ATutor 1.5.4 Released
20-April-2007
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"ATutor is an Open Source Web-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS) designed with accessibility and adaptability in mind."
*ATutor 1.5.4 Released*
ATutor 1.5.4 has now been released. Users are encouraged to upgrade their 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 this ATutor Release*
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
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