ATutor 1.4 Release

ATutor 1.4 Release
May 28 2004

ATutor 1.4 has been released. ATutor is a Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind.


**New in this Release**


*Templates: Create your own custom look-and-feel for ATutor. Share ATutor themes

*Roles & Privileges: Create teaching assistants or additional instructors, or assign instructor privileges to students  

*Test Module Updates: Automatically marked tests and random question tests now available

*Learning Objects Repository: Search the TILE learning objects repository, and import content packages directly into ATutor by entering a URL. Create content in ATutor, then export it to the TILE repository to share with others

*Accessibility Checker: Evaluate content with the content editor's accessibility checker to ensure it conforms with international accessibility standards

*Visual Content Editor: WYSIWIG editor option to format content without having to know HTML

*Work Groups: Use the ACollab addon for conducting group activities within ATutor courses. Archive resources in the Library, collaborate on document authoring or collect assignments through the Drafting Room, schedule tasks and events with the Calendar, communicate with group members, and more (also available as a standalone application). ACollab will be available in the coming weeks.

*Improved Content Packaging: Better support for compiling and exporting complex content such as Java and Flash objects, and now import content packages by entering a URL.

ATutor 1.4 Demo
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/demo.php

ATutor 1.4 Download
http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/download.php


**Coming Soon**
*ATutor Versioning System: In the coming weeks the ATutor versioning system will be opened so developers can access the live source code. ATutor has adopted the Subversion versioning system, the next generation Concurrent Versioning System.


**Translator Call**
ATutor translators are encouraged to login to the ATutor Translation site and update any new and changed language. Inform the ATutor team when your translation is complete. Language for ACollab 1.1 may also be translated at this time, as we expect the ACollab addon to be available very soon.

ATutor Translator Login
http://www.atutor.ca/my/

Received on Friday, 28 May 2004 15:47:03 UTC