraser Health Authority Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine
*New Test Question Types*: Multiple answer, ordering, matching, and a
first for any LMS, Drag-and-Drop matching question. (Sponsored by the
Royal Danish Defense College Distance Education Centre)
*QTI 2.1 Test Question Export*: Test questions can be exported according
to the QTI 2.1 specification. This feature is primarily experimental until
other systems support the new standard. *Please suggest a QTI 2.1 compliant
test authoring tool if you know of one*. The Import tools will be created
when we find one. (Sponsored by the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre,
University of Toronto)
*Guest Tests*: If enabled, course guests can now take practice tests.
(Sponsored by the Fraser Health Authority)
*Guest Access*: Instructors can now give guest access to their private or
protected courses via a secret URL. (Sponsored by the Fraser Health
Authority)
*Forum Post Editing*: Students can now edit their own posts within a
specified number of minutes, to correct spelling mistakes etc. (Sponsored
by the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine)
*Improved User Administration*: Administrators can now batch manage user
accounts, greatly improving management of large ATutor installations.
(Sponsored by the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine)
*Saved Sent Messages*: Sent messages are now saved in the sender's Sent
Messages area. Messages can now be exported for archiving. (Sponsored by
the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine)
*Profile Pictures*: Users can now upload a picture to display with their
profile and with forum posts. (Sponsored by the Norwegian Centre for
Telemedicine)
*Administrator Enrollment Manager*: Course enrolment can now be managed by
administrators. (Sponsored by the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre,
University of Toronto)
*DIV Based Themes*: A new DIV based theme is now available that removes
most tables previously used to layout the ATutor interface. Provides
additional accessibility for people with disabilities. (Sponsored by the
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto)
*Inherited Release Dates*: All sub pages in a content unit are now
automatically set to the same release date as the parent page, rather than
having to set them all manually. (Sponsored by the Special Needs
Opportunity Windows: SNOW)
A complete list of changes can be found through the ATutor Change Log
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/changelog.php