LON-CAPA (The LearningOnline Network with CAPA) isa learning content and course management system. It offers an underlying shared content pool from which instructors across departmental and institutional boundaries can assemble granular learning content for their courses. It has strong assessment capabilities, both formative (homework and in-class using wireless PDAs) and summative (online and bubblesheet exams), with a one-source multiple-target strategy for the content. It offers students portfolio space in which they can stage materials for submission to projects, and provides a number of tools for synchronous and asynchronous student-student and student-faculty communication. LON-CAPA scales well with number of students, as load-balancing is possible across the whole network of servers at participating institutions.License: GNU General Public License (GPL)Changes:
Course coordinators see recent enrollment changes on the "What's New" screen. When cloning a course, they can shift all dates and times at once to adjust to a new semester or year. Finally, they can switch roles on-the-fly to test their courses from the perspective of students, instructors, and teaching assistants. The DragMath editor was incorporated into algebraic and formula response problems. Students can now self-enroll into designated courses, and the process can be coupled with other institutional authentication and authorization systems.



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